Does List price affect the appraisal?

[Joe S.]

So if a House is listed on the MLS and an appraisal is ordered will the list price affect the appraisal in anyway? Another words will the appraiser look for reasons to justify an appraisal for the listed price within reason?

[Russell Brazil]

The appraiser starts with a copy of the contract. The #1 determining piece of data on deciding on what a property is value at, is looking right at the number that a buyer and seller have agreed to exchange the property for.