{"id":12265,"date":"2013-09-04T17:56:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T21:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nebb\/rebuttals-and-appraisal-reviews\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T13:21:10","slug":"rebuttals-and-appraisal-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nebbinstitute\/blog\/rebuttals-and-appraisal-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuttals and Appraisal Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re not part of the appraisal world, you might not be aware that an appraiser\u2019s word is not necessarily gospel. An appraisal, by its very nature, is supposed to be fair, impartial, and unbiased. But even if it is, that doesn\u2019t mean that everyone\u2019s going to agree with it.<\/p>\n
Clients who have an appraisal performed are well within their rights to request an appraisal review. If the reviewer brings up issues that the appraiser doesn\u2019t agree with, the appraiser is often asked to provide a written rebuttal to explain why they believe they\u2019re correct.<\/p>\n
In defending the appraisal, there\u2019s sometimes concern that the appraiser would be, at least indirectly, offering an opinion on the quality of another appraiser\u2019s work that was performed as part of an appraisal review, or that in the rebuttal the appraiser may not be able to be objective and unbiased, since they have an interest in defending the original appraisal.<\/p>\n
According to USPAP, an appraiser can defend (or explain) his or her appraisal, as long as they don\u2019t offer an opinion on the quality of another\u2019s work. A rebuttal where an appraiser simply provides additional rationale or support for his or her analyses, opinions, and conclusions is an acceptable practice.<\/p>\n