Board to discuss appraiser professionalism at March meeting after members raise concerns

The Board of Real Estate Appraisers opened a discussion of appraisal professionalism at its Jan. 6 public meeting, and members asked staff to schedule a fuller discussion during the board's March meeting.

The topic matters because board members said they have seen repeated examples of appraisers using inappropriate language, failing to complete assignments, or otherwise behaving in ways members said the profession should not tolerate — but several members and the board—s counsel cautioned that the board—s disciplinary authority is tied to specific standards and federal requirements.

Tony Castelli, a board member, raised the issue and presented an email-exchange example and other reported incidents that he said illustrated a pattern. "I think we, as a profession,…