Each member has completed the course work required to be certified by the Guild. The training each member is required to complete includes the uniform standards of personal property appraisal practice and appraisal report writing. Special areas of emphasis in the training include Internet Revenue Service appraisal requirements, estate and gift appraisals, charitable donation appraisals, bankruptcy appraisals, insurance appraisals, appraisals for divorce, and casualty loss appraisals. In addition, each member is required to attend our courtroom expert witness seminar with special emphasis on appraisals for courts and testifying in court. Certification The Certified Appraisers Guild of America confers the professional membership designation CAGA to recognize the completion of the appraiser's certification education.
Members are professionals who have completed the certification process.
In addition, the members have made a commitment to the Certified Appraisers Guild's Code of Professional Ethics and to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The Appraiser shall obtain the relevant facts relating to the subject property to form the final conclusion of value. All formal appraisal reports shall be in writing signed by the Appraiser. The Appraiser shall disclose any interest in the subject property and will accept an appraisal assignment only if the appraisal can be performed without bias. The Appraiser shall maintain the confidential nature of the appraisal report.