Barry Shea and Associates

Professional real property appraisal services in central New Hampshire

Barry J. Shea, IFA

EDUCATION

Barry J. Shea has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and a Master of Science Degree in Business Education from the same institution.

 After becoming involved in real estate brokerage he completed numerous courses of study relating to valuation and evaluation of real estate including the required hours of qualifying education for residential certification in the State of New Hampshire. 

 Shea has maintained his certification has met or exceeding the continuing education requirements for renewal.  Most recently, he completed the Property Tax Appeals for Appraisers Seminar present by the New Hampshire Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 Mr. Shea has been actively engaged in the real estate industry in New Hampshire since January 1983.  Beginning in Southern New Hampshire selling residential, small income, and commercial properties, he moved to the Lakes Region in September 1985 where in addition to the above he became active in the second home market.  He began appraising real estate in May 1987.

 Immediately before founding Ace Appraisal Services (now known as Barry Shea and Associates) in 1990, Shea was associated with Byse Appraisal Services in Laconia.  He has been credentialed by the State of New Hampshire as a Certified Residential Appraiser (NHCR-13) since 1992.

 Shea is a Senior National Instructor for the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA).  He has also served as an adjunct instructor at the New Hampshire Community Technical College in Laconia where he has taught real estate, appraisal and general business courses and at Southern New Hampshire University’s Laconia Center where he taught several business courses.  In addition, he is an instructor for the Mid-West Appraisers Association and a director, instructor and course developer for the Trans-American Institute of Professional Studies, Inc.

 Appraisal clients include various lenders, third-party relocation companies, attorneys and private parties.  Shea has been accepted as an expert witness in several jurisdictions in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and in federal bankruptcy court. 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 Mr. Shea has held the IFA designation from the NAIFA since 1997 and has met all of the continuing education requirements to maintain that designation.  He has previously served as that organization’s Regional Governor for the New England states as well as a president of its New Hampshire Chapter.  In addition, he is the past chair of the association’s Regulatory Issues Task Force.  He was the NAIFA member representative to the Educational Council of Appraisal Foundation Sponsors (ECAFS) for 2001 through 2004.  He also served as the NAIFA representative to The Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council (TAFAC) from 2001 through 2008 and was the 2005 chair of that council. 

 He has also held the RA designation from the Mid-West Appraisers Association (MWAA) since 2004, and is a past member of the MWAA Board of Directors.

 In addition, Shea is a member of the New Hampshire Commercial Investment Board of REALTORS, the New Hampshire and National Associations of REALTORS, and Worldwide ERC (formerly the Employee Relocation Council).

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

 In 1999, Shea served on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Temporary Examination Task Force.  He has authored articles, qualifying education courses and continuing education seminars.  Shea served on the New Hampshire Real Estate Appraiser Board from 2000 through 2005 and chaired that board for two years. 

 At its 2001 National Education Conference in Reno, Nevada, the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers honored Shea as its Instructor of the Year. NAIFA’s New Hampshire Chapter named him its 2007 Appraiser of the Year.

 Shea has also served on the Gilford, New Hampshire Planning Board, including several years as chair of that board.

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