How do I find a land appraiser near me?

You can search the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Appraiser Registry at asc.gov/appraiser by name, city, state, and credential type to find licensed and certified appraisers near you. For vacant or unimproved land, note the credential scope: a Certified General Appraiser may appraise all types of real property, while lower credentials cover only land whose highest and best use is for one-to-four family purposes.

Use the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board's Public Portal at reab.alabama.gov, which verifies licensees (Users) and entities such as appraisal companies. Check that the appraiser holds a classification covering land: Certified General appraisers may appraise all types of real property regardless of value, while Licensed and Certified Residential appraisers are limited to non-residential property with transaction values of $250,000 or less.

You can search the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry, which lists every state-credentialed Licensed Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General appraiser, including Arizona's 2,226 credentialed appraisers. In Arizona, vacant or unimproved land used for one-to-four residential units falls within the Licensed Residential scope, while land beyond that scope requires a Certified General appraiser.

To find a land appraiser in Arkansas, search the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry, which lists every state-licensed, certified residential, and certified general appraiser and can be filtered by state. Farm and timberland appraisals are nonresidential work, so check the appraiser's classification and the scope it allows. The Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, at 501-296-1843, can also verify an appraiser's credential.

Use the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers' (BREA) public appraiser search on its website to find a land appraiser. The search returns license information and any disciplinary actions. For federally related transactions, you can also verify an appraiser through the federal Appraiser Registry, though data may take 30 to 35 days to appear after the state submits it.

Use the Appraisal Subcommittee's (ASC) National Registry, the federal database of state-certified appraisers, which you can view by state. In Connecticut, filter for a Certified General appraiser, since that credential covers all property types, including land.

To find a land appraiser in Delaware, look for a Certified General Real Property Appraiser, the only classification that covers all types of real property, including land. You can confirm active status through the ASC Appraiser Registry, which listed 304 active Certified General credentials in Delaware as of October 2026. The Delaware Council also provides a licensee roster for $45 and verifies licensure for $35.

The federal Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) maintains the Appraiser Registry, a database of state licensed and certified appraisers that lenders and consumers can search to verify credentials and standing. For land and other non-residential assignments, look for a Certified General appraiser, since that credential covers all types of real property. Idaho had 816 state-credentialed appraisers on the registry during the 2026 ASC compliance review.

To find a licensed appraiser in Illinois, search the National Registry maintained by the federal Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), which lists every state-credentialed appraiser. Trainee-level credentials do not appear on it because the trainee level is not federally recognized. Registry records can lag 30-35 days, and appraiser status stays active for 30 days past the credential's expiration date before turning inactive.

To find a land appraiser, search the Appraisal Subcommittee's (ASC) National Registry, which lists every state-credentialed appraiser eligible for federally related transactions; a May 2025 ASC review counted 2,070 Indiana-credentialed appraisers. For land, look for a Certified General Appraiser, since that credential's scope covers all types of real property. Trainee-level appraisers do not appear on the registry and cannot appraise independently.

Use the License Directory tool on the Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board's website, which lists credentialed appraisers by area. You can also search the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) National Registry at asc.gov, which lists Licensed Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General appraisers, though not trainee-level associates. For land or other non-residential property, choose a Certified General appraiser, since that credential covers all property types.

Use the Appraisal Subcommittee's (ASC) National Registry, which lists every credentialed Louisiana appraiser eligible for federally related transactions, and filter for the credential you need. A Licensed Residential appraiser may appraise vacant or unimproved land used for one-to-four residential units, and Certified Residential and Certified General appraisers hold broader property authority. Trainees do not appear on the registry.

You can search the Appraiser Registry maintained by the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), which lists every state-licensed and state-certified appraiser eligible for federally related transactions; trainee-level credentials do not appear on it. For land or other nonresidential property, look for a certified general appraiser, the only credential whose Minnesota scope of practice covers all types of real property.

You can search the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry, the national database of state-licensed and certified appraisers eligible for federally related transactions. For land, look for a Certified General appraiser, since that credential covers all real property; the Licensed and Certified Residential levels cover only 1-4 unit residential properties. Trainee-level appraisers do not appear on the Registry because that level is not federally recognized.

To find a land appraiser in Missouri, search the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry at asc.gov. The registry lists every State Licensed, Certified Residential, and Certified General appraiser eligible for federally related transactions. Land and other non-residential work calls for a Certified General credential, the only level whose applicants must log at least 1,500 hours of non-residential appraisal experience.

Search the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry at www.asc.gov, which lists every State Licensed, Certified Residential, and Certified General appraiser credentialed in Montana. You can narrow the search by credential level, since a Certified General Appraiser may appraise all types of real property, including land. Trainee credential holders do not appear on the registry because the trainee level is not federally recognized.

