The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) sent out their Winter 2026 update today. In this edition they cover the changes to the qualifying and continuing education requirements for real estate appraisers. The full update is below for your information. RMAA is offering the 7 hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing class on two dates. The first is on Friday, May 1st and will be held in person at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, ID and via Zoom. The second class will be held on Friday, May 8th and will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Thornton and via Zoom. These 7-hour classes will be approved for CE in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Nebraska. For more information on these upcoming classes, please visit https://rmaa.org/events-list/.
Beginning January 1, 2026, all credentialed appraisers are required to complete a course that meets the AQB (Appraisal Qualification Board) Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Outline, every two years. The first time a licensee completes the continuing education requirement for this course, the licensee must complete the seven (7) hour course. Once the seven (7) hour course is completed, licensees are required to complete a four (4) hour course on Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations every two calendar years. The inclusion of the Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course is part of the twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education that a credentialed appraiser must complete for each license cycle. A list of courses approved for continuing education can be found here.
Applicants for new appraiser licenses must complete an eight-hour course in Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations as part of their qualifying education. If a licensee has completed the eight (8) hour course as part of their qualifying education, they have satisfied that portion of their continuing education requirement for the new license that was issued. Depending on when the license is issued will determine what continuing education will be required. If the license is issued prior to July 1, then fourteen (14) hours of continuing education must be completed before the license can be renewed. Initial licenses that are issued after July 1 do not have any continuing education required before the license can be renewed.
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