Appraiser License Renewals
Renewals begin each year on May 1st and are due by June 30th. The renewal fee is $200.00. If a licensee would like to be included on the National Registry, the licensee must include an additional fee of $60. Appraisers must be on the National Registry to perform appraisals for federally-related transactions. A trainee may not be on the registry but may work on any report his or her supervisor is allowed to work on, as long as the client has no objection to a trainee working on the report. All required CE must have been taken before a licensee can renew. If a licensee does not have the required CE completed by May 31st, then the licensee will not be able to renew their license until after July 1st or later and will have to pay the $10 per month late fee.
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​​All licenses are required to have 28 hours of CE. Seven of the 28 hours must be the 7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education course, as required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation, or its equivalent. USPAP is revised every even numbered year, and appraisers must take the most recent edition of the 7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education course by May 31 of the even numbered year in order to renew in an even numbered year. The most recent edition, of the 7-Hour USPAP Continuing Education course, generally begins being offered in October of the prior year (odd numbered year), so there is approximately an 8-month window to meet this requirement. You may take all of your CE online or in the classroom. Please note that if the course is an asynchronous course, the course delivery mechanism must have current approval by an organization approved by the AQB, such as IDECC, in order to receive equivalent approval.
The remaining 21 hours of continuing education must be completed by May 31 of every odd numbered year. Of the remaining 21 hours of continuing education, licensees must complete the Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course. The course must be at least seven-hours the first time a trainee, licensee, or certificate holder completes the requirement. Beginning January 1, 2026, all new trainee applicants and all licensees planning to upgrade will be required to complete the qualifying education version (seven hour, plus one hour exam) prior to issuance of a trainee credential or upgrade.
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If a license does not renew by June 30th, the license will lapse, and the trainee or appraiser may no longer perform any appraisal work. It is a violation of state law to perform work as an appraiser when not licensed to do so.
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For twelve months after a license lapses, a licensee may late renew their license by paying the renewal fee, the National Registry fee (if desired), a late fee of $10.00 per month, and once all the CE has been completed and reported by the sponsor, the license will be reinstated. From 12 months to 5 years after the license expires, the licensee must submit an application for reinstatement, new criminal background check, the application fee, and have completed all required CE. Reinstatement is not retroactive.
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All Board approved CE courses are listed on our website under "Education". Please note that there is no carryover hours allowed from one cycle to another.