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A broker in Broken Arrow is preparing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for a seller client to help price their home. The seller asks the broker to label the document as an 'appraisal' to give it more credibility with potential buyers. What should the broker do under Oklahoma law?

Correct Answer

B) The broker must refuse to label the CMA as an appraisal because Oklahoma rules prohibit licensees from representing a CMA as an appraisal.

Oklahoma rules specifically prohibit real estate licensees from representing a CMA or Broker Price Opinion (BPO) as an appraisal. Oklahoma appraisers are regulated separately by the Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board, not OREC. A CMA prepared by a broker is not an appraisal, and labeling it as such would constitute a misrepresentation and a violation of OREC rules and potentially state appraisal licensing laws.

Answer Options
A
The broker may label it an appraisal if the broker has at least five years of experience in the local market.
B
The broker must refuse to label the CMA as an appraisal because Oklahoma rules prohibit licensees from representing a CMA as an appraisal.
C
The broker may label it an appraisal if a licensed appraiser reviews and co-signs the document.
D
The broker may label it an appraisal only if the property value is under $250,000 and no federally related transaction is involved.

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