State law requires registration, licensure or certification before acting or advertising as a real estate appraiser.
Complete the examination requirements prescribed by the AQB for the credential level.
Must expire on the 30th day of June of every year
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
North Carolina Appraisal Board
Submitting 15 appraisals of residential real estate to the Appraisal BoardOfficial source
Qualifications for registration, licensure, and certificationOfficial source
High school diploma or equivalent; AQB education requirements for the credential and any additional board requirements.
Obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent. (6) Successfully complete education, experience, and examination as required by The Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board for each level of registration, licensure, or certification. (7) Satisfy any additional education or experience requirements that the Board may impose by rule.Official source
Complete the examination requirements prescribed by the AQB for the credential level.
Successfully complete education, experience, and examination as required by The Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board for each level of registration, licensure, or certification.Official source
The board may grant reciprocity to appraisers licensed or certified in another state whose program complies with federal appraiser law.
The Board, in its discretion, may undertake to license or certify on a reciprocal basis, persons licensed or certified in another state if the appraiser licensing and certification program of the other state is in compliance with 12 U.S.C. § 3331, et seq.Official source
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Open the official agency pageState law requires registration, licensure or certification before acting or advertising as a real estate appraiser.
It is unlawful for any person in this State to act as a real estate appraiser, to directly or indirectly engage or assume to engage in the business of real estate appraisal, or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting the business of real estate appraisal without first obtaining a registration, license, or certificate issued by the Appraisal BoardOfficial source
Applicants must consent to a criminal-history check; state and national records are checked.
All applicants shall consent to a criminal history record check. The Board shall ensure that the State and national criminal history of an applicant is checked.Official source
CE prescribed by the board is a prerequisite to renewal; General Assembly members are exempt during their term.
As a prerequisite to the renewal of a trainee registration or a real estate appraiser license or certificate, the trainee registration holder, the licensee, or the certificate holder must satisfy any continuing education requirements that may be prescribed by the Board under subsection (b) of this section. The members of the General Assembly are exempt from this requirement and any education program regarding trainee supervision during their term of office.Official source
Must expire on the 30th day of June of every year
Trainee registrations, licenses, and certificates issued under this Chapter shall expire on the 30th day of June of every yearOfficial source
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$200
Each application for registration as a trainee or for licensure or certification as a real estate appraiser shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).Official source
$200
paying to the Executive Director of the Board the fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).Official source
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Must expire on the 30th day of June of every year
Trainee registrations, licenses, and certificates issued under this Chapter shall expire on the 30th day of June of every yearOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
North Carolina Appraisal Board
North Carolina Appraisal Board
Submitting 15 appraisals of residential real estate to the Appraisal BoardOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_93E/GS_93E-1-6.html
Qualifications for registration, licensure, and certificationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
High school diploma or equivalent; AQB education requirements for the credential and any additional board requirements.
High school diploma or equivalent; AQB education requirements for the credential and any additional board requirements.
Obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent. (6) Successfully complete education, experience, and examination as required by The Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board for each level of registration, licensure, or certification. (7) Satisfy any additional education or experience requirements that the Board may impose by rule.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Complete the examination requirements prescribed by the AQB for the credential level.
Complete the examination requirements prescribed by the AQB for the credential level.
Successfully complete education, experience, and examination as required by The Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board for each level of registration, licensure, or certification.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$200
200
Each application for registration as a trainee or for licensure or certification as a real estate appraiser shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$200
200
paying to the Executive Director of the Board the fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Must expire on the 30th day of June of every year
shall expire on the 30th day of June of every year Applies to: Trainee registrations, licenses and certificates under Chapter 93E
Trainee registrations, licenses, and certificates issued under this Chapter shall expire on the 30th day of June of every yearOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The board may grant reciprocity to appraisers licensed or certified in another state whose program complies with federal appraiser law.
The board may grant reciprocity to appraisers licensed or certified in another state whose program complies with federal appraiser law.
The Board, in its discretion, may undertake to license or certify on a reciprocal basis, persons licensed or certified in another state if the appraiser licensing and certification program of the other state is in compliance with 12 U.S.C. § 3331, et seq.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
State law requires registration, licensure or certification before acting or advertising as a real estate appraiser.
State law requires registration, licensure or certification before acting or advertising as a real estate appraiser.
It is unlawful for any person in this State to act as a real estate appraiser, to directly or indirectly engage or assume to engage in the business of real estate appraisal, or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting the business of real estate appraisal without first obtaining a registration, license, or certificate issued by the Appraisal BoardOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Applicants must consent to a criminal-history check; state and national records are checked.
Applicants must consent to a criminal-history check; state and national records are checked.
All applicants shall consent to a criminal history record check. The Board shall ensure that the State and national criminal history of an applicant is checked.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
CE prescribed by the board is a prerequisite to renewal; General Assembly members are exempt during their term.
CE prescribed by the board is a prerequisite to renewal; General Assembly members are exempt during their term.
As a prerequisite to the renewal of a trainee registration or a real estate appraiser license or certificate, the trainee registration holder, the licensee, or the certificate holder must satisfy any continuing education requirements that may be prescribed by the Board under subsection (b) of this section. The members of the General Assembly are exempt from this requirement and any education program regarding trainee supervision during their term of office.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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