For honest and ethical appraisals, trust Appraisal Evaluations, Inc.Appraising is, by and large, a long term career. Requirements to become a licensed appraiser have become more difficult than ever in the past. So it goes without question these days that real estate appraisal can unquestionably be called a profession as opposed to a trade. In our field, as with any profession, we have a strict ethical code.The appraiser's primary obligation is to their client. More often than not, in residential practice, the appraiser's client is the lender ordering the appraisal, and often the appraisal is ordered by a third party the lender has brought in to maintain independence. It follows that appraisers are typically restricted to only disclosing information to their clients, so as a homeowner, if you desire to review the appraisal document, you normally have to obtain it via your lender.
There are some scenarios in which appraisers will have fiduciary responsibilities to third parties, including homeowners, both sellers and buyers, or others. Those third parties normally are defined in scope of the appraisal assignment itself. An appraiser's fiduciary roll is restricted to those third parties who the appraiser knows, based on the scope of work or other written parameters of the assignment.
There are also ethical duties that have nothing to do with whom we share information. For example, appraisers must keep their work files for at least five years - at Appraisal Evaluations, Inc. you can rest assured that we stick to that rule. We only perform to the highest ethical standards possible. Doing assignments where our fee is dependent on our value conclusion is not something we can consider. That means we are not able to agree to do an appraisal report and collect payment on the contingency of the loan closing. There's an obvious conflict of interest if an appraiser can report a greater value with the reward of getting paid more money! This isn't how we operate. Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice also states a violation in ethics as accepting of an assignment that is contingent on "the reporting of a pre-determined result (e.g., opinion of value)", "a direction in assignment results that favors the cause of the client", or "the amount of a value opinion" in addition to other situations We follow these rules to the letter which means you can be at ease knowing we are doing everything we can to provide an unbiased determination of the home or property value. As soon as you request an appraisal from Appraisal Evaluations, Inc., we'll make sure you're getting the professional service you expect along with the honesty and integrity we're known for. |
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