RYAN JOHNSON
BACKGROUND
Ryan began his appraisal career in 2010 as a real estate appraiser trainee covering cities and towns in Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. He was eager to learn and with a background in construction, he was able to use his knowledge of residential and commercial building construction to smoothly transition into the world of real estate appraisal. Ryan was fortunate to train with a highly reputable family-based residential real estate appraisal firm that instilled in him a strong focus on ethics, integrity and attention to detail. After completing all necessary education, experience hours and passing the examination, Ryan became a Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser in 2012.
In late 2013 Ryan was presented with an opportunity to work with the Massachusetts Division of Local Services Bureau of Local Assessment providing mass appraisal and municipal finance guidance and oversight to approximately thirty-five assigned communities in Western Massachusetts. Here, Ryan was able to expand upon his knowledge in fee appraisal where an appraiser typically focuses extensively on valuing one property at a time, to mass appraisal where the appraiser values a universe of properties as of a given date using standardized methodologies.
In 2021, Ryan decided to further advance his appraisal career and pursue an appraisal license upgrade to Certified General. He began training with two highly qualified commercial real estate appraisers and gained exposure to a diverse set of commercial and industrial property valuation assignments. Ryan passed the Certified General Examination in December of 2023 and is now offering commercial appraisal services in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
LICENSES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CT Certified General Appraiser # RCG.0001754
MA Certified General Appraiser # 1000338
FHA Certified Appraiser
National Association of REALTORS® – Member
Greater Hartford Association of REALTORS® – Member
Somers Lacrosse Association – Treasurer
EDUCATION AND LICENSES
Somers High School 
Graduate 1997
Westfield State University Bachelor of Arts 2001
Real Estate Appraiser Trainee 2010
Certified Residential Appraiser 2012
Certified General Appraiser 2023
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC TRAINING
2010 Basic Appraisal Procedures Basic Appraisal Principles USPAP 2010/2011 Version Residential Site Valuation and the Cost Approach
2011 Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approach Statistics, Modeling, and Finance Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies Residential Report Writing and Case Studies
2012 Appraising Income Properties Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use
2013 USPAP 2012/2013 Version
2014 Appraising Green Homes General Appraiser Income Approach Part 1 Introduction to Green Buildings: Principles & Concepts
2015 Preparation of Data for Analysis for Modeling USPAP 2014/2015 Version
2016 Dirty Dozen – 12 Elements to be Included in Every Report The NEW FHA Handbook 4000.1 Managing Appraiser Liability USPAP 2016/2017 Version
2017 Essential Elements of Disclosures & Disclaimers IAAO – IPMS & Commercial Property Trends Residential Report Writing: More than Forms
2018 USPAP 2018/2019 Version Fannie Mae Appraisal Guidelines CT Appraisal Law Update Supporting Your Adjustments Affordable Rent-Restricted Property Valuation IAAO Course 102 – Income Approach to Valuation Intro to Expert Witness Testimony for Appraisers Evaluations, Desktops, and Other Limited Scope Appraisals Evaluations, Desktops, and Other Limited Scope Appraisals
2019 IAAO Course 101 – Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal IAAO Class 331 – Mass Appraisal Practices and Procedures
2020 IAAO Class 402 – Tax Policy
2021 USPAP 2020/2021 Version Appraisal of Industrial and Flex Buildings Appraisal of Owner-Occupied Commercial Properties IAAO Class 400 – Assessment Administration
2022 General Appraiser Highest and Best Use General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach
2023 General Appraiser Income Approach General Report Writing & Case Studies CT Appraisal Law Update USPAP 2022/2023 Version