Jensen Appraisals Inc provides honest and ethical appraisals for Palm Beach County

For honest and ethical appraisals, trust Jensen Appraisals Inc

We think of our job as a profession. The rigors of becoming a licensed appraiser have become more difficult than ever in the past. That's why it goes without question these days that real estate appraisal can unquestionably be called a profession as opposed to a trade. In our field, as with any profession, we must follow strict ethical considerations.

The appraiser's chief obligation is to their client. Typically, for a standard residential appraisal, the appraiser's client is the lender ordering the appraisal, and often the appraisal is ordered by a third party the lender has retained to maintain independence. Consequently, appraisers have certain duties of privacy to their clients, plus many rules and regulations that must be followed. So, as a homeowner, if you desire to review the appraisal document, you normally should request it via your lender.

Other obligations include accurate figures appropriate to the scope of the report, reaching and maintaining a respectable level of competency and education, and the appraiser must conduct him or herself as a professional. Maintaining high ethics is just normal course of business for us at Jensen Appraisals Inc.

Appraisers will often be obligated to consider the interests of third parties, including homeowners, buyers and sellers, or others. Those third parties normally are listed in the appraisal assignment itself. An appraiser's fiduciary role is restricted to those third parties who the appraiser is aware of, based on the scope of work or other written parameters of the order.

Jensen Appraisals Inc has an established reputation for providing competent and ethically superior appraisals. Contact us today to learn more.


Appraisers also have standards outside of boundaries of with whom we share information For example, appraisers must store their work files for at least five years - something else Jensen Appraisals Inc takes very seriously.

We demand the highest ethical standards possible from ourselves. Accepting assignments based on contingency fees is not something we can consider. That is, we don't agree to do an appraisal report and base our pay upon coming up with a particular value conclusion. It should be obvious that fabricating a home's value to achieve what amounts to a higher paycheck is unethical! This isn't how we operate.

Finally, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice also states unethical behavior as accepting of an assignment that is contingent on "the reporting of a pre-determined result (e.g., opinion of value)", "a direction in assignment results that favors the cause of the client", or "the amount of a value opinion" as well as other situations. We diligently follow these rules to the letter which means you can be at ease knowing we are working hard to get you an accurate home or property value.

As soon as you engage Jensen Appraisals Inc, we'll make sure you're getting the professional service you deserve along with the honesty and integrity we're known for.