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USPAP has 4 sections - Answer- Preamble
Definitions
Rules
Standards
BOT - Board of Trustees - Answer- Volunteer leadership & oversight to foundation
Governing body of foundation
AQB appraiser qualification board - Answer- Sets minimum qualification criteria that
must be met before entering the profession & qualifications to maintain credentials
ASB (Appraisal Standards Board) - Answer- Establishes USPAP
Writes, amends & interprets USPAP
USPAP was created to - Answer- to promote and preserve public trust in professional
appraisal practice
Title XI (11) FIRREA - Answer- Provided recognition & authorized federal financial
institution regulatory agencies to reference USPAP in their regulations
The foundation - Answer- Private entity, not a government agency
1 part of a 3 part regulatory system for real property appraisers
ASC (Appraisal Subcommittee) - Answer- Has supervisory role over state appraiser
regulatory agencies & real property appraisers
Operations funded by state/licensed appraiser through license renewal- national registry
fee
Maintains a national registry of state certified & licensed appraisers
Appraiser - Answer- One who is expected to perform valuation services competently
and in a manner that is independent, impartial, and objective.
Who must comply with USPAP - Answer- An individual must comply with USPAP when
required by law, regulation, or agreement with the client or other intended users
And individual should comply with USPAP when choosing to represent oneself as an
appraiser
Valuation service - Answer- a service pertaining to an aspect of property value,
regardless of the type of service and whether it is performed by appraisers or by others.
, Appraisal Practice - Answer- Valuation services performed by an individual acting as an
appraiser, including but not limited to appraisal and appraisal review.
Other services provided by an appraiser & within appraisal practice might include -
Answer- Teaching appraisal courses
Performing a feasibility study
Writing an appraisal article
Performing a market study
User expectations - Answer- Identify the capacity in which she is performing & inquire
about the intended users expections
When performing services outside appraisal practice, do not misrepresent yourself
Can choose to provide a valuation service as an appraiser or in some other capacity,
but must not violate public trust
Ethics Rule - Answer- A USPAP rule that requires appraisers to avoid actions that could
be considered misleading or fraudulent
An appraiser must promote and preserve public trust inherent in professional appraisal
practice by observing the highest standards of professional ethics
a law or regulation - Answer- Appraisers must comply with requirements of USPAP
when obligated by law or regulation
Bias - Answer- A preference or precludes an appraisers impartiality, independent or
objectivity
assumption - Answer- Something that is taken to be true
Extraordinary Assumption - Answer- an assignment-specific assumption as of the
effective date regarding uncertain information used in an analysis which, if found to be
false, could alter the appraiser's opinions or conclusions.
Hypothetical Condition - Answer- a condition, directly related to a specific assignment,
which is contrary to what is known by the appraiser to exist on the effective date of the
assignment results, but is used for the purpose of analysis. (What if)
Exposure time - Answer- an opinion, based on supporting market data, of the length of
time that the property interest being appraised would have been offered on the market
prior to the hypothetical consummation of a sale at market value on the effective date of
the appraisal.
cost - Answer- The actual or estimated amount required to create, reproduce, replace or
obtain a property
Is a fact
Price - Answer- the amount asked, offered, or paid for a property