Study Questions Flashcards
Which is a source trainees may reference to determine if a prospective supervisory appraiser is qualified and in good standing?
(a) Appraisal institute
(b) Appraisal Standards Board
(c) Appraisal Subcommittee
(d) Appraiser Qualifications Board
(c)Appraisal Subcommittee
Appraiser trainees have a responsibility to recognize that if a supervisory appraiser is, for any reason, no longer qualified to serve in that capacity, the trainee
(a) can no longer gain further qualifying experience under that individual.
(b) cannot be paid any work he performed under the supervisor’s sight.
(c) may continue gaining experience hours on his own until a new supervisor is secured.
(d) must notify the state appraisal regulatory agency.
(a)can no longer gain further qualifying experience under that individual.
When reviewing an appraisal report prepared by a trainee, it is the responsibility of the supervisory Appraiser to overserve that any extraordinary assumptions or hypothetical conditions used in the assignment are
(a) addressed in the report certification.
(b) consented to by the client.
(c) disclosed with the appropriate warning.
(d) an element of the original scope of work.
(c)disclosed with the appropriate warning.
In regard to the approaches to value, a responsibility of the supervisory appraiser, when one or more of the approaches to value has not been developed, is to ensure the trainee has
(a) at a minimum, drafted the approach, and included it in the workfile.
(b) explained the reasoning for not developing the approach(es)
(c) gained consent from the client to omit the approach(es)
(d) used an extraordinary assumption regarding the omission.
(b)explained the reasoning for not developing the approach(es)
Confidential information can be disclosed to parties specifically authorized by the client, state appraisal agencies, third parties as authorized by law, or a(n)
(a) attorney at law.
(b) duly authorized professional peer review committee.
(c) party who paid for the appraisal.
(d) potential client who is using information to place the appraiser on an “approved” list.
(b)duly authorized professional peer review committee.
If an ethical error is discovered in an appraiser’s practice, the actions are
(a) automatically considered criminal acts.
(b) automatically considered felony acts.
(c) automatically considered misdemeanor acts.
(d) no immediately considered intentional criminal acts.
(d)no immediately considered intentional criminal acts.
Which statement is FALSE regarding an appraiser performing an appraiser performing an appraisal of a property owned by a friend or relative?
(a) Appraisers must use caution in circumstances where personal inclinations might cause assignment results to be biased.
(b) A person interest with the property or the parties involved must be disclosed in the report certification.
(c) USPAP doesn’t directly address the issue, other that to warn that bias is not allowed when acting as an appraiser.
(d) USPAP specifically prohibits appraisal of property owned by family members or personal friends of the appraisers.
(d)USPAP specifically prohibits appraisal of property owned by family members or personal friends of the appraisers.
Supervisory appraiser Gloria’s client requested that she appraise a property that she has appraised twice in the past three years. Her trainee asks her what protocol she must follow in this situation. With this in mind, which statement is FALSE?
(a) Gloria must disclose each prior service in the certification of the report.
(b) Gloria must disclose each prior service to the client.
(c) Gloria must make disclosure prior to agreeing to perform the assignment.
(d) Gloria must not disclose any prior service(s) in the latest assignment.
(d)Gloria must not disclose any prior service(s) in the latest assignment.
What is addressed in the introduction of STANDARD 1?
(a) caveat that co-signing is different that an appraisal review
(b) certification requirements for the appraisal report
(c) direction that all three approaches to value must be developed and reported
(d) the standard follows the development process and can be used as a checklist
(d)the standard follows the development process and can be used as a checklist
Which is NOT one of the three general obligations of an appraiser under STANDARD 1?
(a) correctly compete research and analysis necessary to produce credible results
(b) determine the scope of work necessary
(c) identify the problem to be solved
(d) report the onions and conclusions reached by an appraiser
(d)report the onions and conclusions reached by an appraiser
This is the topic of STANDARD 2
According to USPAP Advisory Opinion 31, when an assignment is performed by more than one appraiser, such as a supervisory appraiser and a trainee appraiser, _________________ obligations regarding the workfile for the assignment.
(a) each appraiser is subject to the same
(b) the firm with which that are affiliated has
(c) the intended user(s) elect which party has
(d) only the supervisory appraiser has
(a)each appraiser is subject to the same
Standards Rule 2-1 contains general obligations for all written and oral property appraisal reports, including a specific obligation that all ________________ used in the assignment must be clearly and accurately disclosed.
(a) assumptions, extraordinary assumptions, hypothetical conditions, and limiting conditions
(b) confidential elements and the sources of confidential information
(c) data and verification sources
(d) non-appraiser personnel and administrative assistance
(a)assumptions, extraordinary assumptions, hypothetical conditions, and limiting conditions
The requirements set fourth in STANDARD 1 follow the ______________ in the order of topics addressed.
(a) appraisal development process
(b) appraisal reporting process
(c) appraisal review process
(d) report certification statements
(a)appraisal development process
Standards Rule 2-2(a)(ix), for the Appraisal Report option, advised that when any portion of the work involves significant real property appraisal assistance, the appraiser must ________ the extent of that assistance.
(a) detail
(b) discuss
(c) state
(d) summarize
(d)summarize
STANDARD 2 addresses the
(a) development steps undertaken in the assignment.
(b) content and level of information required in a report.
(c) scope of work determined necessary in an assignment.
(d) type of property that is the subject of the appraisal.
(b)content and level of information required in a report.
STANDARD 2 addresses the obligations of an appraiser for ______________ and correlates with Step 6 in the appraisal process.
(a) developing a real property appraisal
(b) developing and reporting an appraisal review
(c) reporting a real property appraisal
(d) the scope of work of developing and reporting an appraisal
(c)reporting a real property appraisal