Commercial property
Office, retail, industrial and mixed-use, valued primarily on what the property earns and scoped to who is going to rely on the report.
- Typical fee
- Quoted individually
- Turnaround
- 14–21 business days
Assignments
What kind of appraisal do you need?
Every assignment type below has a different effective date, a different intended user, and different rules about what makes the report defensible. Start with the purpose.
Divorce & equitable distribution
An impartial value opinion on the marital residence, prepared for an effective date counsel specifies, and written so it holds up when the other side reads it closely.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 5–7 business days
Estate & date-of-death
A retrospective appraisal establishing fair market value as of the date of death. It fixes the heirs' cost basis and supports the returns the estate has to file.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 5–7 business days
Gift tax
A valuation as of the date of the gift, prepared to the standard that lets the return close the IRS's window to revalue it later.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 5–7 business days
Litigation support
A valuation prepared on the assumption that opposing counsel will read every adjustment and an opposing expert will look for the weakest one.
- Typical fee
- Quoted individually
- Turnaround
- 7–14 business days
PMI removal
An appraisal can end a monthly PMI payment, but only under conditions your servicer sets. Check those before you order anything, including from us.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 3–5 business days
Pre-listing
An independent opinion of value before the house goes on the market. Worth it in specific situations and genuinely not worth it in others. This page says which is which.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 3–5 business days
Property tax appeal
An appraisal dated October 1 of the pre-tax year, which is what the tax board requires, plus a straight answer on whether Chapter 123 gives you a case before you spend anything.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 5–7 business days
Retrospective valuation
A value opinion for an effective date in the past, built only from what the market knew at the time and not from what has happened since.
- Typical fee
- $500
- Turnaround
- 5–10 business days
Two-to-four family
A small income property is not a large house. It has to be valued on what it earns as well as on what similar buildings sold for, and the two rarely agree at first.
- Typical fee
- Quoted individually
- Turnaround
- 7–12 business days
Fees are for a single-family residence and are quoted in writing before any work begins. Acreage, multi-parcel holdings and unusual improvements are quoted individually.
Next step
Not sure which one applies?
Describe the situation and the deadline. If an appraisal is not the right instrument — or if a cheaper one would serve — you will hear that first.