Search the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry at asc.gov and filter by credential level. For land and other non-residential property, look for a Certified General appraiser, since that credential covers all real property. A Certified Residential appraiser may also handle vacant land used for 1-4 residential units.

For land and other non-residential property, the credential that matters is Certified General, which under the national AQB criteria covers all types of real property. The Appraisal Subcommittee's National Appraiser Registry lists New Hampshire's state-credentialed appraisers by credential level; 672 were listed at the time of the Appraisal Subcommittee's 2024 review. You can verify an appraiser's active status and AQB compliance through the registry.

The New York Department of State maintains an online licensee search through its Division of Licensing Services where you can verify an appraiser's credential. Use it to confirm the appraiser holds an active State Licensed, Certified Residential, or Certified General credential before hiring, and check the license number the appraiser must display on reports and contracts.

The North Carolina Appraisal Board provides a statewide appraiser register free of charge; you request it by email, and it is delivered in Excel format within seven to ten business days. The register lists the state's credentialed appraisers, so you can identify licensees who handle land assignments in your area. Note that all trainee and supervisory work must be performed under credentials issued by the Board.

The North Dakota Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board maintains public rosters of apprentice, licensed, certified residential, and certified general appraisers, searchable by credential level. The Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry lists every appraiser eligible to work on federally related transactions. For land and other non-residential property, look for a certified general appraiser, the only level that may appraise all types of properties.

Search the Appraiser Registry maintained by the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), which lists every State Licensed, Certified Residential, and Certified General appraiser eligible to work on federally related transactions, with data supplied by each state at least monthly. For land beyond residential use, look for a Certified General appraiser, since that credential requires at least 1,500 hours of experience appraising real estate other than 1-4 unit residential property. You can verify any Ohio credential through the Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing's license look-up page.

Search the Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board's online licensee lookup, or the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry, for appraisers in your area. Check the credential level before hiring: a Certified General Appraiser's scope covers all types of real property at any transaction value, while a Certified Residential Appraiser's scope includes vacant land used for 1-4 family residential units.

Use the Oregon Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board's "Search for Appraisers" link on its public licensing portal to find active Certified Residential and Certified General Appraisers. The Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry is another way to verify any licensed or certified appraiser's status, though new credential information can take 30-35 days to appear there.

The ASC Appraiser Registry lists active credentialed appraisers by state, including roughly 440 Rhode Island credentials. Trainee-level holders do not appear on it, because they cannot independently appraise for federally related transactions. For land work, a Certified General appraiser may appraise all types of real property, while a Certified Residential appraiser may appraise vacant land used for 1-4 residential units.

Land such as agricultural property counts as nonresidential appraisal work in South Dakota, so it requires an appraiser holding the State-Certified General credential, the only level that covers all property types without value or complexity limits. Consumers can verify any appraiser's credential and good standing on the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry, the database lenders and consumers use for confirmation.

For land, look for a Texas Certified General Appraiser, the only credential that permits appraising all types of real property without regard to complexity or transaction value. A Licensed Residential Appraiser may appraise only vacant or unimproved land whose highest and best use is one-to-four family. You can verify any Texas appraiser's credential on the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry, which lists state-credentialed appraisers.

Vermont offers several lookups. The Office of Professional Regulation's (OPR) Find a Professional tool verifies active Vermont appraiser licenses. The Appraisal Subcommittee's (ASC) National Registry lists credentialed appraisers eligible for federally related transactions, though trainees do not appear on it. The Vermont Department of Taxes also publishes a list of appraisers it has approved for state property-valuation work (version dated September 30, 2026).

To find a Virginia-credentialed appraiser, search the National Registry, the federal database of state-credentialed appraisers maintained under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). For land or other complex property, look for a Certified General appraiser, since that credential has no scope limits. Virginia's Real Estate Appraiser Board licenses all appraisers practicing in the state.

Use the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry, the federal database of state licensed, certified residential, and certified general appraisers. Only a certified general appraiser may appraise all types of real estate, so filter for that classification when you need land or other non-residential property valued. Trainee-level credential holders do not appear on the registry.

You can search the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry, which lists every state-credentialed appraiser and receives its data directly from the issuing state. For land and other property types, look for a Certified General Appraiser, the credential whose scope covers all property types at any value.

You can find a Wyoming land appraiser by searching the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Appraiser Registry, which lists every individual the state authorizes to perform appraisals for federally related transactions. The registry shows each appraiser's credential level. Land and other non-residential work calls for a Certified General credential; Wyoming had 233 active Certified General appraisers as of October 2026.