How to Become a Real Estate Appraiser in Connecticut
To become a real estate appraiser in Connecticut, you'll first have to apply to be a State Provisional Licensed Appraiser.
Real estate appraisers inspect
and take measurements of real property (land, homes, apartments, office
buildings, etc.) in order to arrive at an accurate value of the property.
In any real estate transaction that needs a loan, a real estate appraisal will be required by the bank or lender. This includes purchase as well as refinancing transactions.
Consequently, there are many career opportunities for real estate appraisers in active real estate markets.
Real estate appraisers can be self-employed and work for themselves or they can work for mortgage firms, banks, lenders and government agencies.
Here's what you need to know to become a real estate appraiser in Connecticut:
1) Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Requirements in Connecticut
2) Real Estate Appraiser Job Duties
3) Income Potential
4) Connecticut Real Estate Appraisal Schools
How to Become a Real Estate Appraiser in Connecticut
1) Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Requirements in Connecticut
In Connecticut, real estate appraisers MUST be licensed by the Connecticut Occupational and Professional Licensing Division
To become a State Provisional Licensed Appraiser, you must:
- complete 75 hours of approved education including at least 15 hours of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
- complete and file an application along with a $40 application fee.
- work under the supervision of a licensed or certified real estate appraiser
After receiving 2500 hours of appraisal experience and completing 120 hours of approved education, you may apply to become a State Certified Residential Appraiser. There is a $45 fee.
The levels of real estate appraiser licensing in Connecticut are:
- State-Certified Residential Appraiser
- State-Certified General Appraiser
| License Levels | Education Requirements | Experience Requirements | Exam | Scope of Practice |
| State-Certified Appraiser | A minimum of 120 hours of approved appraisal education, with at least 15 hours on USPAP. | Minimum 2,500 hours of acceptable appraisal experience over at least 2 years. | Must pass the AQB approved certified residential examination. | May appraise all 1-to-4 unit residential property. |
| State-Certified General Appraiser | A minimum of 180 hours of approved appraisal education and 15 hours on USPAP. | Minimum 3,000 hours of acceptable appraisal experience, over at least 2.5 years. | Must pass the AQB approved certified general examination. | May appraise all types of real estate. |
NOTE: Education, Experience, Testing, and Continuing Education are subject to change based upon criteria established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of The Appraisal Foundation.
2) Duties of Real Estate Appraisers
A real estate appraiser's job is to estimate the value of real property. Real property consists of land, buildings, and even natural resources such as water, oil, or minerals.
The estimate of value is known as an appraisal. A real estate appraisal is made when real property is bought, sold, assessed, taxed, condemned, insured, or mortgaged.
A real estate appraiser's job duties also include:
- obtaining land values from county sources and sales information about nearby properties to help establish property value
- examining the income records and operating costs of income properties
- estimating building replacement costs using building valuation manuals and professional cost estimators.
- examining the type and location of nearby services such as shopping centers, schools, parks, and other neighborhood features in order to evaluate their impact on property values.
- verifying legal descriptions of property with county records, measuring the property and comparing the measurements with the legal descriptions.
- photographing interiors and exteriors of properties to help estimate property value, substantiate findings and complete appraisal reports
- preparing written reports that estimate the property value, outline methods used in estimations and meet appraisal standards
3) Income Potential in Connecticut
According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the 2003 median salary of Real Estate Appraisers in Connecticut was approximately $51,300/year.
Salaries ranged from under $30,000/year to over $82,000/year.
4) Real Estate Appraisal Schools in Connecticut
If you are interested in becoming a real estate appraiser in Connecticut, you will need to take classes that are approved by the Connecticut Occupational and Professional Licensing Division.
Please call the Board at 860-713-6150 prior to signing up for
classes.
