Check out the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers' Mid-Year 2024 Newsletter!

This new edition has information that can be useful to the well-seasoned and newly licensed appraisers.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE CURRENT DEADLINE:

Property Appraiser/Investigator and Supervisor Exams available through January 15, 2025. The link to the exams: EXAMS FOR BREA.

Are you considering the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) as your pathway to meet the experience requirements for an appraiser credential?

The Appraisal Foundation, through the Appraiser Diversity Initiative, offers tuition coverage for enrollment in a PAREA module—making it easier to take the next step in your appraisal career!

Learn more about PAREA and the Pathway to Success [click here].

Learn more about the Appraiser Diversity Initiative [click here].

Expedited Licensure Application Processing for Service Members Enrolled in SkillBridge

Beginning July 1, 2024, boards and bureaus under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) must expedite licensure application processing for service members currently enrolled in the U.S. Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.

Service members seeking licensure in California who qualify must provide documentation of enrollment, such as an official letter from the commanding officer. Failure to provide proper documentation could result in application processing delays. Applicants must still meet all board or bureau licensing requirements. For questions or assistance regarding licensing requirements, please contact BREA.

For more information on licensing resources available to service members, visit: www.dca.ca.gov/military.

Name and Gender Change Notification and Request for Confidentiality (SB 372, 2023)

Effective January 1, 2024, under Business and Professions Code section 27.5, licensees may notify the licensing board or bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) of a name and/or gender change and request confidentiality of the previous name or gender information, when meeting certain specified requirements. For more information and to request this confidentiality, click here.

How Changes In Regulations Are Made – the Rulemaking Process

Click on the link above to get an understanding of the Regulation Process.

Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) Hearing focused on the appraisal regulatory system

• BREA’s Bureau Chief Angela Jemmott testified at the hearing along with Jonathan Miller, President and CEO, Miller Samuel Inc.; Michelle Czekalski Bradley, certified general appraiser, chair of the Appraisal Standards Board; Brad Swinney, chief appraiser, Farm Credit Bank of Texas, chair of the Appraiser Qualifications Board; Morgan Williams, general counsel, National Fair Housing.

• The hearing explored the appraisal regulatory system focusing on appraisal standards, appraiser qualification criteria and barriers to entry into the profession, appraisal practice and state regulation.

• The hearing was intended to better understand the current challenges and explore opportunities to improve the appraisal profession, while combatting bias and promoting fair appraisals for all.

• A recording of the hearing can be viewed here: ASC Hearing, May 19, 2023

Please be informed that the following courses must be taken in order to renew a license.
Please search for available courses online at https://www.brea.ca.gov/html/SearchCourses.html

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023
NEW EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INITIAL APPLICANTS
Minimum of at least:
1 Hour of Cultural Competency

RENEWING LICENSEES
Minimum of at least:
1 Hour of Cultural Competency, and
2 Hours of Elimination of Bias

The Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) hosted an online discussion, “Educational Roundtable—Addressing Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias.”

Due to statutory changes this year, beginning in 2023, there will be new educational requirements on applicants and licensees related to cultural competency and the elimination of bias in appraisal practices. The goal of the educational discussion was to identify and evaluate best practices for instruction related to cultural competency and elimination of biases in the real estate appraisal industry and to aid BREA in the development of future course requirements.

Play Recording (2 hrs 53 min)
Recording password: Kyu3gXm9

• BREA also offers other information opportunities to learn about this topic of addressing Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias. Please note: This is not for CE Credit.

(link: https://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/implicit-bias-training)