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National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination study guide

National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination, administered by the testing provider identified by your state's appraiser regulatory agency, is mapped here as 10 topic areas; the heaviest are Sales Comparison Approach (25.4%), Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (21.8%) and Real Estate Market (20%).

About this course: Practice residential appraisal concepts, adjustment grids, valuation calculations and USPAP. The provider uses a scaled passing score of 75, not a raw percentage. This practice bank is not qualifying education or an official examination.

National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination at a glance

Questions
125 total questions (110 scored + 15 unscored)
Time allowed
4 hours for Licensed Residential
Passing standard
Scaled passing score 75 on a 0-110 scale (not a percentage)
Format
Multiple-choice examination delivered by the provider identified by your state's appraiser regulatory agency
Standard / edition
AQB Exam Content Outlines effective April 1, 2026
Administered by
Testing provider identified by your state's appraiser regulatory agency

Source: AQB Exam Content Outlines effective April 1, 2026, Testing provider identified by your state's appraiser regulatory agency. Confirm current details with the exam owner before you book.

Topic areas and weights

Topic areaWeightConceptsGuide
Real Estate Market20%0Section below
Property Description10%0Section below
Land or Site Valuation4.5%0Section below
Sales Comparison Approach25.4%1Section below
Cost Approach9.1%0Section below
Income Approach4.5%1Section below
Reconciliation of Value Indications1.8%0Section below
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice21.8%2Section below
Emerging Appraisal Methods0%0Section below
Appraisal Statistical Methods2.7%0Section below

Study plan in this course

  1. The Exam Brief: Your Licensed Residential Day — 3 cards · free
  2. Market & Value: Value Factors, HABU & the Principles: Market & Value: DUST, HABU & the Principles — 8 cards · free
  3. Describing the Property: Legal Descriptions & GLA — 3 cards · full course
  4. Valuing the Site: Sales Comparison & Extraction — 2 cards · full course
  5. The Adjustment Grid: Sales Comparison — 9 cards · full course
  6. The Cost Approach: Cost New, Depreciation & Land — 4 cards · full course
  7. Income & Rates: NOI, IRV, GRM & the Band — 4 cards · full course
  8. Reconciliation: Weighing, Not Averaging — 2 cards · full course
  9. USPAP 2024: Ethics, Competency, Scope & Standards 1-2 — 8 cards · full course
  10. Appraisal Statistics: Central Tendency & Spread — 2 cards · full course

Real Estate Market

Real Estate Market carries 20% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the third-largest of its 9 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Market & Value: DUST, HABU & the Principles.

Official references for Real Estate Market

  • The Appraisal of Real Estate
  • 2024 Edition USPAP, The Appraisal Foundation, Appraisal Standards Board

In the app this area comes with 8 memory cards and 17 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.

Property Description

Property Description carries 10% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the 4th-largest of its 9 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Describing the Property: Legal Descriptions & GLA.

Official references for Property Description

  • The Appraisal of Real Estate

In the app this area comes with 3 memory cards and 7 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Land or Site Valuation

Land or Site Valuation carries 4.5% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the 6th-largest of its 9 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Valuing the Site: Sales Comparison & Extraction.

Official references for Land or Site Valuation

  • The Appraisal of Real Estate

In the app this area comes with 2 memory cards and 4 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Sales Comparison Approach

Sales Comparison Approach carries 25.4% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the largest of its 9 weighted areas. It spans 1 concept. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: The Adjustment Grid: Sales Comparison.

What Sales Comparison Approach covers

  • What does a market-conditions adjustment correct for? — The Appraisal of Real Estate

Official references for Sales Comparison Approach

  • AQB National Uniform Licensing & Certification Examination Content Outlines, Effective April 1: 2026
  • The Appraisal of Real Estate

In the app this area comes with 9 memory cards and 22 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Cost Approach

Cost Approach carries 9.1% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the 5th-largest of its 9 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: The Cost Approach: Cost New, Depreciation & Land.

Official references for Cost Approach

  • The Appraisal of Real Estate

In the app this area comes with 4 memory cards and 9 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Income Approach

Income Approach carries 4.5% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the 7th-largest of its 9 weighted areas. It spans 1 concept. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Income & Rates: NOI, IRV, GRM & the Band.

What Income Approach covers

  • What is the direct-capitalization formula? — Standard income-capitalization doctrine: R0 = NOI / Value

Official references for Income Approach

  • Standard income-capitalization doctrine: R0 = NOI / Value
  • Corporate Finance Institute
  • The Appraisal of Real Estate

In the app this area comes with 4 memory cards and 5 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Reconciliation of Value Indications

Reconciliation of Value Indications carries 1.8% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the 9th-largest of its 9 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Reconciliation: Weighing, Not Averaging.

Official references for Reconciliation of Value Indications

  • The Appraisal of Real Estate
  • 2024 Edition USPAP, The Appraisal Foundation, Appraisal Standards Board

In the app this area comes with 2 memory cards and 2 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice carries 21.8% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the second-largest of its 9 weighted areas. It spans 2 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: USPAP 2024: Ethics, Competency, Scope & Standards 1-2.

What Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice covers

  • What are the four sections of the USPAP Ethics Rule? — 2024 Edition USPAP, The Appraisal Foundation, Appraisal Standards Board
  • How long must the workfile be kept under the Ethics Rule? — 2024 Edition USPAP, The Appraisal Foundation, Appraisal Standards Board

Official references for Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

  • The Appraisal Foundation
  • 2024 Edition USPAP, The Appraisal Foundation, Appraisal Standards Board

In the app this area comes with 8 memory cards and 20 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Emerging Appraisal Methods

Emerging Appraisal Methods is one of the 10 areas in this course's National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint.

Appraisal Statistical Methods

Appraisal Statistical Methods carries 2.7% of the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination blueprint used in this course, the 8th-largest of its 9 weighted areas. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Appraisal Statistics: Central Tendency & Spread.

Official references for Appraisal Statistical Methods

  • The Appraisal of Real Estate

In the app this area comes with 2 memory cards and 3 module-quiz questions in the full course.

Official references

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