Section 7500 Of Article 6. Real Estate Loans From California Financial Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Subject to limitations, if any, within this chapter, an
association may originate, invest in, sell, purchase, service,
participate, or otherwise deal in (including brokerage or
warehousing) loans, including construction loans, made on the
security of residential or nonresidential real property, or interests
in these loans.
(b) No investment in real property or a real estate loan shall be
made by an association until one or more written appraisal reports,
prepared at the request of an association or its agent, have been
submitted to the association by a person or persons meeting the
qualification standards for an appraiser as set forth in the
commissioner's regulations. No commitment to disburse shall be made
by the association until the person or persons have been duly
appointed and qualified as appraisers by the association. Such a
person or persons shall have made a physical inspection and submitted
to the association a fully documented appraisal of the real estate
that would secure the loan or constitute the investment, or, in the
case of a purchased loan, the person or persons have reviewed and
approved an appraisal report in support of the loan. If the balance
of any purchased loan is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more,
the person or persons reviewing and approving the appraisal report
shall have inspected the real estate. Each appraisal report submitted
to an association pursuant to this subdivision shall be signed and
shall include the tax identification number, social security number,
or other form of verifiable identification of the person or persons
signing the appraisal report.
(c) For the purpose of determining appraised value, unimproved
property without offsite improvements shall be evaluated as though
offsite improvements have been installed if a subdivision map has
been recorded and a bond or other instrument guaranteeing
installation of the offsite improvements has been accepted by the
governing authorities in connection with the recording of the
subdivision map.