Washington Real Estate Appraiser School Online

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VanEd offers both Colorado appraiser license courses and a full Washington Appraisal Continuing Education curriculum to keep you informed.

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If you want to build a foundation of real estate and at the same time pass the exam, you owe it to yourself to enroll with VanEd!

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License Requirements

How to Get a Washington Real Estate Appraiser License

All state appraiser regulatory agencies are required to implement real property appraiser licensing and certification requirements that are no less stringent than those issued by the AQB (Appraisal Qualifications Board) in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria.

The AQB has statutory authority to develop mandatory Criteria for Supervisory Appraisers, and for the Trainee Appraiser, Licensed Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General appraiser classifications. If a state has these classifications, they are required to adopt these Criteria for federally-related transactions at a minimum.

Check your state’s Appraisal Board website for more detailed licensing requirements, confirmation of the license levels outlined below, and background on how Supervisory Appraisers must track and report training hours.

Current Washington Real Estate Appraiser License Requirements

1. Trainee Real Property Appraiser

An applicant must have completed 75 creditable hours of qualifying education as specified in the Required Core Curriculum. All qualifying education must be completed within the five (5) year period prior to the date of submission of a Trainee Appraiser application.
There is no examination requirement for the Trainee Appraiser classification, but the Trainee Appraiser shall pass the appropriate end-of-course examinations in all of the prerequisite courses in order to earn credit for those courses.
No experience is required as a prerequisite for the Trainee Appraiser classification.

2. Licensed Residential Real Property Appraiser

30 semester hours of college-level education from an accredited college, junior college, community college, or university. Applicants holding an Associate degree, or higher, from an accredited college, junior college, community college, or university satisfy the 30-hour college-level education requirement. Applicants with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for 'equivalency'.
One hundred fifty (150) creditable class hours as specified in the Required Core Curriculum and the AQB-approved Licensed Residential Real Property Appraiser examination must be successfully completed.
Two thousand (2,000) hours of qualifying experience in no fewer than twelve (12) months.

3. Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser

Applicants for the Certified Residential credential must hold a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university. Applicants with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for 'equivalency'.
(200) creditable class hours as specified in the Required Core Curriculum and the AQB-approved Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser examination must be successfully completed.
Two thousand five hundred (2,500) hours of experience obtained during no fewer than twenty-four (24) months is required.

4. Certified General Real Property Appraiser

Applicants for the Certified General credential must hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university. Applicants with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for 'equivalency'.
Three hundred (300) creditable class hours as specified in the Required Core Curriculum and the AQB-approved Certified General Real Property Appraiser examination must be successfully completed.
Three thousand (3,000) hours of qualifying experience obtained in no fewer than thirty (30) months, where a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours must be obtained in non-residential appraisal work.

Washington Real Estate Appraiser License Renewal Requirements

Washington Appraisers are required to take 28 continuing education hours every 24 months, 7 of which includes the USPAP Update course.

All Washington appraiser continuing education may be taken online.

FAQs

Which Washington Real Estate Appraisal Courses Do I Need?

If you have no prior qualifications, you should start with the Washington Basic Real Estate Appraisal License Course Package. It offers you the best start to your real estate appraisal education at a significant discount compared to other schools. After completion, VanEd can help you satisfy any remaining requirements and prepare for the Washington real estate appraiser license exam!

Regulator Agency

Washington State Department of Licensing

Business and Professions Division, Real Estate Appraiser Program
P.O. Box 9021
Olympia, WA 98507-9021
360-664-6504