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Historical Appraisal or Retrospective Appraisal

Historical appraisals (retrospective appraisals) are performed when a situation requires an appraisal of property to determine Market Value where the effective date of the appraisal is a date in the past. The typical need for a retrospective appraisal arises when someone dies and a date of death valuation is required, or when someone receives a gift of property.

Historical appraisals can also be useful for estate planning.

Other situations may require historical appraisal

  • To determine a decline in value of a property that you sold at a loss (like an investment property) in order to claim a loss for tax purposes.
  • To determine the market value of property as of the date that a taxing district assessed the value for Property Taxation.
  • As part of the property valuation for a divorce (aka, a Divorce Appraisal.
  • Total loss property claims for or with the insurance company. to determine an accurate reimbursement for total Property loss Insurance Claims

In order to facilitate the appraisal of property as of a date in the past, you may need to provide records such as deeds, inspection records or photographs that can substantiate the condition of the property at the time the records were created. The appraiser will use this information as well as historical market data (such as sales in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)) and construction data (cost to build) to determine the market value of the real estate as of the date required.

Retrospective appraisals can be particularly challenging the further back the date is because the appraiser needs to try to ascertain the market conditions and trends where there may be less available or reliable data.
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Founded by Bart Nathan, Sactown Appraisals has excelled to the top of our field by offering great customer service, accurate appraisals and fast turnaround times. Sactown Appraisals is located in the Sacramento, Ca area. We offer appraisal services in the city of Sacramento and Roseville as well as the surrounding cities. We provide Sacramento real estate appraisal service for a variety of clients. Lenders, homeowners, CPAs, attorneys and real estate agents just to name a few. We have over 10 years of experience in appraising properties in the area. We can complete residential appraisals for the simplest homes to complex properties. Most home appraisals in Sacramento are completed within 24-48 hours of inspecting the property. We offer competitive pricing, Licensed and insured, experienced, professional and have local knowledge of our coverage area. Inspections are scheduled Monday through Friday but we can inspect on Saturday and Sunday if needed. Appraisal reports will be sent as a PDF or can be mailed as a hard copy.


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