Supervisor-Trainee Ch 5-8 Flashcards
A Certified General Appraiser wants to act as a Supervisory Appraiser to a Trainee Appraiser. The General Appraiser had his certificate suspended by the state 27 months ago, but has had no disciplinary issues since that time. Is the appraiser qualified to be a Supervisory Appraiser at this time?
No, because the appraiser must have been “in good standing” for a period of at least three years
A current Certified Residential Appraiser wants to become a Certified General Appraiser. According to the AQB minimum criteria, how many additional hours of appraisal education does the appraiser need in order to qualify?
100
A current Certified Residential Appraiser wishes to upgrade to a Certified General Appraiser credential. According to the AQB Criteria, what is the minimum number of experience hours that she must accumulate in non-residential appraisal work?
1,500
A current holder of a valid Trainee Appraiser credential wishes to upgrade to a Licensed Residential Appraiser credential. Under the AQB minimum criteria, the Trainee Appraiser will have to complete ____ additional hours of education.
75
A current Trainee Appraiser wishes to take the examination to obtain a Licensed Residential Appraiser credential. When may she take the exam?
After she completes both the education and experience requirements
A licensed Trainee Appraiser wishes to sign an appraisal report. Is this permitted in California?
Yes, as long as the report is also signed by the Supervisory Appraiser
A professional appraiser organization awards _______ to its members.
Designations
A state appraisal regulatory agency establishes a requirement that an appraiser must have 7 years of experience as a certified appraiser before he or she qualifies to be a Supervisory Appraiser. Is the state agency permitted to do this?
Yes, because states may adopt requirements that exceed those of the AQB
A Supervisory Appraiser engages several appraisal trainees and has them turning out a high volume of appraisal reports with minimal training and supervision. This type of operation is known as:
An appraisal mill
A Supervisory Appraiser has his certification suspended by a state appraisal regulatory agency. When must the Supervisory Appraiser notify his Trainee Appraiser of this disciplinary sanction?
Immediately
A Supervisory Appraiser in California is permitted to supervise _________ Trainee Appraisers at one time.
A maximum of three
A Supervisory Appraiser is bringing a Trainee Appraiser along too fast, and has assigned tasks that the Trainee Appraiser is not capable of completing. What should the Trainee Appraiser do?
Tell the Supervisory Appraiser
A Supervisory Appraiser knowingly allows a Trainee Appraiser to communicate a misleading real property appraisal report. What specific part of USPAP has been violated?
The ETHICS RULE
A Supervisory Appraiser must accompany the Trainee Appraiser on all inspections until the Trainee Appraiser is competent to conduct inspections independently, and:
Has met all specific requirements pertaining to property inspection established by the credentialing jurisdiction
A Supervisory Appraiser must not have been subject to any prior disciplinary action within the prior _____ that would affect his or her ability to practice.
Three years
A Supervisory Appraiser should be expected to instruct the Trainee Appraiser in:
Appraisal ethics and appraisal methods and techniques
A Trainee Appraiser and a Supervisory Appraiser work together on an appraisal review assignment. Which one must retain physical custody of the workfile?
Either, but one must take responsibility
A Trainee Appraiser assists a Supervisory Appraisal in an appraisal assignment, but does not sign the appraisal report. Where must the Trainee Appraiser’s name appear in the report?
In the certification
A Trainee Appraiser has completed all of the required education and experience, and is waiting to sit for the exam. The Supervisory Appraiser is convinced the Trainee Appraiser is fully capable of performing appraisal work unsupervised. May the Supervisory Appraiser provide blanket authorization for this Trainee Appraiser to affix the supervisor’s signature?
No, blanket signature authorization is prohibited by the ETHICS RULE
A Trainee Appraiser has experience primarily in the appraisal of tract homes in subdivisions, and regularly inspects these properties unsupervised. Should the Supervisory Appraiser allow this Trainee Appraiser to inspect a 9,000 square foot luxury estate with 20 acres and large outbuildings without supervision?
No, because this property is complex and is likely beyond the scope of the Trainee Appraiser’s experience
A Trainee Appraiser has more than one Supervisory Appraiser. How should experience logs be handled in this situation?
A separate log should be maintained for each Supervisory Appraiser
A Trainee Appraiser is expected to have a basic understanding of minimum AQB requirements for licensure AND:
Requirements of the credentialing jurisdiction that may exceed those of the Criteria
A Trainee Appraiser is preparing her experience log to submit to California to become a certified appraiser. She has accumulated extensive experience in appraisal review. What is the maximum number of experience hours in appraisal review may she use?
400
A Trainee Appraiser is working toward a Certified General Appraiser credential. He has missed several of his goals for completion of courses and accumulating his experience hours. What should the Supervisory Appraiser do?
Allow for more frequent monitoring of the Trainee Appraiser
A Trainee Appraiser signs the letter of transmittal in an Appraisal Report, but does not sign the certification. Which of these statements is TRUE regarding the Trainee Appraiser’s signature obligations under USPAP?
The Trainee Appraiser must sign the certification because he has signed the letter of transmittal.
A Trainee Appraiser submits an experience log to a state appraisal regulatory agency. On the log, the appraiser is claiming 40 experience hours for an appraisal of a non-complex single family dwelling. What is the regulatory agency MOST likely to do?
