Division of Real Estate

The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board (FREAB) is headquartered in Orlando and consists of seven members. The FREAB administers and enforces the real estate appraiser license law, Chapter 475, Part II, Florida Statutes. The Board is also empowered to pass rules that enable it to implement its statutorily authorized duties and responsibilities. These rules are contained in Chapter 61J1, Florida Administrative Code. The statute and rules, along with Chapters 455, 215, 120, and 20, Florida Statutes, as well as the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) are available under Statutes and Rules.

Real estate appraisers may earn five hours of appraiser continuing education credit for attending an entire board meeting, with a maximum of seven hours during a renewal cycle.

ALERT --- ALERT --- ALERT

Beginning at the August 3rd and 4th Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board (FREAB) meeting, copies of the agenda materials will be available on the Division of Real Estate website.  These materials will be posted to the website not less than 7 days before each meeting of the FREAB.

If you wish to have printed materials to reference during the meeting, please visit our website (www.myfloridalicense.com > Doing Business with Us > Real Estate Division Page > Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board > Meetings & Workshops) where you may print all publicly available materials as early as 7 days before the date of the meeting.   We appreciate your understanding as the department endeavors to minimize paper usage in all our business practices.

Also, please note the following FREAB Meeting changes:

• The start time for the meeting has changed to 8:30 a.m. for both meeting days.
• The Legal Docket has been moved to the first day of the meeting (Monday). Sign-in will begin at 8:00 a.m.
• If you plan to attend to obtain continuing education credit, you will need to attend the full day when the Legal Docket is heard. Sign-in will begin at 8:00 a.m. Please be sure to contact the Division of Real Estate Education Section prior to the meeting to make the proper arrangements to receive credit.
• The General Meeting to address Board Business will be held on Tuesdays.

PROPER DISPLAY OF FLORIDA REAL ESTATE APPRAISER

DESIGNATION AND LICENSE NUMBER

Florida’s real estate appraisers are being reminded of Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code (rule) requirements for the proper display of appraiser designations and license numbers.  While there have been many recent changes to the appraisal report forms used by real estate appraisers to conduct their daily business, Florida Statute and Rule remain the same.

The newest appraisal forms used for residential mortgage lenders contain revised language within the signature block where an appraiser affixes their license designation and number.  The new forms don’t require the display of an appraiser’s designation, only a license number. 

Failure to include your designation in the signature block is a violation of Chapter 475.622, Florida Statutes and Rule 61J1-7.001, Florida Administrative Code, which detail the requirements for the proper display of an appraiser’s designation and number within the appraisal report.

Any failure to properly display your designation and license number in an appraisal report that is submitted to a client could result in discipline against your license as defined in Rule 61J1-8 Disciplinary Guidelines.

The Statutes and Rules can be found by choosing the “Statutes and Rules” link above on this page and choosing the appropriate link.

REMINDER

AQB Criteria Changes for Appraisers in 2008

The Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) approved new criteria which became effective January 1, 2008. Please see Rule 61J1-10.

Additional information about the 2008 AQB Qualification Criteria changes can be accessed at www.appraisalfoundation.org.

Mail all applications to:

DBPR Central Intake Unit
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1027