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USPAP Final Exam Questions and Answers 100%
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The Appraisal Foundation has the authority to enforce the requirements of USPAP. - ANSWER ✔✔-
False; The Appraisal Foundation is a private entity. The Foundation and its boards have no enforcement
authority in any jurisdiction.
Which Foundation board is responsible for USPAP? - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards Board (ASB)
Currently, the boards within The Appraisal Foundation include: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards
Board, Appraiser Qualifications Board, Board of Trustees
Which entity is responsible for establishing education and experience requirements for licensing and
certification of appraisers? - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB)
Which entity appoints members of the AQB and ASB? - ANSWER ✔✔-Board of Trustees (BOT)
Qualification criteria for appraiser certification and recertification are disseminated to state appraisal
boards by the: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB)
Advisory Opinions are best described as - ANSWER ✔✔-not part of USPAP, but included as reference
material
USPAP is written, amended, and interpreted by the: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards Board (ASB)
USPAP is enforced by: - ANSWER ✔✔-State appraiser licensing/certification agencies
Which is NOT a responsibility of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC)? - ANSWER ✔✔-Writing,
interpreting, and amending USPAP
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WRONG Answers: Monitoring the practices, procedures, and activities of The Appraisal Foundation,
Maintaining a National Registry of licensed and certified appraisers, Overseeing each state's appraiser
licensing and certification program are handled by the ASC
Which entity maintains the official National Registry of state-certified and licensed appraisers? -
ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC)
Who is responsible for issuing credentials to individual appraisers? - ANSWER ✔✔-State appraisal
regulatory agencies
Why are USPAP Advisory Opinions issued? - ANSWER ✔✔-To offer advice
Which of these is considered an integral part of USPAP and has the same weight as the components they
address? - ANSWER ✔✔-Comments
Which part of USPAP establishes the requirements for workfile content for an appraisal or appraisal
review assignment? - ANSWER ✔✔-RECORD KEEPING RULE
In USPAP, the appraisal process is divided into two distinct types of activity: _________ and __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔-Development, reporting
The first step in the appraisal process is: - ANSWER ✔✔-Identify the problem
Which step in the appraisal process involves communication of the appraiser's opinions and conclusions?
- ANSWER ✔✔-Reporting
To which property types does USPAP apply? - ANSWER ✔✔-Both tangible and intangible property
What is the stated purpose of USPAP? - ANSWER ✔✔-Promote and maintain a high level of public trust
in appraisal practice
The PREAMBLE states that USPAP intended to benefit: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisers and users of
appraisal services
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When obligated by law or regulation, an appraiser _______ comply with USPAP. - ANSWER ✔✔-Must
The requirement for USPAP compliance in an appraisal assignment could be the result of: - ANSWER
✔✔-Any of these answers
An appraiser has the professional responsibility to identify the capacity in which he or she is performing.
- ANSWER ✔✔-True
When performing valuation services outside of appraisal practice, an individual must be careful not to
__________ the client and other intended users about his or her role. - ANSWER ✔✔-Mislead
A valuation service that is premised upon advocacy: - ANSWER ✔✔-It cannot be performed by an
individual acting as an appraiser
USPAP states that in a situation when an individual is not required by law, regulation, or agreement to
comply with USPAP: - ANSWER ✔✔-The individual should still comply when he or she is acting as an
appraiser
A preference or inclination that precludes an appraiser's impartiality, independence, or objectivity is: -
ANSWER ✔✔-Bias
An appraiser is permitted to be biased when performing an appraisal, as long as the bias is properly
disclosed. - ANSWER ✔✔-False
If an appraiser assumes a condition to be true, and evidence supports that belief, although that fact is not
certain, this is an example of: - ANSWER ✔✔-An extraordinary assumption
If an appraiser assumes a condition to be true that does not exist for the purposes of analysis, this is an
example of: - ANSWER ✔✔-A hypothetical condition
An appraiser receives a copy of a signed sales agreement for an office building, which specifies the
agreed-upon amount of $950,000. What does this figure represent? - ANSWER ✔✔-Price
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USPAP Final Exam Questions and Answers 100%
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The Appraisal Foundation has the authority to enforce the requirements of USPAP. - ANSWER ✔✔-
False; The Appraisal Foundation is a private entity. The Foundation and its boards have no enforcement
authority in any jurisdiction.
