NAR provides support for modernizing appraiser qualifications through competency-based pathways to expand access to the profession and urges the AQB to recognize verifiable parallel real estate experience and education, keep fair housing and valuation bias continuing education mandatory, and set consistent, transparent evaluation and implementation standards across all pathways.
NAR Comments on 3rd Draft of Appraisal Qualifications Criteria
Issue Date: October 23, 2026
NAR provides support for modernizing appraiser qualifications through competency-based pathways to expand access to the profession and urges the AQB to recognize verifiable parallel real estate experience and education, keep fair housing and valuation bias continuing education mandatory, and set consistent, transparent evaluation and implementation standards across all pathways.
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