How to Get a Real estate appraiser License in Louisiana (2026)

Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board

Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board

The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board biennial renewal period

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Open the official agency page

https://lreab.gov/

Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board

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Open the official agency page

https://lreab.gov/forms

Appraiser Trainee License

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The Licensed Residential Real Property Appraiser classification applies to the appraisal of non-complex one-to-four residential units having a transaction value less than $1,000,000, and complex one-to-four residential units having a transaction value less than $400,000.

Licensed residential covers non-complex one-to-four units below $1 million and complex one-to-four units below $400,000.

The Licensed Residential Real Property Appraiser classification applies to the appraisal of non-complex one-to-four residential units having a transaction value less than $1,000,000, and complex one-to-four residential units having a transaction value less than $400,000.

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Certified residential covers one-to-four residential units without regard to value or complexity.

Certified residential covers one-to-four residential units without regard to value or complexity.

The Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser classification qualifies the appraiser to appraise one-to-four residential units without regard to value or complexity.

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Licensed residential requires 1,000 experience hours over at least six months.

Licensed residential requires 1,000 experience hours over at least six months.

One thousand (1,000) hours of experience are required to be obtained in no fewer than six (6) months.

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Certified residential requires 1,500 experience hours over at least 12 months.

Certified residential requires 1,500 experience hours over at least 12 months.

One thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of experience are required to be obtained during no fewer than twelve (12) months.

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Licensed residential applicants must pass the AQB-approved licensed residential examination or a certified residential/general examination; education and experience precede examination.

Licensed residential applicants must pass the AQB-approved licensed residential examination or a certified residential/general examination; education and experience precede examination.

The only alternative to successful completion of the Licensed Residential examination is the successful completion of the Certified Residential or Certified General examination. ... The prerequisites for taking the AQB-approved examination are completion of: One hundred fifty-eight (158) creditable class hours ... One thousand (1,000) hours of qualifying experience in no fewer than six (6) months.

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Certified residential applicants must pass the AQB-approved certified residential examination or certified general examination.

Certified residential applicants must pass the AQB-approved certified residential examination or certified general examination.

The AQB-approved Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser examination must be successfully completed. The only alternative ... is the successful completion of the Certified General examination.

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Trainees must complete 83 qualifying hours within five years before application, including the 15-hour USPAP course and examination, plus a separate supervisory/trainee course.

Trainees must complete 83 qualifying hours within five years before application, including the 15-hour USPAP course and examination, plus a separate supervisory/trainee course.

an applicant must have completed eighty-three (83) hours of qualifying education ... pass the 15-Hour National USPAP Course ... All qualifying education must be completed within the five (5) year period immediately preceding the date of application ... the Trainee Appraiser course is not eligible towards the eighty-three (83) hours of qualifying education required.

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Certified residential: 200 qualifying classroom hours plus applicable college education or the qualifying five-year licensed-appraiser alternative.

Certified residential: 200 qualifying classroom hours plus applicable college education or the qualifying five-year licensed-appraiser alternative.

The Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser classification requires completion of two hundred (200) creditable class hours ... As an alternative to the requirements in Section III.B. above, individuals who have held a Licensed Residential credential for a minimum of five (5) years may qualify

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Trainees need no prior experience.

Trainees need no prior experience.

No experience is required as a prerequisite for the Trainee Appraiser classification.

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Trainees have no separate credential examination but must pass qualifying-course examinations.

Trainees have no separate credential examination but must pass qualifying-course examinations.

There is no examination requirement for the Trainee Appraiser classification, but the Trainee Appraiser shall pass the appropriate end-of-course examinations

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Timely Renewal Period: October 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Timely Renewal Period: October 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 Applies to: Published 2027–2028 appraiser renewal cycle

Timely Renewal Period : October 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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28 hours

28

appraisers must complete 28 hours of Board-approved continuing education

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7-Hour USPAP Update Course Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Course ... Appraisers who have previously completed the initial 7-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course must complete at least 4 hours ... Appraisers who have never completed the initial 7-hour course must complete the 7-hour course first ... All appraisers must upload all of their education certificates in one PDF for online renewals

For the 2027–2028 renewal, 28 approved hours include the 7-hour USPAP update and Valuation Bias/Fair Housing course. The bias course is 7 hours initially, then at least 4 hours in subsequent cycles. Upload all certificates with renewal.

7-Hour USPAP Update Course Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Course ... Appraisers who have previously completed the initial 7-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course must complete at least 4 hours ... Appraisers who have never completed the initial 7-hour course must complete the 7-hour course first ... All appraisers must upload all of their education certificates in one PDF for online renewals

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Reciprocal licensing depends on substantially equivalent requirements in the applicant's resident state. Other nonresident applicants follow the resident licensing process, including examination and experience review.

Reciprocal licensing depends on substantially equivalent requirements in the applicant's resident state. Other nonresident applicants follow the resident licensing process, including examination and experience review.

A reciprocal license may be issued to a licensed or certified real estate appraiser by virtue of substantially equivalent licensing or certification requirements in the appraiser’s resident state. ... non-resident applicants must complete the same licensing process that resident applicants are required to complete, including testing and experience review.

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