David Brooks

David Brooks, SRA, AI-RRS, CRP is a designated Senior Residential Member and a Residential Review Specialist Member of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Brooks has served on the Board of Directors as a Director of the Houston Chapter of the Appraisal Institute from 2000 to 2008. Mr. Brooks served as the President of the Houston Chapter of the Appraisal Institute in 2008. He served as Vice-President in 2007 and Secretary/Treasurer in 2006. Mr. Brooks has served on the Admissions Committee of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Brooks served as Residential Education Committee Chair for the Houston Chapter of the Appraisal Institute from 1998 to 2004 and 2006 to 2007. The Appraisal Institute conducts a voluntary certification program of continuing education for its designated members. He is currently certified through December 31, 2027 under the continuing education program. Mr. Brooks is a State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser as recognized by the Texas Real Estate Appraiser Certification Committee and the Texas Real Estate Commission holding license #TX-1321233-R. Mr. Brooks is a designated CRP (Certified Relocation Professional) of the Employee Relocation Council. The Employee Relocation Council conducts a continuous education program for its designated members. Mr. Brooks is an approved appraiser for both the Veterans Administration and Federal Housing Administration. He is a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker holding license #247885 and is the designated Realtor for David Brooks & Associates, Inc. with the Houston Board of Realtors.

Mr. Brooks has resided in Houston, Texas since 1977. He is a native of the Norfolk and Arlington, Virginia areas. He graduated from Yorktown High School in Arlington. He attended Old Dominion University and received the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in Real Estate Finance. Mr. Brooks’ education in the appraisal field includes courses in Principles of Real Estate, Principles of Real Estate Appraisal, Principles of Real Estate Finance, Principles of Real Estate Investment, and Principles of Real Estate Law. He has also successfully completed the requirements for Residential Properties Course VIII through the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.

The following are selected seminars attended in the past: MCE RESPA/Contracts May 2000, Updates On Current Topics for Appraisers October 2000, The Future is Yours October 2000, FHA Appraisal Inspection From The Ground November 2000, FNMA-TX Homestead Exemption Act November 2000, Committee CE Credit-Regional December 2000, VA Fee Appraisers Training March 2001, 28 Hour Re-Certification Seminar April 2001, Texas Appraisers Websites and Fannie Mae Update October 2001, TALCB Panel Discussion October 2001, Port of Houston Authority November 2001, Leadership in Crises April 2002 and Appraisal Consulting January 2003, 28-Hour Re-Certification Seminar May 2003, 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course May 2003, Continuing Education for CRP August 2004, Houston Market and Capital Markets March 2005, Texas RE Commission Legal Update March 2005, Appraisal Review-General March 2005, The Road Less Traveled: Special Purpose Properties March 2005, Local Economic Overview August 2005, Professional’s Guide to the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report October 2005, New FNMA Forms 2006 October 2005, Economic Impact of Houston, Economy after Hurricane Katrina November 2005, Property Taxes & TX State Spending February 2006, Business Practices and Ethics Course 420 March 2006, Business Practices and Ethics April 2006, Energy Performance & the Impact on the Houston Economy May 2006, Committee CE Credit-Regional June 2006, Mid-Year 2006 Office and Industrial Update August 2006, US Army Corps of Engineers R.E. Division October 2006, Committee CE Credit -Chapter Level December 2006, National Uniform Standards of Professional Practice Course 400 - April 2007, Current Outlook on Houston Area Homebuilding October 2007, Spotlight on USPAP: Common Errors and Issues February 2008, What’s New in Bay Area Houston February 2008, Common Errors and Issues May 2008, What is 1031 Exchange May 2008, Texas R.E. Commissions Legal Update May 2008, Texas R.E. Commissions Ethics Update May 2008, The Relocation Training Program - October 2008 and Economics of the State Affairs - February 2009, National Uniform Standards of Professional Practice Course 400 February 2009, Appraisal Challenges: Declining Markets and Sales Concessions March 2009, Spotlight: The New Residential Market Conditions Forms March 2009, Federal and State Legislative Impacting R.E. Appraisers May 2009, International Valuation Standards August 2009, Economics State of Affairs October 2009, Legal and Ethics Update June 2010, Appraiser Legislative Update July 2010, The Relocation Training Program July 2010, Appraiser Lawsuit Avoidance August 2010, VA Policies & Procedures September 2010, The Port of Houston and How It Affects Real Estate Today October 2010, 2011 Current Issues That Affect Real Estate Appraisers February 2011, USPAP Update Course April 2011, Business Practices and Ethics April 2011, 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course April 2011 and City Centre Mixed-Use Development May 2011, FHA & VA Appraisal Basics June 2011, 2012 Houston Apartment Update February 2012, TREC Legal & Ethics Update June 2012, Positively Outstanding Service June 2012, Appraisal Curriculum Overview-Residential December 2012, Covering all the Bases in Residential Reporting, May 2013, Foreclosure Basics for Appraisers May 2013, 2012-2013 7-Hour National USPAP Course May 2013, TREC Legal Update MCE March 2014, Broker Responsibility Course March 2014, TREC Ethics MCE April 2014, 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course February 2015, Agreement of Services February 2015, Reappraising, Readdressing, Reassigning: What to Do and Why February 2015, Methodology & Applications of Sales Comparison April 2015, Business Practices & Ethics May 2015, Fundamentals of Relocation Appraising-TX-104 May 2015, Review Theory-Residential June 2015, 2015 R.E. Trends in Commercial & Residential Properties September 2015, Outside the Dotted Line: Contract Update May 2016, Legal Update I: Laws, Rules and Forms May 2016, Legal Update II: Agency, Ethics and Hot Topics May 2016, Broker Responsibility Course May 2016, Attacking & Defending an Appraisal in Litigation Legal Conference Day 2 January 2017, 2016-2017 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course January 2017, The Dirty Dozen March 2017, Residential Report Writing: More Than Forms March 2017 and Essential Elements of Disclosures, Disclaimers March 2017, Legal Update I: Laws, Rules and Forms April 2018, Legal Update II; Agency, Ethics and Hot Topics April 2018, TREC Contracts 101 April 2018, Broker Responsibility Course April 2018, Supervisory Appraiser/Trainee Appraiser Course May 2018, Engagement Letters November 2018, Raise Your Appraiser IQ April 2019, Transferred Value April 2019, Staying Out of Trouble April 2019, 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course April 2019, Broker Responsibility Course 2019-2020 April 2020, Property Management May 2020, TREC Legal Update I May 2020, TREC Legal Update II May 2020, Getting It Right from the Start: A Workout Plan for Your Scope of Work Course April 2021, Appraising Condos, Co-ops, and PUDs April 2021, How Tenants Create or Destroy Value: Leasehold Valuation and its Impact on Value May 2021 and 2020-2021 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course May 2021, Legal Update I March 2022, Legal Update II March 2022, Broker Responsibility April 2022, Understanding The 1031 Exchange April 2022 and Contracts May 2022, Mold, A Growing Concern March 2023, Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias in Appraisals TX April 2023, A Brief Stroll Through America’s Architecture for Appraisers April 2023, Appraising Energy Efficient Residential Properties May 2023, 7 Hour National USPAP Equivalent Update Course Online-Asynchronous May 2023.

