State Appraiser Regulatory Agencies

Each U.S. State or Territory has a State appraiser regulatory agency, which is responsible for certifying and licensing real estate appraisers and supervising their appraisal-related activities, as required by Federal law.

This portion of the Web site contains information about each State's agency operations, appraiser qualifications and practice standards, interstate practice requirements, State agency Internet links, and other information.

Mandatory ("Man") - Certified/licensed appraisers required for any service for which an opinion of value (evaluation or appraisal) for real property is developed;

Mandatory for Federally Related Transactions ("M/FRT") - Certified/licensed appraisers required to perform appraisals in any federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions when Federal law requires the services of such appraisers; and

Voluntary ("Vol") - Certified/licensed appraisers not required for any appraisal/evaluation assignments. If appraisers wish to perform appraisals in such federally related transactions and real estate related transactions, appraisers can choose to become certified/licensed and submit to the State's regulatory jurisdiction.

The ASC has compiled this information from data submitted by State agencies. While we believe the information is generally reliable, we have not independently verified each item's accuracy. If you have a question about an item, we suggest that you contact the relevant State agency. Select these links to go to State agency Web sites and E-mail and U.S. Mail addresses and telephone numbers.