Request additional documentation from the Trainee Appraiser
A Trainee Appraiser who performs the cost approach repeatedly on residential appraisal assignments:
Is forming habits that may be good or bad
A Trainee Appraiser wishes to become certified, and submits an application to BREA. How long is this application valid?
One year
A Trainee Appraiser’s employing company has established policies that do not comply with USPAP. What should the Trainee Appraiser do?
Take whatever steps are necessary to ensure USPAP compliance
A would-be Trainee Appraiser wants to appraise office buildings and income-producing commercial properties. What type of appraiser should she select as her Supervisory Appraiser?
General Certified Appraiser who is competent in these property types
According to Article 3 of the California regulations, appraisal education courses must meet minimum _______ requirements.
AQB
According to the AQB Criteria, an appraiser who holds a valid Licensed Residential Appraiser credential needs how many additional education hours in order to upgrade to a Certified Residential Appraiser credential?
50
According to the California appraiser licensing law, who is required to promulgate requirements for licensure and discipline of real estate appraisers?
The Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
According to USPAP, when may a Supervisory Appraiser affix a Trainee Appraiser’s signature to an appraisal report?
If authorization is given by the Trainee Appraiser in a specific assignment
An applicant for an appraisal credential does not have any appraisal experience. What type of credential may he or she obtain without any experience, based on AQB minimum qualifications?
Trainee Appraiser
An applicant for an appraisal credential in California is given _____ attempts to pass the examination within one year.
5
An applicant for an appraisal credential is denied by BREA. The applicant believes he has met the minimum requirements for the credential; however BREA’s conclusion is that the applicant does not meet these minimum requirements. What may the applicant do at this point?
Apply to have the decision reviewed in a hearing
An applicant for an appraiser credential is sending her appraisal work samples to BREA. These samples must be:
Exact, non-redacted copies of the report delivered to the client
An appraiser does not possess the necessary competency to complete an appraisal of a golf course, but she wants to complete it anyway. According to the COMPETENCY RULE, what is the FIRST action she must take?
Disclose the lack of competency to the client before agreeing to perform the assignment
An appraiser is asked to perform an appraisal review assignment, but he does not possess the necessary competency to complete it. What are his options under USPAP?
Acquire the necessary competency, or decline the assignment
An appraiser receives a request for a real property appraisal, but the appraiser does not possess the competency to perform this particular assignment and does not want to acquire the competency. USPAP would require the appraiser to:
Decline the assignment
Are experience hours obtained through the completion of a “practicum course” acceptable towards appraiser licensing in California?
Yes, if the course is approved by the AQB. Only appraisals performed for a business purpose (e.g. loans, litigation, etc.) may be credited for purposes of meeting the minimum experience requirements except that experience gained through case studies and practicum courses that are approved by the AQB Course Approval Program may be credited for no more than 50 percent of the total experience requirement.
As a result of the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the ASC is required to create and maintain a national registry of:
Appraisal management companies
As a Trainee Appraiser’s knowledge and experience grows, what should happen to the Supervisory Appraiser’s scope of review?
It should decrease
As of October 1, 2016, an applicant for a Trainee Appraiser credential in California is required to pass:
No examination
Assuming no state laws or regulations to the contrary, the AQB requirements state that a Supervisory Appraiser is responsible for accompanying the Trainee Appraiser on all inspections:
Until the Trainee Appraiser is competent to conduct inspections independently
By searching the ASC National Registry, you can find ________ appraisal credentials.
Both active and expired
Certified appraiser Ted agrees to present a seminar about appraisal issues to a local lending institution’s staff. Does the ETHICS RULE of USPAP apply to Ted when he is performing this activity?
Yes, because Ted is performing this service as an appraiser
Each state was required to establish a program for appraiser licensing and certification as a result of which federal law?
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act
Generally speaking, a Trainee Appraiser who wishes to become credentialed as an appraiser has _____ paths from which to choose.
Three
How many creditable hours of appraisal education are necessary to meet the AQB minimum criteria for a Licensed Residential Appraiser credential?
150
How many creditable hours of education must be completed by an applicant for a Certified Residential Appraiser credential, under the AQB Criteria?
200
How many experience hours are necessary to meet the AQB minimum requirement for a Certified General Appraiser credential?
3000
How many hours of basic appraisal education does an applicant need in order to qualify for a Trainee Appraiser credential in California?
150
How might a Trainee Appraiser abuse the trust of the Supervisory Appraiser, in the context of the Trainee-Supervisor Relationship?
Misusing the Supervisory Appraiser’s signature
If a Trainee Appraiser has more than one Supervisory Appraiser, then:
The Trainee Appraiser should maintain separate experience logs for each supervisor
If a Trainee Appraiser submits an experience log to a state appraisal regulatory agency claiming 50 experience hours on a non-complex single family home appraisal, what is MOST likely to happen?
The agency will request additional documentation from the Trainee Appraiser
In 2013, the name of the California Office of Real Estate Appraisers was changed to what?
Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
In California, submission of the Log of Appraisal Experience and Experience Log Summary forms is:
Not required for Trainee license applicants