Colorado Real Estate Appriasal School ONLINE!
The Colorado Board of Appraisers have identified four levels of real property appraisal classification as recommended by the AQB. What is a real estate appraiser?
Registered Appraiser: At least 75 hours of appraisal education and training, including 15 hours of ethics and standards of practice, and passing the Level A licensing examination. To become a registered appraiser, you will need ALL of the following courses:
Licensed Appraiser: At least 150 hours of appraisal education and training, including 15 hours of ethics and standards of practice; 2,000 hours of appraisal experience over at least 12 months; and passing the Level A licensing examination. The Level A exam must be repeated for this requirement if more than one year has elapsed since passing it for the registered appraiser level. To become a Licensed Appraiser, you will need ALL of the following courses:
Certified Residential Appraiser: At least 200 hours of appraisal education and training, including 15 hours of ethics and standards of practice; 2,500 hours (including 1,500 hours non-residential) of appraisal experience across at least 30 months; and passing the Level B licensing examination. To become a Certified Residential Appraiser, you will need ALL of the following courses:
- Basic Appraisal Principles (30-hr)
- Basic Appraisal Procedures (30-hr)
- 15-Hour National USPAP Equivalent 2006 (15-hr)
- Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15-hr) - not available online
- Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches (30-hr)
- Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15-hr)
- Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15-hr)
- Statistics, Modeling, and Finance (15-hr) - not available online
- Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies (15-hr) - not available online
- Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20-hr)
Certified General Appraiser: At least 300 hours of appraisal education and training, including 15 hours of ethics and standards of practice; 3,000 hours (including 1,500 hours non-residential) of appraisal experience across at least 30 months; and passing the Level C certification examination. To become a Certified General Appraiser, you will need ALL of the following courses:
- Basic Appraisal Principles (30-hr)
- Basic Appraisal Procedures (30-hr)
- 15-Hour National USPAP Equivalent 2006 (15-hr)
- Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15-hr) - not available online
- Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches (30-hr)
- Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15-hr)
- Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15-hr)
- Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20-hr)
- Statistics, Modeling, and Finance (15-hr) - not available online
- Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies (15-hr) - not available online
- Other Appraisal courses approved by AQB (100-hrs) - not available online
Colorado Real Estate Appraisal Continuing Education Requirements
Each applicant for renewal of a license must complete at least 42 hours of real estate appraisal continuing education during the three year period prior to the expiration of the license to be renewed. Included in the 42-hour requirement is a 7-hour National USPAP Update course requirement that must be satisfied every two years.
All of the following courses are approved by the State of Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers and available online:
- Mandatory 2006 National USPAP Update Course (7-hr)
- 15-Hour National USPAP Equivalent 2006 (15-hr)
- 2-4 Family Finesse (7-hr)
- Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20-hr)
- Appraisal Trends (7-hr)
- Appraiser Liability (7-hr)
- Appraising FHA Today (7-hr)
- Appraising for the Secondary Market (7-hr)
- Appraising Historic Properties (4-hr)
- Appraising the Oddball (7-hr)
- Construction Details and Trends (7-hr)
- Developing and Growing an Appraisal Practice (10-hr)
- Disclosures & Disclaimers (5-hr)
- Environmental Issues for Appraisers (5-hr)
- Environmental Pollution and Mold (2-hr)
- Fair Housing (4-hr)
- Income Capitalization (7-hr)
- Made in America: Appraising Factory Built Housing (7-hr)
- Mortgage Fraud: Protect Yourself! (7-hr)
- Private Appraisal Assignments (7-hr)
- Relocation Appraisal is Different! (7-hr)
- Residential Income Approach (15-hr)
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