Colorado Real estate appraiser License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)

Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers, Division of Real Estate

Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers, Division of Real Estate

Division of Real Estate ... The Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

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RULES GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Beginning January 1, 2026, one hundred fifty-eight (158) creditable class hours ... Two hundred (200) creditable class hours ... Completion of the college-level education option requirements

Licensed: 158 creditable class hours beginning January 1, 2026. Certified residential: 200 hours, plus a college-level education option under Rule 2.3.B.

beginning January 1, 2026, one hundred fifty-eight (158) creditable class hours ... Two hundred (200) creditable class hours ... Completion of the college-level education option requirements

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Licensed: 1,000 hours in at least six months. Certified residential: 1,500 hours in at least 12 months.

Licensed: 1,000 hours in at least six months. Certified residential: 1,500 hours in at least 12 months.

at least one thousand (1,000) hours of appraisal experience in no fewer than six (6) months ... One thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of qualifying experience completed in no fewer than twelve (12) months

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Board approval precedes the appropriate examination. New applicants not already credentialed and in good standing elsewhere have 24 months after approval to pass.

Board approval precedes the appropriate examination. New applicants not already credentialed and in good standing elsewhere have 24 months after approval to pass.

After receiving approval from the Board, an Applicant, who is not currently licensed or certified and in Good Standing in another Jurisdiction, has up to twenty-four (24) months to take and pass the Certified Residential Appraiser Examination.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Submit proof of the required errors and omissions policy after passing the examination.

Submit proof of the required errors and omissions policy after passing the examination.

After successfully passing the appropriate Examination ... submit a copy of the Examination results with proof of the required errors and omissions insurance policy

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Initial licenses are valid through December 31 of the year issued.

Initial licenses are valid through December 31 of the year issued.

An initial license is valid through December 31 of the year of issuance.

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First-year CE: 14 hours if licensed before July 1; none if issued July 1 or later.

First-year CE: 14 hours if licensed before July 1; none if issued July 1 or later.

For Initial Licenses issued before July 1 of any year, Licensees must complete fourteen (14) hours ... For Initial Licenses issued on or after July 1 of any year, there will be no Continuing Education requirement

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28 hours

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Twenty-eight (28) hours of real estate appraisal Continuing Education, completed at any time during the two (2) year licensing period.

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Every two calendar years: seven-hour USPAP and valuation bias/fair housing; the latter is seven hours initially (qualifying course may satisfy it), then at least four hours.

Every two calendar years: seven-hour USPAP and valuation bias/fair housing; the latter is seven hours initially (qualifying course may satisfy it), then at least four hours.

The 7-hour National USPAP Continuing Education Course ... every two (2) calendar years. ... Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Outline, every two (2) calendar years beginning January 1, 2026. ... the course length must be seven (7) hours. ... Every two (2) calendar years thereafter, the course length must be at least four (4) hours.

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Endorsement requires an active, substantially equivalent out-of-state credential in good standing from an ASC-compliant jurisdiction, application, fees and fingerprints; obtain the Colorado license before practicing.

Endorsement requires an active, substantially equivalent out-of-state credential in good standing from an ASC-compliant jurisdiction, application, fees and fingerprints; obtain the Colorado license before practicing.

Active license or certificate from another Jurisdiction which is substantially equivalent ... Active license or certificate in Good Standing ... in compliance with Title XI, FIRREA ... apply for licensure by endorsement ... pay the specified Fees ... submission of a set of fingerprints ... issued by the Board a license by endorsement prior to undertaking appraisal activities

Last verified Oct 25, 2026