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Realestatelicense.com has created this blog to keep you informed on recent real estate news, views, and topics. Real estate is a very dynamic field. Everyday there's something new and exciting happening in the world of real estate. Use this blog to stay on top of current real estate events, news, and views and support your real estate license and career. As a licensed real estate professional, you need to know this information.

USPAP and Your Appraisal Career

How does USPAP affect your career as an appraiser? As a licensed or certified appraiser, you must comply and perform your appraisals according to these standards. By following these guidelines, you ensure that you are qualified to offer fair and accurate appraisal services.

The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, known as USPAP (pronounced YOOS-PAP), include the accepted standards for professional appraisal practice in North America. It defines the guidelines for all types of appraisal services. There are specific standards that apply to real estate appraisals. Their purpose is to promote and maintain a high-level of service in the real estate field.

History of USPAP

Prior to 1987, there was no universal set of standards when it came to real estate appraisal. To promote fair business practices and prevent fraudulent activities, eight U.S.-based organizations and one Canadian company formed a committee and created USPAP. Developed in 1986 by the Ad Hoc Committee on Uniform Standards and copyrighted in 1987 by The Appraisal Foundation, USPAP forms the guidelines that are followed by every real estate appraiser in the United States. Its purpose is to create a minimum set of criteria that professional appraisers conform to, as well as develop uniform standards that are recognized in the marketplace.

As a real estate appraiser, you need to stay current with your USPAP training. If you are getting your Appraisal Trainee License or want to become a Licensed Residential Appraiser, you need to complete the 15-hour National USPAP course. If you are a Licensed or Certified Appraiser and need to satisfy your two-year USPAP requirement, you need to enroll in the 7-hour National USPAP Update Course.

It is easy to fulfill the USPAP requirements through distance education. The self-paced, user-friendly courses can provide you with the training you need to keep your appraisal license current and up to date.

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2008 USPAP Courses Now Available!

Great News! Allied Real Estate School has received approval for the 2008 15-Hour National USPAP Course and 7-Hour National USPAP Course in the following states. Call or go online to enroll and fulfill your appraisal education requirements today.

15-Hour National USPAP Course
California -- approval # 05828009
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Delaware
Illinois -- approval # 573.0000403
Mississippi -- approval # 7191
Oregon
South Dakota -- approval # SD 352
Texas
Utah -- approval # A070502
Colorado
Virginia -- approval # 4003 000231
Michigan -- approval # 01700902
Washington -- approval # AP2270
Wyoming
Louisiana
Vermont
Kansas -- approval # NO8.P.300
New Jersey -- approval #120000
Connecticut
DC -- approval # 2089

7-Hour National USPAP Update Course
California -- approval # 03542C106
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Delaware
Mississippi -- approval # MAB 7210
Oregon
South Dakota -- approval # SD 421 CE
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Colorado
Michigan -- approval # 01700901
Washington -- approval # AP2271
Wyoming
Louisiana
Virginia
Vermont
Kansas -- approval # NO8.C.299
New Jersey -- approval #120001
Connecticut
Oklahoma -- approval # 700
DC -- approval # 2088
Alabama
Georgia -- approval # 51846
Alaska -- approval #6848
Rhode Island

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Meet USPAP Requirements Online

Once you complete your appraisal license course, you're one step closer to obtaining your license. So what's next? Meet your 15 hour USPAP requirement online.

USPAP, which stands for Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, are the accepted standards for professional appraisal practice in North America. The USPAP course is a crucial part of an appraisal education because students gain an understanding about appraisal service standards for real estate, personal property and business. Plus the USPAP course isn't optional - it must be completed in order to become a licensed appraiser.

The Appraiser Qualifications Board's 2008 appraisal license regulations set higher educational standards than in past years. On one hand, this gives appraisal students a greater opportunity to master important details of their new profession. On the other hand, spending excess amounts of time in class can be tedious, not to mention unreasonable for those who juggle a job at the same time. That's why meeting your 15 hour USPAP requirement online is not only convenient, but smart.

In a class setting, the USPAP can be met within two days, but the classes will last approximately eight hours each. Eight hours of any given topic is rough and this learning style doesn't suit everyone. Online, you can break up the subjects and study them at your own pace in the comfort of your home whenever you choose.

When choosing your online USPAP course, make sure it's provided by an accredited online school with the proper credentials. Online schools with educational and technology support departments will help make your online experience a positive one. Another great benefit is that most online schools allow students to begin their course the same day they enroll.

Why travel in traffic and sit in a crowded classroom at a set time for hours-on-end? Find an online school and start working towards your new appraisal career today.

By Danielle Macklin, Allied Schools, www.realestatelicense.com

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