Abbott & Dartt Appraisal Svc provides honest and ethical appraisals for Chittenden County

For honest and ethical appraisals, rely on Abbott & Dartt Appraisal Svc

Typically, appraising is a long term career. The rigors of becoming a licensed appraiser have increased more than ever in the past. So it goes without question these days that real estate appraisal can unquestionably be considered a profession as opposed to a trade. In our field, as with any profession, we must follow strict ethical considerations.

An appraiser's primary responsibility is to their client. Typically, in residential practice, the appraiser's client is the lender ordering the appraisal, and often the appraisal is ordered by a third party the lender has brought in to maintain independence. It follows that appraisers are typically restricted to only disclosing information to their clients, so as a homeowner, if you want to review an appraisal report, you normally should request it from your lender.

Other responsibilities include accurate figures appropriate to the scope of the assignment, acquiring and keeping a particular level of competency and education, and naturally, the appraiser must bear a professional demeanor. Maintaining high ethics and client confidentiality is just normal course of business for us at Abbott & Dartt Appraisal Svc.

Appraisers will sometimes be obligated to consider the interests of third parties, such as homeowners, sellers and buyers, or others. Those third parties normally are spelled out in scope of the appraisal assignment itself. An appraiser's fiduciary role is restricted to those parties who the appraiser knows, based on the scope of work or other things in the framework of the order.


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There are also ethical rules that have nothing to do with clients and others. For example, appraisers must keep their work files for at least five years - something else Abbott & Dartt Appraisal Svc makes a part of their standard routine.

We require the highest ethical standards possible from ourselves. Doing assignments where our fee is dependent on our value conclusion is not something we can consider. In other words, we can't agree to do an appraisal report and collect the fee only if the loan closes. There's a definite conflict of interest if an appraiser can report a greater value and then get paid more money! We set ourselves to a higher standard.

Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice clearly states unethical behavior as accepting 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" as well as other situations. We diligently follow these rules to the letter which means you can be at ease knowing we are doing everything we can to get you an accurate home or property value.

When you engage Abbott & Dartt Appraisal Svc, we'll make sure you're getting the professional service you deserve along with the principles we're known for.