Real Estate Counseling Group of America

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The Real Estate Counseling Group of America (RECGA) was founded in 1970 by the late Dr. William N. Kinnard[1]. Kinnard, a former President of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, sought to bring together a small group of the top real estate appraisal and consulting experts in the U.S. to meet regularly, consult with each other on complex topics, and serve as co-authors and co-references for a growing body of complex valuation literature.

The organization continues to this day, limiting itself to 30 active members at any one time. Since its founding, it has counted among its membership many of the presidents of the Appraisal Institute, the Editors of numerous journals (e.g. -- The Appraisal Journal and the Journal of Real Estate Research), heads of important institutes (e.g. -- the Weimer School, the Homer Hoyt Institute), and the authors of nearly three dozen books on real estate appraisal and analytical methods. The Appraisal Institute's annual award of excellence in Appraisal Education is named the Kinnard Award in honor of the founder of RECGA.

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  1. ^ For more information on the late Dr. Kinnard, see Essays in Honor of William N. Kinnard, Jr., C.F. Sirmans and Elaine Worzala, editors

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