Michael C. Nicora

Mike is the owner of Suburban Appraisal Company, located in Agawam MA. He has been a residential appraiser since 1994 and is a Certified Residential Appraiser in MA and CT. Mike holds the RA designation with the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers and the ASA designation with the American Society of Appraisers. Mike has served on the MBREA’s Board of Trustees and was the MBREA President in 2020 and 2021.

Mikes clients include attorneys, accountants, financial institutions, realtors, municipalities, utility companies and private individuals. He is an expert witness in Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester and Berkshire Counties. He is a past adjunct instructor at Holyoke Community College, has been a presenter at MBREA’s Breakfast with the Experts, the Appraiser Expo and teaches courses for the MBREA.

Professional Associations

• Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers – RA Designation
• American Society of Appraisers – ASA Designation
• National Association of Appraisers – MNAA Designation
• National Association of Realtors – RAA Designation

Appraisal Certifications

• MA State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser #4346
• CT State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser #RCR.0001975
• FHA Roster Appraiser #4346

Appointments

• Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers – Board of Trustees
• Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers – 2019 Vice President
• Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers – 2020/2021 President 

Work Experience

• Suburban Appraisal Company – Trainee 1992- 1996
• Suburban Appraisal Company – Appraiser – 1996 – 2015
• Suburban Appraisal Company – Owner/Appraiser -2015 – Current

Types of Property Appraised

• 1-4 family residential properties
• Condominiums
• Commercial Properties (working under Certified General Appraiser)

Types of Clients

• Lenders
• Lawyers
• Accountants
• Realtors
• Homeowners
• Municipalities
• Utility Companies
• Appraisal Management Companies

Assignment Types

• Divorce
• Litigation
• Purchases
• Refinance
• Home Equity
• Relocation
• Estate
• Life Estate
• Partial Interests
• Bankruptcy
• 61, 61A and 61B properties
• Easement/Right of Way
• Eminent Domain
• New Construction
• Land
• Water Front Properties
• Homes – $1,000,000 and above
• Foreclosure
• Expert Witness – Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester and Berkshire Counties.

Teaching/Education

• MBREA – Instructor
• MBREA – Breakfast with the Experts panelist
• MBREA/AI – Appraisal Expo – Panelist and Moderator
• Former Adjunct Instructor – Holyoke Community College

Appraisal Education

• MBREA REA I
• MBREA REA IA
• MBREA REA II
• Cost Valuation/Mixed Use
• Income Valuation/Mixed Use
• Residential Construction Seminar
• New URAR Form Seminar
• Introduction to the HP12C
• Making the Most of the Market
• Residential Income Capitalization
• Residential Cost Approach
• Eminent Domain / Condemnation
• HUD Seminar
• FHA And Appraisal Process
• 2-4 Residential Income Property
• USPAP 7 Hour
• Commercial Appraisal Review
• Unique and Unusual Properties
• Mark to Market
• Land Development Seminar
• Appraisal Communications
• Fair Lending Seminar
• USPAP Update Seminars
• Appraising 2-4 Family Dwelling
• Sales Comparison Approach
• Lending Seminar
• Appraising the oddball
• Environmental Pollution and Mold
• The Dirty Dozen
• Appraising Historic Homes
• Technology for Today’s Appraiser
• Foreclosures and short Sales
• Appraising FHA Today
• Private Appraisal Assignments
• Land and Site Valuation
• Nuts and Bolts of Green Building
• Mortgage Fraud – Protect yourself
• Mastering Unique & Complex
• Basic Appraisal Principles
• Breakfast with the Experts
• New England Appraiser Expo
• Book of Adjustments
• FHA Handbook 4000.1
• Intro to Legal Descriptions
• CT Appraiser Law Update
• Supervisory Appraiser
• Breakfast with the Experts
• New England Appraiser Expo
• Basic Construction Refresher
• Art & Science of Comparative Science
• Appraiser as an Expert Witness
• Appraisal Modernization
• Mastering MLS PIN
• Appraising Easements
• New England Appraisers Expo 2022
• Appraising Things to think about
• Desktop and Hybrid Appraisals
• USPAP – 2022-2023

Miscellaneous

• Berkshire Board of Realtors – Berkshire MLS
• Member MLSPIN
• Member CTMLS
• Notary Public
• Deputy Director – Agawam Emergency Management
• Lieutenant – Suffield CT Fire Department 2015 – Current
• Call Firefighter – Agawam Fire Department – 1994-2016