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 Darwin Ernst Appraisal Services, Inc. upholds the highest professional ethics
Appraising is generally a long term career. Requirements to become a licensed appraiser have become more difficult than ever in the past. So it goes without question these days that real estate appraisal can definitely be considered a profession rather than a trade. In our field, as with any profession, we are bound by an ethical code.
An appraiser's primary obligation is to their client.
Typically, for a regular residential appraisal, the lender (or an agent of the lender) places the order to the appraiser, becoming the appraiser's client.
Thereon, appraisers have certain duties of confidentiality to their clients, plus strict rules and regulations to which we must adhere. As
a homeowner, if you desire to review the appraisal document, you normally should obtain it through your lender and not the appraiser.
Other obligations include accurate calculations appropriate to the nature of the assignment, reaching and maintaining a particular level of competency and education, and the appraiser must conduct him or herself as a professional. Here at Darwin Ernst Appraisal Services, Inc., we take these ethical responsibilities very to heart.
Appraisers will regularly need to consider the interests of third parties, including homeowners, both sellers and buyers, or others. Those third parties normally are spelled out in the appraisal assignment itself. An appraiser's fiduciary role is restricted to those third parties who the appraiser is aware of, based on the scope of work or other things in the framework of the order.
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Darwin Ernst Appraisal Services, Inc. has an established track record for completing appraisals with the highest of ethics. To learn more, contact us. |
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There are also ethical standards that have nothing to do with whom we share information. For example, appraisers must backup their work files for at least five years - at Darwin Ernst Appraisal Services, Inc. you can rest assured that we stick to that rule.
We demand the highest professional integrity possible from ourselves.
Doing assignments based on contingency fees is not something we can consider.
That means we are not able to agree to do an appraisal report and collect payment on the contingency of the loan closing.
Anyone should be able to see that inflating a value to achieve essentially a higher paycheck is unethical!
We set ourselves to a higher standard.
Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (or simply "USPAP") explicitly states unethical behavior as the acceptance of an assignment that is contingent on "the reporting of a pre-determined result (e.g., opinion of value)", "a direction in assignment results that favors the cause of the client", or "the amount of a value opinion" in addition to other situations We diligently follow these rules to the letter which means you can rest easy knowing we are working hard to objectively determine the home or property value.
With Darwin Ernst Appraisal Services, Inc., you won't have any doubts that you're getting 100 percent ethical, professional service.
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