421 - The Valuation of Partial Acquisitions

December 1-3, 2025 (Virtual - Instructor - Randall Kopfer, SR/WA)

Member rate - $565
Non-member rate - $765

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December 1-3,2025
• Review of the basic principles and the valuation process
• Utilization of both Federal (“Before and After”) Rule and the State (Summation) Method in the valuation of partial
acquisitions
• Allocation of the partial acquisition compensation among its components (i.e., value of the part taken, damages to the
remainder, benefits to the remainder, cost to cure)
• Application of various methods to analyze and quantify the impacts of partial acquisitions on remainder properties
• Analysis of both temporary and permanent easements and valuation techniques
• How to become a better expert witness

Credits: 24 QEU/CEU

Instructor
Randall Kopfer, SR/WA
Randall Kopfer, IFA, PMP, SR/WA has 40 years of experience in the valuation, acquisition and disposition of
real property in both the public and private sector. He has been an independent appraiser; chief appraiser for
a savings and loan; senior appraiser for the City of Austin, and appraiser and senior real estate
representative for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). He is a professional educator, leader, and
facilitator. His training credentials include leadership, appraisal, right of way, and yoga. Randall Kopfer
served as the President of the National Independent Fee Appraisers in 2005, on the Board of Trustees of the
Appraisal Foundation from 2007 to 2012, chair of the appraisal foundation advisory council in 2016 (TAFAC)
and currently serves as IRWA’s representative to The Appraisal Foundation Board of Trustees.

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