How We Verify Appraisers
Our directory organizes public professional listing data to help consumers find credentialed, experienced personal property appraisers by specialty, location, and use case.
Our verification sources
We currently source appraiser data from the following recognized professional registries:
- ✓American Society of Appraisers (ASA)
Multi-disciplinary; requires testing, peer review, and ongoing USPAP education.
- ✓International Society of Appraisers (ISA)
Personal property specialists; international scope; requires USPAP compliance.
- ✓Appraisers Association of America (AAA)
Fine art and personal property; peer-reviewed credentialing process.
- ✓Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)
Rare books and manuscripts specialists; vetting by existing members.
- ✓International Automobile Appraisers Association (IAAA)
Classic and collector vehicle specialists.
We are actively adding additional specialty bodies to our source list (including ANA for numismatics, IFAS for firearms, APS for philatelic, and others). “And other specialty bodies” on listing pages forward-compatibly covers these additions.
Display rules
- →Our directory is built from professional appraiser registries, association directories, appraiser websites, and other public sources. Listings are intended to help consumers find credentialed, experienced personal property appraisers by specialty, location, and use case.
- →USPAP-compliant, IRS-qualified, expert-witness, and similar filters are directory aids based on public/source information and our matching logic. Confirm qualifications directly with the appraiser before relying on them for tax, legal, estate, or insurance matters.
- →Credentials displayed, such as ASA AM, ISA CAPP, or AAA Certified, are shown based on the source data available for that listing. For high-stakes tax, legal, estate, or insurance matters, we recommend confirming credentials directly with the issuing organization before engagement.
- →Our data is refreshed regularly from registry sources. If you find outdated information, please contact us to flag it for review.
What we do not verify
Our directory organizes public professional listing data. We do not:
- • Independently verify claims made in appraiser bios or service descriptions
- • Investigate individual appraisers for complaints or disciplinary actions
- • Verify that a specific appraiser is currently active or accepting new clients
- • Certify the quality of any individual appraisal report
- • Treat self-reported details as final credential verification
We recommend verifying an appraiser's credentials directly with the issuing organization and asking for references before engaging them for high-stakes appraisals.