Which Foundation board is responsible for USPAP? - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards Board (ASB)
Currently, the boards within The Appraisal Foundation include: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards
Board, Appraiser Qualifications Board, Board of Trustees
Which entity is responsible for establishing education and experience requirements for licensing and
certification of appraisers? - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB)
Which entity appoints members of the AQB and ASB? - ANSWER ✔✔-Board of Trustees (BOT)
Qualification criteria for appraiser certification and recertification are disseminated to state appraisal
boards by the: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB)
Advisory Opinions are best described as - ANSWER ✔✔-not part of USPAP, but included as reference
material
USPAP is written, amended, and interpreted by the: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards Board (ASB)
USPAP is enforced by: - ANSWER ✔✔-State appraiser licensing/certification agencies
Which is NOT a responsibility of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC)? - ANSWER ✔✔-Writing,
interpreting, and amending USPAP
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WRONG Answers: Monitoring the practices, procedures, and activities of The Appraisal Foundation,
Maintaining a National Registry of licensed and certified appraisers, Overseeing each state's appraiser
licensing and certification program are handled by the ASC
Which entity maintains the official National Registry of state-certified and licensed appraisers? -
ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC)
Who is responsible for issuing credentials to individual appraisers? - ANSWER ✔✔-State appraisal
regulatory agencies
Why are USPAP Advisory Opinions issued? - ANSWER ✔✔-To offer advice
Which of these is considered an integral part of USPAP and has the same weight as the components they
address? - ANSWER ✔✔-Comments
Which part of USPAP establishes the requirements for workfile content for an appraisal or appraisal
review assignment? - ANSWER ✔✔-RECORD KEEPING RULE
In USPAP, the appraisal process is divided into two distinct types of activity: _________ and __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔-Development, reporting
The first step in the appraisal process is: - ANSWER ✔✔-Identify the problem
Which step in the appraisal process involves communication of the appraiser's opinions and conclusions?
- ANSWER ✔✔-Reporting
To which property types does USPAP apply? - ANSWER ✔✔-Both tangible and intangible property
What is the stated purpose of USPAP? - ANSWER ✔✔-Promote and maintain a high level of public trust
in appraisal practice
The PREAMBLE states that USPAP intended to benefit: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisers and users of
appraisal services
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When obligated by law or regulation, an appraiser _______ comply with USPAP. - ANSWER ✔✔-Must
The requirement for USPAP compliance in an appraisal assignment could be the result of: - ANSWER
✔✔-Any of these answers
An appraiser has the professional responsibility to identify the capacity in which he or she is performing.
- ANSWER ✔✔-True
When performing valuation services outside of appraisal practice, an individual must be careful not to
__________ the client and other intended users about his or her role. - ANSWER ✔✔-Mislead
A valuation service that is premised upon advocacy: - ANSWER ✔✔-It cannot be performed by an
individual acting as an appraiser
USPAP states that in a situation when an individual is not required by law, regulation, or agreement to
comply with USPAP: - ANSWER ✔✔-The individual should still comply when he or she is acting as an
appraiser
A preference or inclination that precludes an appraiser's impartiality, independence, or objectivity is: -
ANSWER ✔✔-Bias
An appraiser is permitted to be biased when performing an appraisal, as long as the bias is properly
disclosed. - ANSWER ✔✔-False
If an appraiser assumes a condition to be true, and evidence supports that belief, although that fact is not
certain, this is an example of: - ANSWER ✔✔-An extraordinary assumption
If an appraiser assumes a condition to be true that does not exist for the purposes of analysis, this is an
example of: - ANSWER ✔✔-A hypothetical condition
An appraiser receives a copy of a signed sales agreement for an office building, which specifies the
agreed-upon amount of $950,000. What does this figure represent? - ANSWER ✔✔-Price
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