Certified residential real estate appraisers may perform the appraisal of or the review appraisal of any residential real estate or real property of one-to-four residential units regardless of transaction value or complexity.
Pass the board-approved examination within 24 months of approval to sit.
Will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued
28 hours
Traditional experience pathway: licensed residential needs 1,000 hours over at least six months; certified residential needs 1,500 hours over at least 12 months.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Real Estate Appraiser Board Department of Professional & Occupational RegulationOfficial source
18 years old
The applicant must be at least 18 years of age.Official source
Applications received on or after January 1, 2026 must meet the AQB January 2026 minimum education standards.
For applications received on or after January 1, 2026, the applicant must have successfully completed the minimum education standards established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board in its January 2026 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria.Official source
Traditional experience pathway: licensed residential needs 1,000 hours over at least six months; certified residential needs 1,500 hours over at least 12 months.
a minimum of 1,000 hours of appraisal experience obtained in no fewer than six months. … a minimum of 1,500 hours of appraisal experience obtained in no fewer than 12 months.Official source
Pass the board-approved examination within 24 months of approval to sit.
Applicants must pass the board-approved examination within 24 months of being approved to take the examination.Official source
Every applicant to the board for a license by reciprocity must meet the following qualifications:
Every applicant to the board for a license by reciprocity must meet the following qualifications:Official source
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Open the official agency pageCertified residential real estate appraisers may perform the appraisal of or the review appraisal of any residential real estate or real property of one-to-four residential units regardless of transaction value or complexity.
Certified residential real estate appraisers may perform the appraisal of or the review appraisal of any residential real estate or real property of one-to-four residential units regardless of transaction value or complexity.Official source
Trainees have no experience prerequisite and must work under direct supervision.
There is no experience requirement for the appraiser trainee classification. … The appraiser trainee must be subject to direct supervision by a supervising appraiserOfficial source
Regulatory base application fees: trainee $117.50; licensed residential and certified residential $252.50. The rule separately assesses an $80 national registry fee for permanent license applicants.
Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser $252.50 … Licensed Residential Real Estate Appraiser $252.50 … Appraiser Trainee $117.50 … An $80 National Registry fee assessment for all permanent license applicantsOfficial source
Regulatory renewal fees: trainee $87.50; licensed/certified residential $167.50. These are the rule's fees before any separately applicable technology charge.
Certified residential real estate appraiser $167.50 … Licensed residential real estate appraiser $167.50 … Appraiser trainee $87.50Official source
Effective July 1, 2026, certain fees include a separate $7.25-per-year technology fee through June 30, 2030; confirm the total on the current application.
Effective July 1, 2026, certain fees include a separate Technology Fee of $7.25 per year … This fee will remain in place through June 30, 2030Official source
Renewal instructions and contact information are on https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Appraisers; practice cannot continue after expiration.
You CANNOT continue to practice in Virginia after your license has expired.Official source
Will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued
will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issuedOfficial source
2 years
will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issuedOfficial source
28 hours
not less than 28 hours during each licensing term.Official source
Seven of the classroom hours … must be the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) update course. … the minimum course length must be seven hours … the minimum course length must be four hours.
Seven of the classroom hours … must be the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) update course. … the minimum course length must be seven hours … the minimum course length must be four hours.Official source
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Will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued
will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issuedOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Real Estate Appraiser Board Department of Professional & Occupational RegulationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Appraisers
Real Estate Appraiser BoardOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Appraisers
Forms & ApplicationsOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
18 years old
18
The applicant must be at least 18 years of age.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Applications received on or after January 1, 2026 must meet the AQB January 2026 minimum education standards.
Applications received on or after January 1, 2026 must meet the AQB January 2026 minimum education standards.
For applications received on or after January 1, 2026, the applicant must have successfully completed the minimum education standards established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board in its January 2026 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Traditional experience pathway: licensed residential needs 1,000 hours over at least six months; certified residential needs 1,500 hours over at least 12 months.
Traditional experience pathway: licensed residential needs 1,000 hours over at least six months; certified residential needs 1,500 hours over at least 12 months.
a minimum of 1,000 hours of appraisal experience obtained in no fewer than six months. … a minimum of 1,500 hours of appraisal experience obtained in no fewer than 12 months.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass the board-approved examination within 24 months of approval to sit.
Pass the board-approved examination within 24 months of approval to sit.
Applicants must pass the board-approved examination within 24 months of being approved to take the examination.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
2 years
2
will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issuedOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued
will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issued Applies to: Trainee, licensed residential and certified residential licenses
will expire two years from the last day of the month in which they were issuedOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
28 hours
28
not less than 28 hours during each licensing term.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Seven of the classroom hours … must be the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) update course. … the minimum course length must be seven hours … the minimum course length must be four hours.
Seven-hour USPAP Update plus valuation bias/fair housing: initially seven hours (or qualifying eight-hour course), then four hours in later cycles.
Seven of the classroom hours … must be the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) update course. … the minimum course length must be seven hours … the minimum course length must be four hours.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Every applicant to the board for a license by reciprocity must meet the following qualifications:
Virginia has a reciprocity pathway with age, Virginia-law acknowledgment, disciplinary-history and criminal-history requirements under 18VAC130-20-40.
Every applicant to the board for a license by reciprocity must meet the following qualifications:Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Certified residential real estate appraisers may perform the appraisal of or the review appraisal of any residential real estate or real property of one-to-four residential units regardless of transaction value or complexity.
Certified residential scope includes one-to-four residential units regardless of value or complexity; licensed residential scope is limited by transaction value and complexity under 18VAC130-20-15.
Certified residential real estate appraisers may perform the appraisal of or the review appraisal of any residential real estate or real property of one-to-four residential units regardless of transaction value or complexity.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Trainees have no experience prerequisite and must work under direct supervision.
Trainees have no experience prerequisite and must work under direct supervision.
There is no experience requirement for the appraiser trainee classification. … The appraiser trainee must be subject to direct supervision by a supervising appraiserOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Regulatory base application fees: trainee $117.50; licensed residential and certified residential $252.50. The rule separately assesses an $80 national registry fee for permanent license applicants.
Regulatory base application fees: trainee $117.50; licensed residential and certified residential $252.50. The rule separately assesses an $80 national registry fee for permanent license applicants.
Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser $252.50 … Licensed Residential Real Estate Appraiser $252.50 … Appraiser Trainee $117.50 … An $80 National Registry fee assessment for all permanent license applicantsOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Regulatory renewal fees: trainee $87.50; licensed/certified residential $167.50. These are the rule's fees before any separately applicable technology charge.
Regulatory renewal fees: trainee $87.50; licensed/certified residential $167.50. These are the rule's fees before any separately applicable technology charge.
Certified residential real estate appraiser $167.50 … Licensed residential real estate appraiser $167.50 … Appraiser trainee $87.50Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Effective July 1, 2026, certain fees include a separate $7.25-per-year technology fee through June 30, 2030; confirm the total on the current application.
Effective July 1, 2026, certain fees include a separate $7.25-per-year technology fee through June 30, 2030; confirm the total on the current application.
Effective July 1, 2026, certain fees include a separate Technology Fee of $7.25 per year … This fee will remain in place through June 30, 2030Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Renewal instructions and contact information are on https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Appraisers; practice cannot continue after expiration.
Renewal instructions and contact information are on https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Appraisers; practice cannot continue after expiration.
You CANNOT continue to practice in Virginia after your license has expired.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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