NRS645B.300. Written appraisal of real property required; persons authorized to perform appraisal; retention and inspection of appraisal; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a mortgage broker or mortgage agent shall not accept money from an investor to acquire ownership of or a beneficial interest in a loan secured by a lien on real property, unless the mortgage broker has obtained a written appraisal of the real property securing the loan.

      2.  The written appraisal of the real property:

      (a) Must be completed not more than 6 months before the mortgage broker’s first solicitation for the loan;

      (b) Must meet the standards set forth in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation;

      (c) Must be performed by an appraiser who is authorized to perform appraisals in this State or in the state where the real property securing the loan is located; and

      (d) Must not be performed by the mortgage broker or a mortgage agent, unless the mortgage broker or mortgage agent is certified or licensed to perform such an appraisal pursuant to chapter 645C of NRS.

      3.  A copy of the written appraisal of the real property must be:

      (a) Maintained at each office of the mortgage broker where money is accepted from an investor to acquire ownership of or a beneficial interest in a loan secured by a lien on the real property; and

      (b) Made available during normal business hours for inspection by each such investor and the Commissioner.

      4.  A mortgage broker is not required to obtain a written appraisal of the real property pursuant to this section if the mortgage broker obtains a written waiver of the appraisal from each investor who acquires ownership of or a beneficial interest in a loan secured by a lien on the real property. A mortgage broker or mortgage agent shall not act as the attorney-in-fact or the agent of an investor with respect to the giving of a written waiver pursuant to this subsection.

      5.  If the mortgage broker obtains a written waiver of the appraisal as provided in subsection 4, the mortgage broker shall provide to each investor before accepting any money from the investor a separate written disclosure which contains the information analyzed, the valuation methods and techniques employed and the reasoning for any opinion regarding value provided by or on behalf of the mortgage broker.

      6.  As used in this section, “appraisal” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645C.030.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 3772; A 2009, 1451)