Homeowner Appraisal Services

Homeowners need appraisals or appraisal reviews for a variety of reasons, traditionally for mortgage refinances, home equity loans, Pre-listing services, and PMI removal. In the current depressed real estate environment homeowners can have additional needs from a residential appraiser.  These can include contesting over assessed property taxes, retroactive appraisals if you're concerned your property was overvalued in a previous mortgage transaction, and reviews of previous appraisals.  When you order an appraisal or review from us, you can rest assured that you will get the best in professional service, courtesy, and quality.

Retroactive Appraisals and Review Services

Are you concerned an appraisal performed on your home in the past was over-valued?  Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a professional "double-check" it for accuracy or do you need a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? 

• Retroactive Appraisals: Retroactive Appraisals can offer you a second opinion of value from the effective date of a previous appraisal, without reviewing the original.
• Appraisal Field Reviews: We'll check your appraisal for accuracy and provide exterior "field inspections" of the subject and comparable properties for maximum appraisal certainty. Perfect for any situation demanding a second opinion on value.
• Appraisal Desk Reviews: In a hurry and just want to "double-check" the facts? We'll use our extensive Internet research capabilities and office files to deliver reviews with the highest degree of precision in the industry.

Are you Over Assessed?

Many cities and counties didn't keep up with home values as they increased, then re-assessed taxable values right as the bubble burst.  If this happened with your home, its very possible that its currently over assessed.  An independent appraisal can be a useful tool in contesting that over assessment.

Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. A Professional Appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. It's an independent third party's opinion of your home's value, and not just you saying how much your home is worth.

Purchase / Refinance / Home Equity

Due to the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), an act of Congress which dictates how appraisals are ordered by lenders, it is likely that the appraiser used for these times of assignments will be chosen by a third party.  These third parties have "stables" of appropriately qualified appraisers for particular areas, and they are generally chosen in a "round robin" system.