The New USPAP

[djd09]

State Appraiser Regulatory Agency Resources​

The Appraisal Foundation (Foundation) maintains a close relationship with state appraiser regulatory agencies and seeks their input on proposed changes to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Additionally, the Foundation provides resources to the states to clarify and help implement the minimum qualifications and standards.

The Foundation has also re-instituted the State Regulatory Advisory Group. More information can be found here.

Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials​

https://www.appraisalfoundation.org/imis/TAF/Resources/Regulatory_Information/TAF/www.aaro.net

The Foundation works closely with the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials (AARO), an organization of state appraiser regulatory agencies.

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Disciplinary Action Matrix​

The Appraisal Foundation has issued voluntary guidance that is intended to assist state appraiser regulatory agencies with enforcement cases.

• Voluntary Disciplinary Action Matrix, References the 2020-21 edition of USPAP

View the Voluntary Disciplinary Action Matrix for previous versions of USPAP.

State Appraiser Regulatory Agency Resources

www.appraisalfoundation.org

deny deny deny

 

[djd09]

State Regulatory Advisory Group​

The Appraisal Foundation is pleased to announce that it has re-instituted the State Regulatory Advisory Group, a forum for discussion between the Foundation, its boards, and state regulators. The Advisory Group meets virtually, and it will be a geographically diverse panel composed of board members, administrators, investigators, and legal staff. This group serves as a resource to the foundation boards and the profession on such issues as:

• Addressing enforcement and regulatory issues relating to USPAP and the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria.
• Learning and discussing issues facing the state appraiser regulators.
• Identifying disciplinary related USPAP issues that should be incorporated into the annual revisions to the 7-hour National USPAP Update Course.
• Ensuring that the Qualification Criteria continues to reflect current capabilities and expectations of the marketplace regarding distance education, experience, and the content of the national examinations.

Questions? Please contact Aida Dedajic, Director of Engagement, aida@appraisalfoundation.org.


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State Appraiser Regulatory Agency Resources

www.appraisalfoundation.org

 

[djd09]

pretty amazing...they write the standards and then teach the regulators to use them against appraisers...but but but USPAP is so simple

 

[Mejappz]

State Regulatory Advisory Group​

The Appraisal Foundation is pleased to announce that it has re-instituted the State Regulatory Advisory Group, a forum for discussion between the Foundation, its boards, and state regulators. The Advisory Group meets virtually, and it will be a geographically diverse panel composed of board members, administrators, investigators, and legal staff. This group serves as a resource to the foundation boards and the profession on such issues as:

• Addressing enforcement and regulatory issues relating to USPAP and the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria.
• Learning and discussing issues facing the state appraiser regulators.
• Identifying disciplinary related USPAP issues that should be incorporated into the annual revisions to the 7-hour National USPAP Update Course.
• Ensuring that the Qualification Criteria continues to reflect current capabilities and expectations of the marketplace regarding distance education, experience, and the content of the national examinations.

Questions? Please contact Aida Dedajic, Director of Engagement, aida@appraisalfoundation.org.


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State Appraiser Regulatory Agency Resources

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You should see some of the fines assessed against appraisers in Florida in December of last year. In the $5,000 to $6,000, not counting "Continuing education," which is basically garbage classes created by TAF, that will do the appraiser no good. If this site allows me, I will try and post it later. The entire system needs to be overhauled. Corruption, conflicts of interest, etc. All as documented on the forum through the years.

 

[George Hatch]

It appears we are in need of a civics class. What you are complaining about is what your state board is doing as authorized by your state's legislators. And while we're at it, it is your state board that approves of the courses, so that misunderstanding is also a you-problem.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

"which are not standards".

In fact, when that was argued in a court, the judge ruled that Advisory Opinions are part of USPAP and actionable. You conflate what a state board is supposed to do with what happens in the real world and a real judge. I can't lay my hands on the link but I know it happened. Some things are not worth forgetting.

 

[djd09]

All as documented on the forum through the years.

oh its rigged...

 

[George Hatch]

pretty amazing...they write the standards and then teach the regulators to use them against appraisers...but but but USPAP is so simple

As opposed to developing the standards and then NOT providing instruction and advice to the states as to their usage?

 

[djd09]

As opposed to developing the standards and then NOT providing instruction and advice to the states as to their usage?

"What the state boards do and don't do with accepting complaints is established by the state. Not by TAF. If you don't like what your state board is doing then maybe you should be telling them they look like a kangaroo court"


.flip flop fish

 

[George Hatch]

In fact, when that was argued in a court, the judge ruled that Advisory Opinions are part of USPAP and actionable. You conflate what a state board is supposed to do with what happens in the real world and a real judge. I can't lay my hands on the link but I know it happened. Some things are not worth forgetting.

If the case is argued poorly that doesn't alter the facts of what is/isn't stipulated in the law. Atty is incompetent + judge is incompetent + the case never does get argued competently - then yeah, we're going to have a problem. If the judge came to understand the USPAP violation by reading up on the elaboration and explanation in an AO it's still USPAP compliance that's being adjudicated under the law.

If your complaint is that it's not a zero defect application or that it's too easy for non-readers to make a mistake then what comes next is the question that you never seem to answer:

Bad and inadequate, compared to what obviously superior alternative? The alternative which is not subject to human error or bias?