The Federal Government has mandated that appraisers must be State Certified.  While most take the classes to enter this lucrative profession others take it to build their knowledge as Valuation is a crucial element in real estate and related businesses.  Even persons not intending to get in to the profession can strongly benefit from appraisal classes.

An applicant must be at least 18 years old, hold a high school diploma (more detailed information is available in Chapter 475.615, Florida Statutes), and fulfill the following:

Registered Trainee Appraiser

1. Successfully complete 75 classroom hours of Board-approved courses covering the topics required by the FREAB in subjects related to real estate appraisal. Submit a completed application, fingerprint card, and appropriate fee.  Click on  
2. Submit a completed RE 2060-1 form with employment information if the information was not provided on the application, or visit DBPR's Online Services  at www.myfloridalicense.com/Default.asp,  to apply online.

Certified Residential Appraiser

1. Successfully complete 120 classroom hours of board-approved courses covering the topics required by the FREAB in subjects related to real estate appraisal. This would be accomplished by taking an additional course of 45 hours on top of the original 75    which would total the required 120 hours.   This must include 15 hours of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Past courses may be approved by the board and substituted on an-hour-for-hour basis.
2. Submit a completed application, fingerprint card, and appropriate fee.
3. Provide evidence of 2,500 hours of real property appraisal experience obtained over a 24-month period in real property appraisal by furnishing under oath a detailed statement of the experience for each year of experience claimed. The experience claimed must have been acquired in no less than 24 months. Upon request, the applicant must provide the appraisal board, for its examination, copies of appraisal reports to support the claim for experience.
4. Pass the Florida Certified Residential Appraiser examination with a grade of at least 75.
5. Submit a completed RE 2060-1 form with employment information if the information was not provided on the application, or visit DBPR's Online Services at www.myfloridalicense.com/Default.asp,  to apply online.

Certified General Appraiser

For details see www.state.fl.us/dbpr/re/freab_licensing_requirements.

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