USPAP 15-hour Questions and Answers
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Appraisal ✔✔The act or process of developing an opinion of value
Appraisal practice ✔✔Valuation services performed by an individual acting as appraiser;
including but not
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USPAP 15-hour Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Appraisal ✔✔The act or process of developing an opinion of value
Appraisal practice ✔✔Valuation services performed by an individual acting as appraiser;
including but not limited appraisal and appraisal review
Appraisal review ✔✔The act or process of developing an opinion about the quality of another's
appraisers work
Appraiser ✔✔One who is expected to perform valuation services competently in a manner that is
INDEPENDENT IMPARTIAL & OBJECTIVE
Appraisers peers ✔✔Other appraisers who have expertise and competency in similar assignment
Assignments ✔✔An agreement between appraiser and client to provide valuation service
Assignment results ✔✔Appraisers opinions or conclusions developed on specific assignment
Assumptions ✔✔That which is taken to be true
Bias ✔✔A preference that precludes appraiser from being impartial, independent and objective
Business enterprises ✔✔Entity pursuing an economic activity
Business equity ✔✔Interest, benefits, rights inherent in the ownership of a business enterprise
Client ✔✔The party or parties who engage, by employment or contract, an appraiser in a specific
assignment.
confidential information ✔✔Information that is either:private by law, identified by the client and
is not available by any other source
Cost ✔✔Amount required to create, produce or obtain property
Credible ✔✔Worthy of belief
Exposure time ✔✔Estimated length of time the prop interest being appraised WOULD have
been offered on the market prior to the hypothetical sale at market value on eff date of appraisal.
Extraordinary assumption ✔✔An assumption directly related to specific assignment, which is
found to be true could alter the appraisers opinion or conclusion
Feasibility analysis ✔✔Study of the cost-benefit relationship of an economic endeavor
Hypothetical condition ✔✔Directly related to sub assignment, which is contrary to what is
known by appraiser to exist on effective date of assignment, but is used for purpose of analysis
Intangible property ✔✔No physical assets: franchises, trademarks, patents, equities,
Intended use ✔✔Use of appraisers reported appraisal or review assignment opinion or
conclusions as identified by the appraiser based on communication w client at time of
assignment
Intended user ✔✔The client or any other party as identified by name or type as users of the
appraisal
Jurisdictional exception ✔✔An assignment condition est by applicable law or reg that precludes
an appraiser from complying with USPAP
Market value ✔✔Type of value stated as opinion, that assumes transfer of property on specific
date
Mass appraisal ✔✔Process of valuing a universe of properties as of a given date using standard
methodology, common data and statistical testing
Mass Appraisal Model ✔✔A mathematical expression of how supply and demand factors
interact in a market.
Personal Property ✔✔Identifiable tangible objects that are considered by general public as being
"personal".
Price ✔✔The amount asked, offered or paid for a property
Real estate ✔✔An identified parcel of land, including any improvements
Real Property ✔✔The interests, benefits, and rights inherent in real estate ownership.
Report ✔✔Any communication written or oral of an appraisal or appraisal review that is
transmitted to the client upon completion
Scope of work ✔✔Type and extent of research and analysis needed in appraisal assignment
Signature ✔✔Personalized evidence indicating authenticity of an appraisal report. Acceptance of
responsibility for content, analysis and conclusions
Valuation services ✔✔Services pertaining to aspects of property value
Value ✔✔Monetary relationship between property and those who buy, sell, use property
Workfile ✔✔Collection of documentation to support an appraisers final report
USPAP ✔✔Developed for purpose to promote & maintain public trust and confidence in
professional appraisal.
ASC ✔✔Appraisal Sub Committee: monitors TAF, non-profit. Supervisory role over state
agencies & regs. FFIEC made up of 7 govt agencies FRB, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, HUD, FHFA,
CFPB
APB ✔✔Appraisal Practices Board: valuation advisory of techniques and methods of appraisal
TAF ✔✔The Appraisal Foundation: private/ no legal governance, non-profit
BOT ✔✔Board of Trustees: appoints members to other boards, secures funding for TAF,
monitors/oversight of TAF, 3 boards & councils
ASB ✔✔Appraisal Standards Board: revises USPAP- 2 year update, subject, content. Sets
Definitions, Preamble, Rules, Standards, and Statements
AQB ✔✔Appraisal Qualification Board: sets min education requirements/criteria, creates
National Uniform Licensing and exams, certifies instructors & courses
Title XI ✔✔FIRREA accepted by Congress, OMB, IRS and Fannie Mae
3 TAF Sponsors ✔✔Appraisal Sponsor, Affiliate Sponsor, International Sponsor
3 TAF Councils ✔✔The Appraisal FoundationAdvisory Council TAFAC
Industry Advisory Council IAC
Value Global Forum VGF
State regulatory agencies ✔✔Validate qualifications, issue credentials, investigate complaints,
admin disciplinary actions
USPAP Structure ✔✔-Definitions
- Preamble
- Rules (5): ethics, competency, record keeping, scope of work, jurisdictional exception.
- Standards 1-10
- Statements on Standards
STANDARDS 1-10 ✔✔1- Real Prop App/ Development
2- Real Prop App/ Reporting
3- Appraisal Review/ Dev & Reporting
6- Mass Appraisal/ Dev & Reporting
7- Personal Prop App/ Development
8- Personal Prop App/ Reporting
9- Business App/ Development
10- Business App/ Reporting
"Statements" ✔✔Authorized by bi-laws of TAF and are for Clarification, Interpretation,
Explanation or Elaboration of USPAP
"Comments" ✔✔Same weight as component being addressed. Extensions of definition and rules
to provide interpretation and establish content.
Steps of Appraisal Process ✔✔1- Define problem
2- define scope of work
3- data collection & Analysis
4- application of approaches to value
5- reconciliation of value, final opinion
6- Report/ Defined value
2 Elements of Appraisal process ✔✔- Development
- Reporting
USPAP applies only to _______________ ✔✔Appraisal Practices performed by appraisers
Services provided by Appraisal Practice ✔✔Appraisal, Appraisal review, other(teaching, studies,
articles, legal)
Types of Property covered by USPAP ✔✔Tangible and Intangible
Scope of work rule ✔✔-problem identification
-scope of work acceptability
-disclosure obligation
Appraisers have broad _________________ and significant ________________ in determining
the appropriate scope of work in an assignment ✔✔Flexibility, responsibility
Scope of work: Problem Identification ✔✔Client and other intended users
Intended use
Type and definition of value
Effective date
Subject of assignment
Assignment conditions
Scope of work acceptability ✔✔Expectation of parties who are regularly intended users AND
what an appraiser peers actions would be
Intended Use determines definition of _________________ if given assignment ✔✔Market
value
Summarized report where the client and intended user are different ✔✔Appraisal report
Stated conclusion info kept in workfile. Client is the only intended user ✔✔Restricted report
In developing a real property appraisal, an appraiser must ______________,
_________________, and ______________ all information necessary for credible assignment
results ✔✔Collect, verify, analyze
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