2011 FORT ST JOHN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR WINNER

NEARHOOD APPRAISAL SERVICES wins award! Thank-you to the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce for the presentation of the Best Business of the year award 1-15 employees.

Happy Holidays

We wish you a wonderful year filled with abundance, joy, and treasured moments. May 2012 be your best year yet!

Canadian Real Estate Association Reaches Agreement

The Canadian Real Estate Association has approved a settlement with the Competition Bureau that paves the way for dramatic restructuring on how residential property is bought and sold in this country.

BC Hydro Site C Clean Energy Project

The Site C Clean Energy Project (Site C) is currently in Stage 3, environmental and regulatory review. This stage will include an independent environmental assessment. Construction of Site C is subject to environmental certification and required regulatory approvals, and ensuring that the Crown's constitutional duties to First Nations are met. For more info visit www.bchydro.com.

"Real Value Expert"

Edwina Nearhood

Edwina Nearhood, AACI, P. App is an Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI). Edwina is a graduate of the University of British Columbia where she earned a Diploma in Urban Land Economics. Edwina has been a contract appraiser in the Fort St. John and Peace River region for over 20 years. More recently she worked in Fort McMurray from 2008 to 2010 in the commercial division of a local firm. Edwina Nearhood has a wide array of experience and knowledge for residential, industrial, commercial and investment properties (IC&I) in the north.

Edwina@nearhood.ca

Career Experience

Present President, Nearhood Appraisal Services Ltd. Involved in appraisal and consulting for all types of real property including Residential, Industrial, Commercial and Investment (IC&I).

2008-2010 Commercial Appraiser, Chalifour Denis & Associates Responsible for IC&I appraisal and consulting assignments in the Fort McMurray area.

1990-2008 Residential and Commercial Appraiser, McDonald Appraisals Inc. Involved in residential and commercial appraisal and consulting assignments servicing the Peace Liard Region of north eastern British Columbia. Communities of service included Fort St. John, Taylor, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Fort Nelson and surrounding rural areas.

Academic Qualifications and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI), Appraisal Institute of Canada 2008
Professional Appraiser (P.App), Appraisal Institute of Canada 2008
Diploma in Urban Land Economics, University of British Columbia 2007
Canadian Residential Appraiser, Appraisal Institute of Canada 1997
2010 AIC Annual Conference (CPD)
Valuation for Financial Reporting IFRS – CPD 2009
2009 AIC Standards Seminar - CPD
Mortgage Fraud Awareness – RECA 2009
BUSI 443 Foundation of Real Property Assessment and Mass Appraisal - UBC 2009
Current CPD requirements filled for period 2002-2007
Diploma in Office Administration, Northern Lights College 1990

Memberships

Appraisal Institute of Canada Since 1991
Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce