- Appraiser
An appraiser (from Latin "appretiare", to value), is one who sets a value upon
property ,real or personal. InEngland the business of an appraiser is usually combined with that of anauctioneer , while theword itself has a similar meaning to that of "valuer." (SeeAuction ,Valuation (finance) .)In the
United States , the most common usage relates toreal estate appraisal s, while the term is often used to describe a person specially appointed by ajudicial or quasi-judicialauthority to put a valuation on property, "e.g." on the items of aninventory of theestate (law) of a deceased person or on land taken for public purposes by the right ofeminent domain . Appraisers of imported goods and boards of general appraisers have extensive functions in administering the customs laws of the United States. Merchant appraisers are sometimes appointed temporarily under the revenue laws to value where there is no resident appraiser without holding the office of appraiser (U.S. Rev. Stats. § 2609).See also
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Appraisal
*Real estate appraisal
*Personal property appraisal
*antique & fine art appraisal References
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