For reliable, ethical, and professional appraisals, trust Bruce W. Reyle Commercial & Residential Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants.

At Bruce W. Reyle Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants, we view our work not merely as a business, but as a true profession. The path to becoming a licensed appraiser has grown significantly more rigorous over time, reflecting the increasing complexity and importance of our role in the real estate industry. Today, more than ever, real estate appraisal is recognized as a profession that demands both technical expertise and adherence to the highest ethical standards.

As with any profession, ethical conduct is fundamental to what we do. An appraiser's primary obligation is to their client typically the lender in the case of a standard residential appraisal. Appraisers are bound by strict confidentiality requirements and cannot share the contents of an appraisal report without the client’s authorization. Therefore, if a homeowner wishes to obtain a copy of the report, it must generally be requested through the lender.

In addition to maintaining confidentiality, our responsibilities include delivering credible, well-supported valuations, continually updating our skills and knowledge, and upholding a high standard of professionalism in all aspects of our work. At Bruce W. Reyle Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants, we are committed to these ethical and professional obligations and take them very seriously in every assignment we undertake.

Appraisers will regularly need to consider the interests of third parties, including homeowners, sellers and buyers, or others. Normally the third parties are explicitly defined in the appraisal report. An appraiser's fiduciary duty is only to those parties who the appraiser knows, based on the scope of work or other written parameters of the assignment.

There are also ethical rules 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 Bruce W. Reyle Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants takes very seriously.

We require the highest professional integrity possible from ourselves. We don't do assignments on contingency fees. That is, we don't agree to do an appraisal report and collect the fee only if the loan closes. We don't do assignments on percentage fees. That is perhaps the appraisal industries most important rule, because it would invite appraisal fraud since increasing the estimate of the home would raise their paycheck. We don't do that. Other improper practices may be established by state law or professional societies that the appraiser belongs.

The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) also states unethical behavior 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," "the amount of a value opinion," in addition to other situations We follow these rules to the letter which means you can be at ease knowing we are working hard to provide an unbiased determination of the home or property value.

With Bruce W. Reyle Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants, you can be assured of 100 percent ethical, professional service.