GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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SENATE BILL 576

Short Title:      Real Estate Appraisal Clarifications.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Gunn (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate

April 3, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to conform with federal guidelines in the performance of evaluations for real property for federally regulated financial institutions.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 93E‑1‑4 reads as rewritten:

"§ 93E‑1‑4.  Definitions.

When used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:

(1)        "Appraisal" or "real estate appraisal" means an Appraisal; real estate appraisal. – An analysis, opinion, or conclusion as to the value of identified real estate or specified interests therein performed for compensation or other valuable consideration.

(2)        "Appraisal assignment" means an Appraisal assignment. – An engagement for which an appraiser is employed or retained to act, or would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting, as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased appraisal.

(3)        "Appraisal Board" or "Board" means the Appraisal Board; Board. – The North Carolina Appraisal Board established under G.S. 93E‑1‑5.

(4)        "Appraisal Foundation" or "Foundation" means Appraisal Foundation; Foundation. – The Appraisal Foundation established on November 20, 1987, as a not‑for‑profit corporation under the laws of Illinois.

(5)        "Appraisal report" means any Appraisal report. – Any communication, written or oral, of an appraisal.

(6)        "Certificate" means that Certificate. – A document issued by the North Carolina Appraisal Board evidencing that the person individual named therein has satisfied the requirements for certification as a certified real estate appraiser and bearing a certificate number assigned by the Board.

(7)        "Certificate holder" means a person Certificate holder. – An individual certified by the Board under the provisions of this Chapter.

(7a)      "Certified general real estate appraiser" means a person Certified general real estate appraiser. – An individual who holds a current, valid certificate as a certified general real estate appraiser issued under the provisions of this Chapter.

(7b)      "Certified residential real estate appraiser" means a person Certified residential real estate appraiser. – An individual who holds a current, valid certificate as a certified residential real estate appraiser issued under the provisions of this Chapter.

(7c)      "Comparative market analysis" and "broker price opinion" mean an Comparative market analysis; broker price opinion. – An estimate prepared by a licensed real estate broker that details the probable selling price or leasing price of a particular parcel of or interest in property and provides a varying level of detail about the property's condition, market, and neighborhood, and information on comparable properties, but does not include an automated valuation model.

(7d) Evaluation. – A determination as to the value of real estate performed for a federally regulated financial institution in accordance with the Interagency Guidelines.

(7e) Interagency Guidelines. – The Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines issued jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve System, National Credit Union Administration, Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

(8)        "License" means that License. – A document issued by the North Carolina Appraisal Board evidencing that the person individual named therein has satisfied the requirements for licensure as a licensed real estate appraiser and bearing a license number assigned by the Board.

(8a)      "Licensed residential real estate appraiser" means a person Licensed residential real estate appraiser. – An individual who holds a current, valid license as a licensed residential real estate appraiser issued under the provisions of this Chapter.

(9)        "Licensee" means aLicensee. – An individual person licensed by the Board under the provisions of this Chapter.

(10)      "Real estate" or "real property" means land, Real estate; real property. – Land, including the air above and ground below and all appurtenances and improvements thereto, as well as any interest or right inherent in the ownership of land.

(11)      "Real estate appraiser" or "appraiser" means a person Real estate appraiser; appraiser. – An individual who for a fee or valuable consideration develops and communicates real estate appraisals or otherwise gives an opinion of the value of real estate or any interest therein.

(12)      "Real estate appraising" means the Real estate appraising. – The practice of developing and communicating real estate appraisals.

(13)      "Residential real estate" means any Residential real estate. – A parcel of real estate, improved or unimproved, that is exclusively residential in nature and that includes or is intended to include a residential structure containing not more than four dwelling units and no other improvements except those which are typical residential improvements that support the residential use for the location and property type. A residential unit in a condominium, town house, or cooperative complex, or planned unit development is considered to be residential real estate.

(14)      through (16) Repealed by Session Laws 2007‑506, s. 4, effective October 1, 2007.

(17)      "Temporary appraiser licensure or certification" means the Temporary appraiser license or certification. – The issuance of a temporary license or certificate by the Board to a person an individual licensed or certified in another state who enters this State for the purpose of completing a particular appraisal assignment.

(18)      "Trainee", "registered trainee", or "trainee real estate appraiser" means a person Trainee; registered trainee; trainee real estate appraiser. – An individual who holds a current, valid registration as a trainee real estate appraiser issued under the provisions of this Chapter.

(19)      "Trainee registration" or "registration as a trainee" means the Trainee registration; registration as a trainee. – A document issued by the North Carolina Appraisal Board evidencing that the person individual named therein has satisfied the requirements of registration as a trainee real estate appraiser and bearing a registration number assigned by the Board."

SECTION 2.  Article 1 of Chapter 93E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 93E‑1‑15.  Evaluations performed by appraisers.

Evaluations may be performed by persons licensed or certified by the Appraisal Board if they are performed in accordance with the Interagency Guidelines. Appraisers performing evaluations shall develop and report these evaluations in accordance with the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines and do not have to report evaluations in accordance with Standards 1 and 2 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. An evaluation report shall contain a disclaimer stating that "This evaluation is not an appraisal performed in accordance with Standards 1 and 2 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and is intended only for the use of a federally regulated financial institution in accordance with the Interagency Guidelines."."

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.