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CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE APPRAISER SCHOOL

To qualify to take the California State trainee/residential appraiser license examination, an applicant must have completed a minimum of 90 hours of basic education courses.  

The courses used to qualify for the state exam must be approved by the California Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA) and cover certain topics that are mandated by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB).  The applicant must be 18 years of age or older.  No previous experience is required.  

The basic education hours used to qualify for the state trainee/ residential license must include a minimum of 15 hours on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).  This course sets forth the minimum national ethics and technical standards for appraisers. As of January 1, 2003, this 15 hour National USPAP course must be conducted in a live classroom setting.  The instructor must be an AQB Certified Instructor. 

SUMMARY OF OREA APPRAISER LICENSES

There are four levels of appraiser licenses offered through the

Office of Real Estate Appraisers.  The basic education hours already completed at one level can be carried over should a licensee wish to qualify for the next level of appraiser licensure.   

Appraiser License Education & Experience Summary  

Trainee Level - Needs 90 hours basic education including 15 hours of USPAP.  No experience is required.  Trainee can appraise any property that the supervising appraiser is permitted to appraise. 

Residential Level - Needs 90 hours basic education including 15 hours of USPAP.  Applicant needs 2,000 hours of acceptable appraisal experience.  Can appraise 1-4 family units valued up to $1 million; and non-residential property valued up to $250,000  

Certified Residential Level - Needs 120 hours of basic education including 15 hours of USPAP.  Also needs 2,500 hours of acceptable appraisal experience and 30 months of experience.  At this level, the appraiser can appraise 1-4 family property without regard to transaction value and complexity and non-residential property valued to $250,000.  

Certified General Level - Needs 180 hours of basic education including 15 hours of USPAP.  Needs 3,000 hours of acceptable appraisal experience, of which 1,500 hours must be non-residential, and 30 months of experience.

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