Mr. Brooks began real estate appraising in March 1977 with the University Savings Association and was subsequently promoted to supervisor of the appraisal department in the Clear Lake City office. From June 1978 to July 1981, he was employed by Norvel F. Favela, MAI. Mr. Brooks has been self employed, full-time fee appraiser since August 1981. From 1983 to 1989 he was co-owner of Brooks, Rockwell & Associates, Inc. Mr. Brooks is owner of David Brooks & Assoc., Inc. His primary responsibilities are appraising and appraisal review of one-to-four family dwellings and vacant land for individuals, institutional investors, mortgage companies and national relocation companies. These appraisals covered the entire range of purposes and property types from modest single family starter homes to residences that are some of the largest and most expensive homes in the entire metropolitan area.

Mr. Brooks has completed appraisals for various individuals and corporations including: AMK Financial, Acceptance Home Financial, Amegy Bank, Amerant Bank, Anheuser-Busch, Arvest Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Houston, Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of River Oaks, Bank of Scotland, Bank of Texas, Bank of the West, Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Cadence Bank, Capital One, Carmax Relocation, Chevy Chase Bank, Citibank N.A., JP Morgan/Chase Bank, Compass Bank, Community Bank of Texas, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Dwellworks, EDS Relocation, Encore Bank, Envoy Bank, ExcellerateHRO, Executive Relocation Mngt Corp, Fannie Mae, Federal Asset Mngt Co, FHA, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Fidelity One Mortgage, Fidelity Valuations, First American Mortgage Services, First American Vendors, First Community Bank N.A., First Horizon Bank, Fort Bend Federal, Frost National Bank, GMAC Mtg Corp, Greenbank, Gulf Coast Mortgage, Halliburton, Hancock Bank, Hewitt Relocation, Houston Capital Mortgage, Huntington National Bank, IconBank, Interlinc Mortgage, Johns Manville, Legacy Texas Bank, Lone Star Bank, Lowery Bank, MLPS, LSI Fidelity National Services, Morreale Real Estate Services, Mortgage Research Center, NationStar, NEI Global Relocation, NRI Relocation Inc, National Appraisal Partners, National Equity, National Lending, Northern Trust Bank, One Source, Peoples Mortgage Corporation, Plus Relocation, Post Oak Bank, Oceans Bank, Ozona National Bank, PH Relocation Services, Prime Lending, Property Mortgage, Prosperity Bank, Prudential Relocation, Inc., RTC, RE/MAX International Relocation Service, Regions Bank, Relocation American, Relocation Properties, Relocation Today, Reynold’s and Reynold’s, Roosevelt Bank, Safeguard Properties, San Antonio Credit Union, Secure Mortgage, Signature Bank, Simmons Bank, SIRVA Relocation, Solidify, Southern National Bank, South Trust Bank, Southwest Bank of Texas, Sterling Bank, Summit Mobility, TRW, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Texas Capital Bank, Texas Champion Bank, Texas Gulf Bank, Texas National Bank, Texas State Bank, The Home Buy-Out Company, The Relocation Center Inc, TransEquity, TransUnion, Trustmark National Bank, Universal American Mortgage, Value Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, Veritex Bank, Veterans Administration, WHR Group, Weichert Relocation, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Whitney Bank, Wolfe Financial, Worldwide Relocation Mgt. Worth Valuation and Xonex Relocation LLC.