Thursday, January 5, 2012

Welcome to 2012 (USPAP)

An even numbered new year means a new edition of USPAP.  I know every appraiser sleeps with a copy of USPAP under their pillow and has read the 2012-2013 edition so many times their copy is already worn out.  Even so,  I thought I would bullet point the major changes:
  • Revised definitions: Client, Extraordinary Assumption, Hypothetical Condition.  The definition of Exposure Time was moved from Statement 6 into the Definition Sections.
  • A new rule: Record Keeping is now a full blown Rule
  • Exposure Time (associated with market value) must now be reported.
  • Revised disclosure requirement:  Disclose whether you have or have not performed any services with regard to the subject property within the 3 years proceeding the effective date.
  • Standards for Personal Property Appraisal (Standards 7 & 8) have been significantly updated.
  • Advisory Opinion 21 USPAP Compliance has been revised to help us understand when USPAP does and does not apply.
See you in the 7 hour USPAP update class!