The client is the only intended user, and the appraiser determines a brief written presentation will satisfy the assignment. Which statement about a Restricted Appraisal Report is correct?
Correct Answer
A) It may suit, with the required restriction and warning; development is unchanged
A Restricted Appraisal Report may be used when the client is the only intended user or when additional intended users are identified by name, subject to all applicable requirements. It must include the required prominent restriction and warning that supporting rationale may not be fully presented and the opinions may not be properly understood without additional workfile information. Development needed for credibility is unchanged; applicable laws or programs may require another report option.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Option A is correct because a Restricted Appraisal Report may be used when the client is the only intended user, subject to applicable requirements. USPAP requires it to clearly and conspicuously state a restriction limiting use to the client and named intended users and to warn that it may not contain supporting rationale for all opinions and conclusions. The development needed for credible results is unchanged.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: It is exempt from USPAP because the client already knows the property well
Option B says the report is exempt from USPAP because the client already knows the property well. A Restricted Appraisal Report is a USPAP reporting option with its own requirements; client familiarity creates no exemption.
Option C: It permits omitting the effective date, because the client is the sole reader
Option C permits omitting the effective date because the client is the sole reader. The effective date remains a required element of the report, and having one reader does not remove it.
Option D: It permits an unsupported value opinion, since the client alone will use it
Option D permits an unsupported value opinion since the client alone will use it. The development requirements still apply, so the value opinion must be supported and credible regardless of who reads the report.
Less written, same work
A Restricted Appraisal Report shortens what is written, not what is done; development stays the same.
How to use: Use this to reject options that treat the restricted format as permission to skip development or required elements.
Exam Tip
Watch for options that confuse reporting brevity with relaxed development or missing required elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- -Thinking a Restricted Appraisal Report requires less development
- -Omitting the required restriction and warning statements
- -Assuming a sole client permits leaving out required report elements
Concept Deep Dive
Analysis
This question tests when a Restricted Appraisal Report may be used and what it requires. With the client as the only intended user, that report option may be suitable, but it must include the required restriction and warning. The reporting option changes how much is presented, not the development work needed for credible results.
Background Knowledge
USPAP offers two written reporting options for real property appraisals: the Appraisal Report and the Restricted Appraisal Report. The restricted option presents less detail and is limited to the client and named intended users, with a prominent restriction and warning. Applicable laws or programs may require a different report option.
Real-World Application
An attorney who is the sole intended user wants a brief report for internal estate planning. The appraiser completes full development, then issues a Restricted Appraisal Report with the required restriction and warning and keeps the supporting analysis in the workfile.
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