Name of Provider
Real Estate Appraisal Schools for Connecticut
American Academy of Real Estate Studies
4 Carborne Way
Suffield, CT 06078
Telephone: (860) 668-2086
Annual School for CT Assessors & Brds
c/o University of Connecticut
Extended & Continuing Education
One Bishop Circle, U-14
Storrs, CT 06269-4014
Telephone: (860) 486-9318
Appraisal and Real Estate School of Connecticut
27 Strawberry Hill Avenue
Suite 200
Stamford, CT 06902
Telephone: (203) 326-3315
Appraisal Institute (CT Chapter)
86 Highland Avenue
P.O. Box 509
Torrington, CT 06790-0509
Telephone: (860) 482-9992
Asnuntuck Community College (REC)
170 Elm Street
Enfield, CT 06082
Telephone: (860) 253-3115 or (860) 253-3034
Capital Community College (REC)
950 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Telephone: (860) 906-5130
Fax: (860) 906-5110
Charter Oak Real Estate School
17 Cook Close
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Telephone: (203) 438-3440
Charters Real Estate Programs
421 West Preston Street
Hartford, CT 06114-2246
Telephone: (860) 956-6225
Connecticut Association of Realtors
111 Founders Plaza, 11th Floor
East Hartford, CT 06108
Telephone: (860) 290-6601
Connecticut Professional Business School
49 Leavenworth Street
Suite 200
Waterbury, CT 06702
Telephone: (203) 574-6639
Connecticut Real Estate Academy
604 Watertown Road
Middlebury, CT 06762
Telephone: (203) 758-8144
Connecticut Real Estate Institute
678 Main Street
Branford, Ct 06405-3615
Telephone: (203) 488-5760
Connecticut Real Estate Training
6 Mohican Trail
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Telephone: (203) 623-3369
DARES Institute
705 Boston Post Road
Suite C2B
Guilford, CT 06437
Telephone: (203) 458-9400
Dynamic Directions
23 Wildwood Acres Road
Rockfall, CT 06481-2055
Telephone: (860) 722-3144
Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors
Yantic River Plaza
238 West Town Street
Norwich, CT 06360-2195
Telephone: (860) 892-2595
Environmental Management Geological Consultants
10 Long Hill Avenue
Shelton, CT 06484
Telephone: (203) 924-9544
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
D. J. Dolan Building
Fairfield, Connecticut 06824
Telephone: (203) 254-4307
Gateway Community College (REC)
Real Estate Consortium of CT Community Colleges
88 Bassett Road
North Haven, CT 06473
Telephone: (203) 285-2310 or (203) 285-2307
Gateway Real Estate Academy
367 Elm Street, 2nd Floor
West Haven, CT 06516
Telephone: (203) 931-0387
Greater Hartford Association of Realtors
433 South Main Street, Suite 106
West Hartford, CT 06110-1670
Telephone: (860) 561-1800
Housatonic Community College (REC)
900 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Telephone: (203) 332-5150
Learning Curve, The
11 Sass Drive
P.O. Box 162
Manchester, CT 06040
Telephone: (860) 646-4793
Learning Unlimited
109 Wheeler Road
Litchfield, CT 06759-2428
Telephone: (860) 567-9104
Continuing Education Division
P.O. Box 1046, MS #16, Great Path
Manchester, CT 06045-1046
Telephone: (860) 512-2800
Middlesex Community College (REC)
100 Training Hill Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Telephone: (860) 343-5865
Middlesex Shoreline Real Estate School
222 Old Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Telephone: (860) 395-0588
Mid-State Business & Real Estate Training Center
274 Ward Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
Telephone: (203) 265-5768
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
(Connecticut Chapter)
O'Neill Duffy & Duffy & Co., LLC
118 Coalpit Hill Road, Suite 2
Danbury, CT 06810-8052
Telephone: (203) 744-3338
Naugatuck Valley Community College (REC)
750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
Telephone: (203) 596-8712
New Haven Real Estate School
127 Washington Avenue
West Building Lower Level
North Haven, CT 06473
Telephone: (203) 234-3938
Northern Fairfield County Association of Realtors
15 Stony Hill Road
Bethel, CT 06801
Telephone: (203) 744-7255
Northwestern CT Community College (REC)
Park Place East
Winsted, CT 06098
Telephone: (860) 738-6444
Norwalk Community College (REC)
188 Richards Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
Telephone: (203) 857-7054
Professional Business Institute
2395 State Street
Hamden, CT 06514
Telephone: (203) 230-2724
Professional Valuation & Real Estate School, The
49 Neck Road, P.O. Box 711
Clinton, CT 06413
Telephone: (860) 669-6950
Quinebaug Valley Community College (REC)
742 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239-1440
Telephone: (860) 774-1133
Real Estate Consortium of CT Community Colleges
c/o Gateway Community College
88 Bassett Road
North Haven, CT 06473
Telephone: (203) 285-2310 or (203) 285-2307
Real Estate Institute of Learning
575 Main Street, Suite B
East Haven, CT 06512
Telephone: (203) 467-1135
Real Estate Training & Education Services
961 Huntington Turnpike
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Telephone: (203) 374-2150
Three Rivers Community College (REC)
574 New London Turnpike
Norwich, CT 06360
Telephone: (860) 885-2310
Tunxis Community College (REC)
271 Scott Swamp Road
Route 6 and Route 177
Farmington, CT 06032
Telephone: (860) 255-3667
University of Connecticut
Center of RE & Urban Economic Studies
U-2041RE
Storrs, CT 06269-2041
Telephone: (860) 486-3227 or (203) 251-8470
University of Connecticut
College of Continuing Studies
One Bishop Circle
Unit 4056
Storrs, CT 06269-4056
Telephone: (860) 486-1058
University of Hartford
Office of Continuing & Professional Education
50 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Telephone: (860) 768-5634
Value Search Appraisal & Real Estate Educators
3335 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06614
Telephone: (203) 380-9729
Waterbury Adult Education
28 East Clay Street
Waterbury, CT 06706
Telephone: (203) 574-8038
Westport Real Estate Institute
c/o Raymond Ross, Esquire
840 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880
Telephone: (203) 341-1209