Appraiser License Renewals:

Renewals are due each year by June 30th. The renewal fee is $200.00. If a licensee wants to be included on the National Registry, the licensee must include an additional fee of $60.00. Appraisers must be on the National Registry to perform appraisals for federally-related transactions. A trainee may not be on the registry but may work on any report his or her supervisor is allowed to work on, as long as the client has no objection to a trainee working on the report.

Trainees and appraisers are required to obtain 28 hours of continuing education every two years. Qualifying courses (other than Basic Appraisal Principles and Basic Appraisal Procedures, or their equivalents) may be used for continuing education. Trainees, licensees, and certificate holders who wish to use a qualifying education course for continuing education credit shall comply with the provisions of 21 NCAC 57B .0604. No continuing education credit shall be given for courses taken before the student was registered as a trainee in this state. The current CE cycle began June 1, 2025, and will go through May 31, 2027.

There are two CE cycles. Seven of the 28 hours must be the 7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education course, as required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation, or its equivalent. Appraisers must take the 2026-2027 7-Hour USPAP Continuing Education course by May 31, 2026.  The remaining 21 hours of continuing education must be completed before June 1, 2027. Of the 21 hours of continuing education, licensees must complete the Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course. The course must be at least seven hours the first time a trainee, licensee, or certificate holder completes the requirement. Beginning January 1, 2026, all new trainee applicants and all licensees planning to upgrade will be required to complete the qualifying education version (seven-hour, plus one hour exam) prior to issuance of a trainee credential or upgrade.  If a licensee takes the 8 Hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course in lieu of the 7 Hour course, they may receive CE credit to meet this requirement.

A licensee may take all their CE online or in the classroom. Please note that if the course is an asynchronous course, the course delivery mechanism must have current approval by an organization approved by the AQB, such as IDECC, in order to receive equivalent approval.

If a licensee does not renew by June 30th, the license will lapse, and the trainee or appraiser may no longer perform any appraisal work. It is a violation of state law to perform work as an appraiser when not licensed to do so.

For twelve months after a license lapses, a licensee may reinstate their license by paying the renewal fee, the National Registry fee (if desired), a late fee of $10.00 per month, and once all the CE has been completed and reported by the sponsor, the license with be reinstated. From 12 months - 5 years after the license lapses, the licensee must submit a new application, new criminal background check, the original application fee, and have completed all required CE. Reinstatement is not retroactive.

All required CE must have been taken before a licensee can renew. If a licensee does not have the required CE by June 1st, then the licensee will not be able to renew their license until July 1st or later and will have to pay a late fee.

All approved CE courses are listed on the Board’s website under "Education". Please note that there is no carryover continuing education allowed from one two-year cycle to another.

Example 1

John receives a renewal notice in May 2026 that requires him to submit a check for $200.00, plus $60.00 (National Registry fee) before June 30th to renew by June 30, 2026. He has not yet completed his 2026-2027 7 Hour National USPAP Continuing Education course. If he takes the course by May 31st, he will be able to renew his license by June 30, 2026. If he fails to take the course, he cannot renew until he takes the course, and then only after July 1st. He must also pay a late fee for each month he is late in renewing his license. Note that if he takes the course in June 2026, he still must wait until July 1 to renew his license.

Example 2

John receives a renewal notice in May 2027 that requires him to submit a check for $200.00, plus $60.00 (National Registry fee) before June 30th to renew by June 30, 2027. He has not yet completed the 7 Hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course or the remaining 14 hours of continuing education. If he takes the remaining courses by May 31st, he will be able to renew his license by June 30, 2027. If he fails to take all the courses, he cannot renew until he takes the courses and then only after July 1. He must also pay a late fee for each month he is late in renewing his license. Note that if he finally completes his classes in June 2027, he still must wait until July 1 to renew his license.

Example 3

John receives a renewal notice in May 2026 to renew. He has not completed the 2026-2027 7 Hour National USPAP Continuing Education course, thus fails to renew. In January 2027, he finally completes the course. In order to renew, he must send in the regular renewal fees and a late fee of $70 ($10.00 per month for seven months). His license will then be reinstated effective January 2027.

Example 4

John receives a renewal notice in May 2026 but chooses not to renew his license. He changes his mind in August 2027. In order to renew, he must submit  an application for reinstatement (including a criminal background check), pay the application fee, have completed the 2026-2027 7 Hour National USPAP Continuing Education course, the 7 Hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course, and completed the additional 14 hours of continuing education that was due by May 31, 2027.  

Reminder:

It is a violation of state law to perform work as an appraiser when not licensed to do so. Since renewal is not retroactive, any work done during a time period when a license is lapsed may result in disciplinary action or in the denial of an application for reinstatement and may subject the appraiser to criminal sanctions.