Invited Speakers

Cathy Putegnat, MNAA

Cathy Putegnat, owner Homestead Appraisals, Inc, has been an independent residential real estate appraiser for 2001 with her beginnings as an appraiser in Colorado.  After spending 5 years in Colorado, Cathy and her family left the mainland and spent the next 12 years living, breathing, and working in the beautiful islands of Hawaii.  During that time, Cathy was owner and operator of Homestead Appraisals as well as chief consultant for Appraiser Aide, a data entry company for Appraisers across the country.  Cathy also took up sky-diving while living in Hawaii.  Cathy started her involvement with the National Association of Appraisers while visiting one of the Appraisal Summit conferences many years ago.  She has served on several committees as well as has been Treasurer for the NAA for the last several years.  In 2018 Cathy and her husband of almost 35 years, moved from Hawaii to Oregon to begin a new chapter of their lives as in-laws and grand-parents.  Cathy continues to own and operate Homestead Appraisals and enjoys spending time as Nana when time permits.