Legal needs for residential appraisals


We can provide attorneys, their clients, and other interested parties with an unbiased, data-based property valuation that will be useful in litigation. 


Our expertise includes help for real estate issues surrounding: 

  • Divorce
  • Tax issues 
  • Estate settlement
  • Condemnation/ Eminent domain 




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Need an expert witness to help determine property values?

All appraisers must remain unbiased, but we can consult on the strength of another appraisal report and provide additional analysis. We follow all proper steps while calculating valuations so you get unblemished results.

Want to establish value for a specific point in time?

Sometimes, such as in a divorce or after death, you need to establish a home’s value at a specific date. We can use the proper procedure to perform a retrospective appraisal with an effective date, providing a fair market value estimate matching the date you need.

Need to determine the effect something had on a property's value?

Perhaps a home has had trouble with recurrent flooding, or other incidents affected its value. We have the expertise to evaluate how different factors influence a home’s value and can provide our detailed analysis.

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January 7, 2023
We offer a full range of Real Estate Appraisal services, with experience in many types of property. We are also experienced in litigation support and expert witness services. Clients who have used our expert testimony services include government agencies, tax entities, financial institutions, legal and accounting firms and many other businesses. In many cases, our independent, supportable analysis has allowed clients to settle cases without going to court.  An appraiser must remain unbiased in performing an appraisal of a property. But we can consult with you and advise you about the relative strength of an appraisal presented by opposing parties. We can also perform additional research and analysis to support or discredit assumptions or conclusions. Some examples of issues we have experience with include: Valuation of "stigmatized" property Valuation as of a date in the past Valuation for condemnation and eminent domain cases Effect on value of properties with history of flood Estate settlement Effect on value caused by insect infestation Valuation for divorce, partnership, taxation issues etc. With our experience and proven track record we are ready to take on any type of appraisal assignment and our appraisal values stand up under the most severe scrutiny.
What you need to know about ordering an appraisal during estate settlement.
January 7, 2023
Estate settlement is an important and sometimes stressful task. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and respectfully as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with as much sensitivity to the feelings of everyone involved. We've made it our company's goal in providing excellent appraisals that lawyers and accountants have come to rely on. We realize their needs and are acclimated to working with all parties involved. Among our staff, we are accustomed to working with law offices in writing appraisal reports that out-strip their demands. Settling an estate commonly requires an appraisal to acquire fair market value for the property affected. It's understandable that ordering an appraisal is the farthest thought from your mind. Due to this, it is possible that the time of death differs from the time the appraisal is ordered. Peerless Appraisals assures that we are familiar with the procedures and requirements needed by revenue services to produce a retroactive appraisal with an effective date and fair market value estimate matching the exact date you suffered the loss of your loved one.  The ethics provision listed within the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) binds our company to confidentiality, assuring the fullest degree of privacy for you and your family. People often forget that the IRS requires reports filed to support the numbers involved in estate sales. An exhaustive report showing the appraiser's opinion of value is required to back the methods the appraiser used to come to his conclusions. In having a report supported by Peerless Appraisals, LLC's expert appraisers, you will have the peace of mind that the numbers displayed in the appraisal report will definitely demonstrate to the authorities that the numbers used are accurate and correct. An executor will be ecstatic by a report by Peerless Appraisals, LLC which will provide him irrefutable facts and numbers to deal with revenue agencies' requirements. You need not worry over anything, because we will be there to support our reports if they are ever refuted.
Do you need a home appraisal during divorce? Here's what you need to know
By Website Editor March 16, 2022
We know that divorce is never easy. There are many choices looming, including the fate of the shared residence. There are generally two options when it comes to real estate - it can be put up for sale and the proceeds divided, or one party can "buy out" the other. In either case, one or both parties should get an appraisal of the residence. An appraisal for the purpose of assent division needs a well-established, professional value conclusion that will hold up during a trial. Peerless Appraisals, LLC pledges to give you the very best in service with courtesy and top notch analysis. Taking into account the sensitive conditions of a divorce situation is not a problem for us.  Attorneys in TX and accountants depend on our analysis when ascertaining what the real property is worth for estates, divorces, or other disputes where it is material. We have an abundance of expertise working with everyone involved and We understand their needs and are accustomed to dealing with all parties involved. We submit appraisal reports that fulfill the requirements of the courts and various agencies. As a lawyer handling a divorce, your case's evidence frequently requires an appraisal to determine fair market value for the residential real estate involved. A great deal of the time the divorce date differs from the date you ordered the appraisal. We are familiar with the techniques and all that it means to perform a retroactive appraisal that has an effective date and Fair Market Value estimate matching the date of divorce. For each divorce appraisal we perform, we remain mindful of the fact that they require prudence delicately. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) contains an ethics provision which binds us with confidentiality, ensuring the utmost discretion.