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Whichever reason brought you here, we'll match your property and circumstances to the right appraisal service.

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Before Any Assignment Begins

Every Assignment Starts With a Few Questions

This is why our intake asks what the appraisal is for and who's relying on it — these five elements shape the entire scope of work before we ever visit the property.

Intended Use

The purpose the assignment is being performed for — for example, litigation support, estate settlement, a tax appeal, or a private planning decision. It's identified before the work begins because it shapes the scope of the assignment.

Intended User(s)

The specific party or parties identified in the assignment as relying on the report — a client, their attorney, or another named party. A report prepared for one intended use and user isn't automatically appropriate for another.

Effective Date

The date to which the opinion of value applies. For a current-value assignment this is typically the inspection date; for a retrospective assignment (such as a date-of-death valuation) it's a past date, established using historical market data.

Inspection / Observation Date

The date the property is physically observed, when an inspection is part of the assignment. For a retrospective assignment, this is often a current date even though the effective date is in the past.

Report Date

The date the appraisal report itself is completed and signed — which can be well after both the effective date and the inspection date, particularly for retrospective or litigation-support assignments.

Our Appraisal Process

Property

Inspection

Research

Comparable Analysis

Valuation

Report

What You Receive

What's Inside an Appraisal Report?

Every assignment is different, but most residential appraisal reports are organized around the same core sections.

A description of the property itself — site, improvements, layout, size, condition, quality, and other characteristics that influence value.

An analysis of the surrounding market — neighborhood boundaries, trends, competing properties, and conditions as of the effective date.

Recently sold, genuinely comparable properties selected and presented side-by-side with the subject property.

Line-item adjustments explaining meaningful differences between the subject and each comparable — size, condition, features, and more.

How the property analysis, market data, and comparable evidence are weighed together into one supportable opinion of value.

Subject and comparable photographs, maps, and supporting documentation attached to the report.

The appraiser's signed certification confirming the assignment was completed in accordance with professional appraisal standards.

General overview of typical report sections — the exact content and format of your report depends on the specific assignment.

See how property details, comparable sales, adjustments, analysis, and the final value conclusion come together in a professional appraisal report.

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