Appraiser Qualifications Board
Under the provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) establishes the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria (Criteria), or the minimum education, experience and examination requirements for real property appraisers to obtain a state certification. The AQB issues Q&As which are published periodically on the Foundation website. The AQB issues Exposure Drafts on proposed changes to the Criteria and obtains feedback at public meetings throughout the year in various regions of the country.
The AQB also establishes Personal Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, or the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements for sponsoring membership organizations of The Appraisal Foundation who confer personal property designations. In addition, the AQB performs a number of ancillary duties related to real property and personal property appraiser qualifications, including administration of the Course Approval Program (CAP), the Real Estate Degree Review Program and the Instructor Certification Course (ICC) and Instructor Recertification Course (IRC).
You can read the AQB's Rules of Procedures here.
Q&As
To view recent AQB Q&As, please visit our Q&A webpage.
Current Board Members
The AQB is composed of five to nine members who are appointed by the BOT and may serve up to eight years. Activities of the Board are directed by the Chair, who is appointed by the BOT for a one-year term.
Brad Swinney, Chair
Jerry Yurek, Vice Chair
William Fall
Miriam Lopez
Byron Miller
Karen Oberman
Valerie Scott
Shawn L. Telford
View past AQB members here.
For any questions please contact [email protected].