Frequently Asked Questions

No, a Provisional (Trainee) credential is not required in Kansas. A trainee may work, unlicensed, under the supervision of a certified appraiser to accrue their experience hours. Both the trainee and the supervising appraiser are required to complete the Supervisory Appraiser/Trainee Course before commencing any supervised experience; the supervising appraiser must meet the Supervision Requirements.

State Licensed requires 158 hours of Qualifying Education.

Certified Residential requires 200 hours of Qualifying Education plus College-Level Education.

Certified General requires 300 hours of Qualifying Education plus a Bachelor’s Degree in any field of study.

Provisional (Trainee) applicants must satisfy the educational requirements for the classification they are provisioning for before they can apply.

See Qualifying Education Requirements for more detailed information.

State Licensed requires 1,000 hours of appraisal experience obtained in no less than 6 months but no more than 5 years.

Certified Residential requires 1,500 of appraisal experience obtained in no less than 12 months but no more than 5 years.

Certified General requires 3,000 hours of appraisal experience obtained in no less than 18 months but no more than 5 years; at least 1,500 hours must be non-residential appraisal work.

See Experience Information for details.

Actual Hours are the total hours a trainee spent on an assignment; Credit Hours are the valuation-related hours that meet the AQB definition of experience. 

It is possible for an applicant to receive less credit than the actual hours spent on an assignment (ex. A new trainee took 16 hours to complete a full appraisal of a single-family property but the maximum allowable amount is 8 hours). It is not possible for an applicant to receive more credit hours than actual hours spent (ex. applicant reports 16 actual hours but claims 24 credit hours because that is the maximum allowable). 

KREAB has compiled a list of certified appraisers who are willing to supervise. Email us at kreab@ks.gov to request a copy.

You will need to contact the prospective supervisory appraiser(s) directly to discuss your needs. You and the prospective supervisor must ensure all supervisor qualifications are met prior to beginning supervised experience. See Supervision Requirements  for more info.

No. All Qualifying Education and Experience requirements must be completed and approved by the Board prior to taking the examination.

Exam authorizations are valid for two years. If an applicant does not pass the examination within the two-year authorization period, their application expires and they must reapply entirely. If there have been any changes to the AQB criteria since the initial application (i.e. additional qualifying education or experience requirements), the applicant must satisfy any additional requirements to ensure compliance upon re-application. 

The Overview of the Licensing Process details the steps you must complete to apply for a license/credential in Kansas.

If you are licensed/credentialed in another state and are in good standing, you obtain a Temporary Practice Permit to engage in appraisal practice in Kansas. Submit a completed Temporary Practice Application along with a copy of the engagement letter or contract and payment of the $50 Temporary Practice Registration fee. Temporary permits are valid for 6 months from the date of issuance.

Applicants who are licensed or certified in another state may be issued a Kansas license or certificate if: the applicant’s license/credential is current and in good standing, the applicants home state is in compliance with the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) and the credentialing requirements of the applicant’s home state meet or exceed Kansas requirements.

The Reciprocity Application is available in the Forms section.

Submit the Appraiser Renewal Application and payment OR login to the KREAB License Portal to renew online. Renewals are due by May 31 of each year to avoid a late fee; licenses expire June 30. Late renewals are accepted through September 30.

‘Appraisal management services’ means to perform or attempt to perform, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following functions on behalf of a lender, financial institution, client, or any other person:

• “Administer an appraiser panel;
• recruit, qualify, verify licensing or certification and negotiate fees and service level expectations with any person who is part of an appraiser panel;
• receive an order for an appraisal from one entity and deliver the order for the appraisal to an appraiser that is part of an appraisal panel for completion;
• track and determine the status of orders for appraisals;
• conduct quality control of a completed appraisal prior to the delivery of such appraisal to the person that order the appraisal; or
• submit a completed appraisal performed by an appraiser to one or more clients.”  K.S.A. 58-4703(d)(1)-(6).

’Appraiser’ means an individual who holds a credential issued by the Kansas real estate appraisal board pursuant to the state certified licensed real property appraiser act entitling that individual to perform an appraisal of real property in the state of Kansas consistent with the scope of practice for such credential.” K.S.A. 58-4703(e).

An appraiser panel is a “network of one or more licensed or certified appraisers who are independent contractors to the AMC…” These appraisers have been “selected and approved by an AMC to perform appraisals for any client of the AMC that has ordered an appraisal through the AMC, or to perform appraisals for the AMC directly, on a periodic basis, as assigned by the AMC.” See K.S.A. 58-4703(f)(1)-(2).

According to K.S.A. 58-4703(g), ’Appraisal review’ means the act or process of developing and communicating an opinion about the quality of another appraiser’s work that was performed as part of an appraisal assignment related to the appraiser’s data collection, analysis, opinions of value, conclusions, estimate of value, or compliance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.”

“Any employee of, or independent contractor to, the AMC that performs an appraisal review for a property located in Kansas shall be an appraiser credentialed in good standing in the state of Kansas.” K.S.A. 58-4711(b).

No. K.S.A. 58-4703(f) defines “appraiser panel” and who may perform appraisals for a client of the AMC or for the AMC directly. However, appraisal reviews may be conducted by either an employee of the AMC or an independent contractor. See K.S.A. 58-4711(b).