Regulatory Compliance & Legal Framework Flashcards
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A lender orders an appraisal of a working cattle ranch and instructs the appraiser to exclude the value of cattle and personal property from the real property value. Under USPAP, the appraiser should:
Answer: Follow the client's instruction and clearly identify what is and is not included in the appraisal
USPAP requires the appraiser to clearly define the property rights and assets being appraised; excluding personal property per client instruction is proper as long as the scope is clearly disclosed.
Which provision of USPAP requires appraisers to retain their workfiles for a minimum of five years after preparation or two years after final disposition of any judicial proceeding, whichever is longer?
Answer: The Record Keeping Rule
USPAP's Record Keeping Rule establishes the minimum workfile retention requirements: five years after preparation, or two years after final disposition of a related judicial proceeding.
The Jurisdictional Exception Rule in USPAP applies when:
Answer: A law or regulation in a specific jurisdiction conflicts with USPAP, requiring departure from the conflicting portion
The Jurisdictional Exception Rule permits an appraiser to depart from a specific USPAP requirement only when a law or regulation in the assignment's jurisdiction conflicts with that requirement.
An ARA appraiser is asked to appraise irrigated farmland where water rights are appurtenant. What is the correct treatment of the water rights?
Answer: Include appurtenant water rights as part of the real property interest being appraised unless the assignment scope specifies otherwise
Appurtenant water rights are real property interests that run with the land; they are included in the real property appraisal unless the scope specifically calls for their separate valuation.
Under Title XI of FIRREA, appraisals for federally related transactions must be performed by:
Answer: A state-credentialed appraiser (licensed or certified) appropriate to the property type and transaction complexity
Title XI requires that appraisals for federally related transactions be performed by a state-credentialed appraiser at the credential level appropriate to the property type and transaction complexity.
Which of the following would constitute a violation of the USPAP Conduct section of the Ethics Rule?
Answer: Misrepresenting credentials, experience, or qualifications in an appraisal report
The USPAP Ethics Rule's Conduct section explicitly prohibits misrepresentation of credentials, qualifications, or experience in an appraisal or appraisal review assignment.
A rural lender requires an appraisal of a 500-acre farm with a de minimis transaction value exemption argument. Under federal appraisal regulations, which threshold most commonly triggers a waiver from the full appraisal requirement for commercial real estate?
Answer: $500,000
Federal banking regulators raised the appraisal threshold for commercial real estate transactions (excluding residential) to $500,000, above which a state-certified appraisal is required for federally regulated lenders.