Associate Appraisers of America provides honest and ethical appraisals for Orange County

For honest and ethical appraisals, rely on Associate Appraisers of America

Appraising is a profession, and appraisers are professionals. The rigors of becoming a licensed appraiser have increased more than ever in the past. So it goes without question these days that real estate appraisal can definitely be called a profession as opposed to a trade. As with any profession we have a strict ethical code.

An appraiser's main responsibility is to their client. More often than not, in residential practice, the lender (or an agent of the lender) places the order to the appraiser, becoming the appraiser's client. Consequently, appraisers are typically limited to only disclosing information to their clients, so as a homeowner, if you want to review an appraisal report, you generally should request it from your lender and not the appraiser.

Other obligations include accurate figures appropriate to the parameters of the report, reaching and sustaining an appropriate level of competency and education, and the appraiser must conduct him or herself as a professional. Here at Associate Appraisers of America, we take these ethical responsibilities very to heart.

Appraisers may regularly have fiduciary obligations to third parties, such as homeowners, buyers and sellers, or others. Generally the third parties are clearly defined in the appraisal report. An appraiser's fiduciary role is only to those third parties who the appraiser is aware of, based on the scope of work or other things in the framework of the job.


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Appraisers also have duties outside of boundaries of clients and others. For example, appraisers must keep their work files for at least five years - at Associate Appraisers of America you can rest assured that we stick to that rule.

Associate Appraisers of America holds itself to the industry standards and guidelines set in place for professional behavior. We can't accept anything less from ourselves. Doing assignments based on contingency fees is not something we can consider. That means we are not able to agree to do an appraisal report and collect payment on the contingency of the loan closing. There's certainly a conflict of interest if an appraiser can report a larger value and then get paid more money! This isn't how we operate.

Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (or simply "USPAP") explicitly describes unethical behavior as accepting of an assignment that is contingent on "the reporting of a pre-determined result (e.g., opinion of value)", "a direction in assignment results that favors the cause of the client", or "the amount of a value opinion" in addition to other situations We diligently follow these rules to the letter which means you can be at ease knowing we are going above and beyond to get you an accurate home or property value.

As soon as you engage Associate Appraisers of America, we'll make sure you're getting the professional service you deserve along with the principles we're known for.