James Hooper

P.O. Box 125
Waldorf, Maryland 20604

(301) 932-9410
(301) 870-5841
(301) 932-9039 FAX

QUALIFICATIONS

MARYLAND LICENSE STATUS:	Certified General Status
VIRGINIA LICENSE STATUS:	Certified General Status
EDUCATION:	B.S. Degree – Business Management University of Maryland Post Graduate Courses American University Continuing Education Courses Charles County Community College
SPECIALIZED APPRAISAL COURSES:	AIREA – Course 1A – Appraisal Theory AIREA – Course 1B – Basic Appraisal Tech. AIREA – Course 2A – Capitalization Theory & Tech. 1 AIREA – Course 2B – Capitalization Theory & Tech. 2 AIREA – Course 2C – Capitalization Theory & Tech. 3 AIREA – Course 3A – Case Studies in Valuation AIREA – Course 3B – Report Writing AIREA – Course SPPA – Standards of Professional Practice, Part A AIREA – Course II42D  – Standards of Professional Practice, Part B AIREA – Course I410    – Standards of Professional Practice, Part C AIREA – Course 550     – Advanced Valuation Applications AIREA – Course Using Your Financial Calculator Introduction to Environmental Considerations for the Appraiser AIREA – FHA and the Appraisal Process AIREA – Course 430     – Standards of Professional Practice, Part C AIREA – Course Valuation of Detrimental Conditions VA Appraisal Seminar Recent Developments in Real Estate Appraisal Law and the USPAP AIREA – Course SE810 – Computer Enhanced Cash Flow Modeling AIREA – Course SE710 – Condemnation Appraising AIREA – Seminar – Appraising High Value and Historic Homes AIREA – Seminar – Real Estate Fraud Seminar: The Appraiser’s Responsibilities & Liabilities
EXPERIENCE:	President, Hooper & Associates P.O. Box 125,  Waldorf, Maryland January 1989 to Present Staff Appraiser, Matthews Realty Corp. P.O. Box 506, Waldorf, Maryland 1984 to 1988 Staff Appraiser, Delta Realty, Inc. P.O. Box 35, Waldorf, Maryland 1976 to 1984 Maryland Real Estate Salesman 1975 to 1979 Maryland Real Estate Broker 1979 to Present Qualified Expert Witness, United States Bankruptcy Court of Appeals; United States Bankruptcy Court; Maryland Tax Appeals Court; Tax Appeals Boards for Prince George’s County and Charles County; Circuit Court for Charles County, St. Mary’s County, Prince George’s County and Calvert County; District Court for Charles County and St. Mary’s County
PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS:	Governmental Agencies: Maryland State Highway Administration Maryland Department of General Services U.S. Department of Agriculture Maryland Department of Agriculture County Commissioners of Charles County County Commissioners of Calvert County County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works Charles County Parks & Planning Calvert County Parks & Planning St. Mary’s County School Board Charles County School Board Veterans Administration – St. Mary’s County and Charles County Federal Housing Administration – Maryland and Virginia Financial Institutions: Bank of America M & T Bank Maryland Bank & Trust Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust Company Mercantile Southern Maryland Bank Branch Banking & Trust Company Old Line Bank County First Bank Virginia Commerce Bank Prince George’s Federal Savings Bank Columbia National Bank Navy Federal Credit Union Severn Savings Bank Cedar Point Federal Credit Union The Washington Savings Bank Community Bank of Tri-County County First Bank Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Calvert Bank & Trust Major Corporations: U.S. Steel Potomac Electric Power Company Southern Maryland Electric Company Additional Clients: Various Mortgage Lenders Attorneys, Developers, Individuals, etc.
ORGANIZATIONS:	Southern Maryland Board of Realtors Prince George’s County Board of Realtors Institute of Real Estate Management (designed title of CPM) Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute International Right-of-Way Association Member National Association of Real Estate Appraisers (CREA Designation)
TYPES OF APPRAISALS:	Income producing properties such as office buildings, warehouse, other commercial establishments, condominiums, residential, subdivisions, houses, farms, vacant land, etc