Residential Appraisal Services in San Francisco and Marin County

RealVals provides residential real estate appraisals in San Francisco and Marin County. Austin Fernald, a California Certified Residential Appraiser, personally performs every assignment. RealVals reports comply with USPAP and IRS appraisal guidelines and are written for the homeowner, attorney, CPA, court, lender, or buyer who will read them.

Appraisal Services

Market Value Appraisal
A market value appraisal establishes what a property is worth today. Owners, buyers, and co-owners use it for private sales, buyouts, refinancing outside a lender, and financial planning.

Pre-Listing Appraisal
A pre-listing appraisal gives a seller an independent opinion of value before the property goes on the market, supported by comparable sales rather than a broker’s opinion.

Divorce Appraisal
A divorce appraisal establishes fair market value for the division of community property, as of the date of separation, the date of trial, or both, for settlement negotiations and Superior Court proceedings.

Date of Death Appraisal
A date of death appraisal establishes fair market value as of the day the owner died, and documents the stepped-up basis under IRC §1014 for heirs and estate tax filings.

Probate and Trust Appraisal
A probate or trust appraisal establishes value for estate administration, trust accounting, court filings, and distribution to beneficiaries.

Retrospective Appraisal
A retrospective appraisal establishes value as of a prior date for capital gains calculations, litigation, estate planning, and Proposition 19 transfers.

Gift Tax Appraisal
A gift tax appraisal documents the fair market value of property transferred during the owner’s lifetime for reporting on IRS Form 709.

Hard Money and Private Loan Appraisal
A private loan appraisal provides current value, and after-repair value where required, for hard money lenders and private investors making loans secured by residential property.

Not Sure Which Appraisal You Need?

Send the property address and a sentence about your situation through the free quote form. We will email you the correct assignment type, a fee, and a turnaround time within one business day.