Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.2607

  • Appraisal: means an opinion, conclusion, or analysis relating to the value of real property but does not include any of the following:
  (i) A market analysis performed by a person that is licensed under article 25 solely for the purpose of assisting a customer or potential customer in determining the potential sale, purchase, or listing price of real property or the rental rate of real property as long as a fee or any other valuable consideration is not charged for that analysis. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appraiser: means an individual who is engaged in or offering to engage in the development and communication of an appraisal. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • Certified general real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise all types of real property, including nonresidential real property involving federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • Certified residential real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise all types of residential real property involving real estate related financial transactions and federally related transactions as authorized by the regulations of a federal financial institution regulatory agency and resolution trust corporation as well as any nonresidential, nonfederally related transaction for which the individual is qualified. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • Federally related transaction: means any real estate related financial transaction that a federal financial institution regulatory agency engages in, contracts for, or regulates and that requires the services of an appraiser under any of the following:
  •   (i) 12 C. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • Limited real estate appraiser: means an individual who meets the AQB criteria for appraiser trainee and is licensed under section 2610 to perform appraisals of those properties that the state certified supervisory appraiser is permitted and competent to appraise. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: means an identified tract or parcel of land, including improvements on that land, as well as any interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the land. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Residential real property: means real property used as a residence containing a dwelling that has not more than 4 living units. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • State licensed real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise real property, including, but not limited to, residential and nonresidential real property involving federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions. See Michigan Laws 339.2601
  •   (1) A person shall not act as or offer to act as an appraiser unless licensed under this article or exempt from licensure under this article.
      (2) An individual shall not represent himself or herself to be a state licensed real estate appraiser, a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, or a limited real estate appraiser unless that individual is licensed under this article in the appropriate capacity.
      (3) The terms “state licensed real estate appraiser”, “certified general real estate appraiser”, “certified residential real estate appraiser”, or “limited real estate appraiser” or any similar term tending to connote licensure under this article shall refer only to an individual licensed under this article and shall not refer to or be used in connection with the name or signature of a person that is not an individual licensed under this article.
      (4) An individual licensed as a certified general real estate appraiser may perform the appraisal of real property of any type or value, including appraisals required for federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions.
      (5) An individual licensed as a certified residential real estate appraiser may perform the appraisal of residential real property and any other residential or nonresidential appraisal required for a federally related transaction for which a certified residential real estate appraiser is authorized under section 1113 and 1114 of title XI of the financial institutions reform, recovery, and enforcement act of 1989, Public Law 101-73, 12 USC 3342 and 3343, real estate related financial transactions, and any nonfederally related transaction for which the licensee is qualified.
      (6) An individual licensed as a state licensed real estate appraiser may independently perform the appraisal of residential real property and any other residential or nonresidential appraisal required for a federally related transaction for which a state licensed real estate appraiser is authorized under title XI of the financial institutions reform, recovery, and enforcement act of 1989, Public Law 101-73, 12 USC 3342 and 3343, real estate related financial transactions, and any nonfederally related transaction for which the licensee is qualified.
      (7) An individual licensed as a limited real estate appraiser may perform independently only those appraisals related to transactions not requiring, under federal law or regulations, the services of a state licensed real estate appraiser, certified residential real estate appraiser, or certified general real estate appraiser. The appraisal must contain the supervisory signature of the state licensed real estate appraiser, certified residential real estate appraiser, or certified general real estate appraiser and must also contain the signature of the limited real estate appraiser only where the appraisal is performed by the limited real estate appraiser under the provisions of this subsection.