American Society of Appraisers
- American Society of Appraisers
The American Society of Appraisers is the largest, multi-discipline, organization representing appraisers. [cite book |title=Valuing a Business |last=Pratt |first=Shannon P. |coauthors=Alina V. Niculita |year=2007 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional |isbn=9780071441803 |pages=p. 10 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RqSLGv-hYBgC&pg=PA10&dq=%22American+Society+of+Appraisers%22&num=100&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U20j7aGE8FTO1Al3m5GIEAwxu5JWA |accessdate=2008-09-22] The society was founded in 1936 and is one of the eight major appraisal groups that founded The Appraisal Foundation.
The ASA comprises valuers of business, gems and jewelry, machinery, personal property and real property. A qualified member may be eligible for an ASA designation after a minimum of 5 years experience in addition to testing and peer approval.
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* [http://www.appraisers.org Official site]
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