Official sources and verification (17)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardNebraska Real Property Appraiser Board
Nebraska Real Property Appraiser Board
Nebraska Real Property Appraiser Board
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Qualifications / Minimum ageTrainee applicants must be at least 19.
Trainee applicants must be at least 19.
Be at least nineteen years of age.
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Qualifications / EducationTrainee: 85–90 hours of board-approved qualifying education, including the variable-length supervisor/trainee course.
Trainee: 85–90 hours of board-approved qualifying education, including the variable-length supervisor/trainee course.
Successfully complete 85–90 hours in Board-approved qualifying education
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Qualifications / Required hoursLicensed residential: 158 hours.
Licensed residential: 158 hours.
LICENSED RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION EDUCATION REQUIREMENT TOTAL 158 HOURS
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Qualifications / ExperienceLicensed residential: 1,000 hours over at least six months, or an AQB-approved licensed residential or certified residential PAREA program.
Licensed residential: 1,000 hours over at least six months, or an AQB-approved licensed residential or certified residential PAREA program.
An applicant is required to have completed no fewer than 1,000 hours of real property appraisal
practice experience in a period of no fewer than six months; or have successfully completed an AQB-approved Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) licensed residential program or
certified residential program.
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Qualifications / ExamCertified residential: pass the approved certified residential or certified general examination within 24 months after board approval of education and experience.
Certified residential: pass the approved certified residential or certified general examination within 24 months after board approval of education and experience.
Within the twenty-four months following approval of the applicant's education and experience by the
Real Property Appraiser Board, an applicant must pass a certified residential real property appraiser
examination or certified general real property appraiser examination
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RenewalNo later than November 30 of the designated year
no later than November 30 of the designated year Applies to: Credential renewal application and applicable CE documentation; credentials remain effective until December 31 of the designated year.
All current credentials issued under the Nebraska Real Property Appraiser Act, other than temporary
credentials, which expire six (6) months after the date issued, will remain in effect until December 31 of the
designated year. The application for renewal, along with documents certifying completion for twenty-eight
(28) hours of completed continuing education (if applicable), is due to the Board’s office no later than
November 30 of the designated year.
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Continuing education hours28 hours
28
twenty-eight
(28) hours of completed continuing education (if applicable)
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ReciprocityA currently credentialed appraiser from another jurisdiction may apply for licensed residential or certified residential reciprocity, subject to Nebraska's credentialing requirements and board review.
A currently credentialed appraiser from another jurisdiction may apply for licensed residential or certified residential reciprocity, subject to Nebraska's credentialing requirements and board review.
A person currently credentialed to engage in real property appraisal practice concerning real
estate and real property under the laws of another jurisdiction may qualify for a credential as a
licensed residential real property appraiser, a certified residential real property appraiser, or a
certified general real property appraiser by complying with all of the provisions of the Real
Property Appraiser Act relating to the appropriate classification of credentialing.
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Agency guidanceTrainee practice is limited to assignments the supervising certified appraiser is permitted and competent to perform.
Trainee practice is limited to assignments the supervising certified appraiser is permitted and competent to perform.
The scope of real property appraisal practice for the trainee real property appraiser shall be limited to
real property appraisal practice assignments that the supervisory certified real property appraiser is
permitted to engage in by his or her current credential and that the supervisory real property appraiser
is competent to engage in.
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Agency guidanceCertified residential qualifying education totals 200 hours.
Certified residential qualifying education totals 200 hours.
CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION EDUCATION REQUIREMENT TOTAL 200 HOURS
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Agency guidanceCertified residential experience: 1,500 hours over at least 12 months, or certified residential PAREA, or licensed residential PAREA plus 495 hours over at least six months.
Certified residential experience: 1,500 hours over at least 12 months, or certified residential PAREA, or licensed residential PAREA plus 495 hours over at least six months.
An applicant is required to have completed no fewer than 1,500 hours of real property appraisal practice
experience in a period of no fewer than twelve months; or have successfully completed a AQB-approved
Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) licensed residential program and 495 hours of
real property appraisal practice experience in a period of no fewer than six months; or have successfully
completed a certified residential PAREA program.
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Agency guidanceTrainee application: $185 plus a $55 criminal-history check, $240 due with the application.
Trainee application: $185 plus a $55 criminal-history check, $240 due with the application.
TOTAL FEE DUE: $240.00: Non-refundable Application Fee $185.00 and non-refundable Criminal History Record Check Fee: $55.00
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Agency guidanceLicensed residential: $240 due with the application; credentialing fees are $335 plus a $40 ASC registry fee.
Licensed residential: $240 due with the application; credentialing fees are $335 plus a $40 ASC registry fee.
TOTAL FEE DUE WITH APPLICATION: $240.00
Fee(s) associated with credentialing: $335.00 credentialing fee and $40.00 ASC Appraiser Registry fee.
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Agency guidanceA full two-year CE period must be completed before renewing for two years.
A full two-year CE period must be completed before renewing for two years.
The entire two-year continuing education period is required to be
satisfactorily completed prior to renewing a credential for a two-year period.
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