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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 8TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD
CHAPTER 159RULES RELATING TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY REGISTRATION AND REGULATION ACT
RULE §159.155Periodic Review of Appraisals
ISSUE 09/01/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)A license holder must review the work of appraisers performing appraisal services on 1-4 family unit properties collateralizing mortgage obligations by performing a review in accordance with Standard 3 of USPAP of:

  (1)one of the first five appraisals performed for the license holder by each appraiser, prior to making a sixth assignment; and

  (2)a total of five percent, randomly selected, of the appraisals performed for the AMC for each twelve-month period following the date of the AMC's registration.

(b)Appraisals performed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section will be counted toward the calculation of five percent for the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(c)A review pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section is not required if the first five appraisals by an appraiser were completed before the AMC was required by the AMC Act[,] to be registered with the Board.

(d)In addition to satisfying the requirements of §1104.153 of the AMC Act, the review appraiser must have access to appropriate data sources for the appraisal being reviewed.

(e)An appraiser is qualified to perform an appraisal review within the meaning of §1104.153 of the AMC Act if the appraiser conducting the review:

  (1)is licensed or certified to act as an appraiser in Texas or another jurisdiction;

  (2)holds the appropriate credential to have performed the appraisal being reviewed; and

  (3) does not develop an opinion of value.

[(e)A certified residential appraiser may perform a review of a residential real estate appraisal completed by a certified general appraiser if the review appraiser is otherwise permitted by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act to perform the assignment.]

(f)An appraiser conducting a review under §1104.155 of the AMC Act and this rule must ensure compliance with:

  (1)[the] USPAP; and

  (2)[with] §1104.154 of the AMC Act.

(g) - (h)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 16, 2017

TRD-201703177

Kristen Worman

General Counsel

Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

Earliest possible date of adoption: October 1, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652



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