State Licensed/Certified Real Estate Appraiser Application
2. Mass Appraisal Experience:
In accordance with regulation 1102.7, applicants for
licensure/certification may receive credit for mass appraisal
experience. Please refer to and complete Attachment E of the
application.
What if I have a combination of traditional and mass
appraisal experience?
If you have combined experience, please refer to and complete
Attachments C, D, E, & F.
What is considered unacceptable experience?
1. Market value estimates as a real estate licensee in connection
with the listing and/or sale of real estate; i.e., “comparative
market analysis.”
2. Business appraisals. (Credit will be given for appraisals of
Individual parcels of commercial real estate.)
3. Personal property appraisals.
4. Feasibility or market analysis, except to the extent that the
“market value” of a proposed real estate project is being
estimated.
What if I don’t meet the necessary experience
qualifications?
If you do not meet the experience qualifications, you may apply for
an Appraiser Assistant license.
How do I qualify as a State Licensed Real Estate
Appraiser Assistant?
State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser Assistant applicants must:
• file an appraiser application with the $250 fee;
• meet the minimum education requirements;
• be supervised in the conduct of their services by a New York
State certified appraiser registered with the
Department of State as a supervisory appraiser who must co-sign
the appraisal reports;
• utilize the same Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice as a state licensed or certified appraiser.
Upon satisfaction of the application requirements of the Department
of State, the Department will issue a renewable 2 year State Licensed
Real Estate Appraiser Assistant license.
Should an Appraiser Assistant acquire experience for licensed or
certified appraiser, his or her application must comply with whatever
examination and education requirements exist for that category at
that time.
Can an Appraiser Assistant qualify to take the
appraiser examination?
No. Appraiser Assistants who have met the experience requirements
for the appraiser classification they wish to upgrade to must submit a
“new” appraiser application for this appraiser classification. Upon
review and acceptance of this application, the applicant will receive
an exam admission notice for this exam.
Education and experience must be completed prior to taking the
AQB-approved National Uniform Licensing and Certification
Examination.
Once I have completed the experience requirements,
how do I upgrade from an appraiser assistant to the
licensed or certified classification?
If you are upgrading to the licensed or certified classifications, you
must submit a “new” completed appraiser application meeting the
upgrade education and experience requirements and a $355
application fee. Upon review and acceptance of the upgrade
application, you will receive an admission notice to the appraiser
exam.
Is there reciprocity with other states?
Yes, with the exception of Appraiser Assistants. An applicant may
be certified/licensed in New York State without examination and
further qualification if the applicant provides proof and is
certified/licensed in another state or territory:
• Whose licensing program is in compliance with the provisions of
Title XI of The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989.
• Whose examination has been approved by the Appraiser
Qualification Board of the Appraisal Foundation.
• Who has licensing and certification qualification requirements
that meet or exceed those of New York State.
Reciprocity applicants must submit the following:
• A completed appraiser application (p.5 and 6) with $330
(application and federal registration fee)
The term for a reciprocal license/certification is 2 years.
How do I apply for a temporary license/certification?
On occasion, a nonresident appraiser may wish to conduct business
of a temporary nature in New York State. The applicant may be
issued a temporary license/certificate to perform appraisals in New
York State if the applicant is certified/licensed in another state or
territory:
• whose program has been officially endorsed by the Federal
Appraisal Subcommittee.
• whose examination has been approved by the Appraiser
Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation.
Nonresident temporary applicants must submit:
• a completed appraiser application (p.5 and 6) with $125
application fee.
NOTE: TEMPORARY
APPLICANTS MAY NOT
MAINTAIN AN OFFICE WHICH PROVIDES APPRAISAL
SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN NEW YORK STATE.
The term of a temporary license/certification is one year and
cannot be renewed. A second application for an additional
temporary license/certification can be submitted for approval.
However, once the second temporary license/certification expires,
no additional approvals will be granted. If an additional
license/certification is needed, an appraiser will be required to
submit an application for a full reciprocal license/certification.