What is USPAP?USPAP (pronounced "YOOS-pap") is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. It sets the standards for how real estate appraisals should be done and what it takes to be a professional appraiser, and it’s regulated by the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) of the Appraisal Foundation, a non-governmental entity charged by Congress with implementing appraisal standards. Feikert Appraisal Service is licensed and well-versed in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Contact usUSPAP is revised periodically, usually every year, and is made up of several sections:
USPAP may be considered the Bible of appraisal practice. Every appraiser is required to know and follow USPAP, usually according to state law, and must complete Continuing Education periodically to relearn the basics and become familiar with new Advisory Opinions and annual changes to USPAP. Before 1987, consumers had no way of verifying the quality of their appraisal — they simply had to trust that the appraiser they chose followed the unspoken appraisal rules during the appraisal process. USPAP was created to hold appraisers to a standard that their customers could trust. As long as the appraiser is USPAP certified or licensed, you can be sure that their work is held to a rigorous standard. |