Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias in Appraisals

Course overview

This course addresses the responsibilities and obligations of all appraisers regarding cultural competency and avoiding both explicit and implicit (unconscious) bias when conducting real property appraisals. It covers applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements, and also provides an overview of relevant USPAP obligations. When this course was written, the required changes to the USPAP Refresher Course developed by the Appraisal Foundation and shared with Calypso Continuing Education regarding fair housing and bias had not been updated, but is expected to be updated in 2023. All those who have participated in this course will be provided with, at no additional cost, those updates.