If you are currently licensed or certified as a real estate appraiser in any state, see the Licensure Requirements for reciprocity.

Before applying, you must complete the required hours of qualifying education (QE) as follows:

• Licensed Real Property Appraiser – 150 QE hours
• Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser – 200 QE hours
• Certified General Real Property Appraiser – 300 QE hours

Note : Continuing education hours do not count towards QE hours. For a summary of the new January 2008 AQB updated requirements, click here.

To apply, submit:

1. Completed, signed and notarized application form
2. Copies of your QE certificates.
3. Non-refundable prorated processing fee or upgrade fee:

• If you are applying to upgrade a Delaware license and have already paid the renewal fee for the current license period, pay only the upgrade fee.
• If you are not upgrading or have not paid for the current license period, pay the prorated processing fee.

Before your license or certification is issued, you must also submit:

• Federal Registry fee in addition to the processing fee above. Make check or money order payable to the "State of Delaware.”
• If your license is approved between November 1st of odd years and October 31st of even years, the fee is $50.00.
• If your license is approved between November 1st of even years and October 31st of odd years, the fee is $25.00.
• Photocopy of your Experience Log in the format approved by the Council. Please submit on 8 ½” x 11” paper.

Note : You may submit the Log either with the application or later. If you have completed all QE hours but not your experience hours, you may request to sit for the exam by submitting a letter of request with your copies of the QE certificates.

• Samples of appraisal reports you have completed. The Council will notify you as the number of samples to submit. You must submit the samples within 15 days of the request.

When the application is considered complete, the Council will review it to determine whether to approve you to sit for the exam. If approved, the Council office will provide you with the necessary form to submit to the exam service.

After you pass the exam, the Council will receive a report of grades from the exam service for review and consideration of your license.

Note : The Council must approve your Experience Log before approving the license or certification. If you have not already submitted your Log when you pass the exam, submit it for the Council to review at their next available meeting.