For honest and ethical appraisals, rely on Fatzer Appraisal Group, Inc.

We have a lot of responsibilities as appraisers, but above everything we answer to our clients. Typically, in residential practice, the lender (or an agent of the lender) places the order to the appraiser, becoming the appraiser's client. Subsequently, appraisers are typically restricted to only disclosing their findings to their clients, so as a homeowner, if you desire to obtain a copy of the appraisal document, you normally should get it via your lender instead of the appraiser.

Other obligations include accurate calculations appropriate to the scope of the report, acquiring and maintaining a respectable level of competency and education, and naturally, the appraiser must bear a professional demeanor. Here at Fatzer Appraisal Group, Inc., we take these ethical responsibilities very to heart.

In some cases appraisers will have fiduciary responsibilities to third parties, including homeowners, both buyers and sellers, or others. Generally the third parties are specifically defined in the appraisal report. An appraiser's fiduciary responsibility is restricted to those parties who the appraiser knows, based on the scope of work or other things in the framework of the job.

	Fatzer Appraisal Group, Inc. has worked hard for its track record for performing competent and ethically superior appraisals. Contact us today to learn more.

There are also ethical duties that have nothing to do with whom we share information. For example, appraisers must backup their work files for at least five years - something else Fatzer Appraisal Group, Inc. makes a part of their standard routine.

 

We only perform to the highest ethical standards possible. Doing assignments where our fee is dependent on our value conclusion is never an option. That means we are not able to agree to do an appraisal report and base our pay upon coming up with a particular value conclusion. It should be obvious that inflating a value to achieve a higher paycheck is unethical! We set ourselves to a higher standard.

Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice also states a violation in ethics as accepting of an assignment that is contingent on "the reporting of a pre-determined result (e.g., opinion of value)", "a direction in assignment results that favors the cause of the client", or "the amount of a value opinion" as well as other situations. We follow these rules to the letter which means you can rest easy knowing we are going above and beyond to provide an unbiased determination of the home or property value.

As soon as you engage Fatzer Appraisal Group, Inc., we'll make sure you're getting the professional service you expect along with the honesty and integrity we're known for.