The Maryland Association of Appraisers, Inc. (MAA), was founded in 1974 to promote a higher standard of professionalism in the appraisal industry and to provide a unified body representing appraisers in the political arena. It provides an opportunity to share appraisal profession information and techniques as well as build a network of associates with expertise in various regions of the state. All Full Member appraisers are licensed or certified.

The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) resulted in an even greater need for a viable LOCAL organization, one which responds to the requirements of its membership to provide educational opportunities and a clearinghouse of industry wide information

A growing organization with nearly 800 members, the Maryland Association is the largest provider of educational courses in Maryland, offers Errors and Omissions Insurance, Health Insurance, and personalized business planning, publishes an informative newsletter, The Appraisal Addendum, and offers, at the State level, the voice and influence in appraisal matters that the various national organizations exert at the Federal level.

MAA has been a member of The Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council (TAFAC) to the Appraisal Qualifications and Standards Boards in Washington, D.C. (AQB, ASB) since 1993, and has served in numerous leadership positions, including Council Chair, and currently chairs the Strategic Long Range Planning and Oversight Committee.  MAA’s representative presently is a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and another member of your Association also served two full terms as Trustee.  MAA is an affiliate member of The Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials (AARO), and is a Service Member of The American Bankers Association (ABA).  MAA serves, along with our Virginia counterparts, on the MRIS Appraiser Advisory Group and has actively served on various governmental consulting bodies, including the Baltimore City Task Force on Property Flipping and Predatory Lending, which reported directly to Senators Sarbanes and Mikulski.  We were also designated to develop and present seminars to the non-appraiser members of the Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors and to the Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Attorney General. MAA has also given several presentations to first time homebuyers on the importance of a properly performed RE appraisal. We are a founding and principal member of the Maryland Appraisers Coalition, which maintains a continuous presence with state government in Annapolis through the well-respected lobbying firm Manis & Canning.