• CPAs and Attorneys:
  Whether it's estate planning, a divorce settlement, expert witness or a retroactive "date of death" valuation, Walker Appraisal Services can provide a reliable, defensible appraisal reported in a special format developed especially for non-lending purposes.
• REALTORS® and real estate agents:
  We offer pre-listing appraisal services in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, as well as a full range of appraisal services to support your clients’ home buying or home selling needs.
• Homeowners:
  We specialize in appraisals for your estate needs (date of death valuations), separation of assets (divorce), property tax appeals, PMI removal and pre-listing appraisals.  A listing appraisal can be a powerful tool for a for-sale-by-owner home seller.  And give yourself peace of mind that your largest investment — your real estate — is really worth what you think it is by obtaining a professional appraisal.
• Credit unions and lenders in and near Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties:
  We are experts in providing mortgage appraisals on real estate in the Bay Area.  We perform full residential appraisals on Fannie Mae form 1004, drive-bys with exterior photos, interior inspections, single family, multi-family, condo, manufactured housing, HUD/FHA appraisals, purchased properties, or refinancing.

• Date of Death Valuations
• Retrospective Appraisals - We specialize in retrospective valuations dating back to before 1990.
• Estate Planning
• Divorce Settlement
• Bail Bond
• Forensic Reviews
• Bankruptcy 
• FHA
• Private Mortgage Insurance Removal
• Pre-Listing Valuation
• Property Tax Appeals
• Primary and Secondary Mortgages
• Mortgage Refinancing 

Our investment in training and technology has helped our customers greatly reduce their workload. By offering on-line appraisal ordering, coupled with automatic report status updates and electronic delivery of the final product, we are able to eliminate the run around and phone tag hassles associated with this process. And since this process saves us money as well, we can keep our rates competitive with anybody in the industry.

Through our web site, you can perform a number of tasks. Ordering an appraisal is just a click of a button away. Or, spend some time finding out a bit more about the appraisal business. The more you know, the better the decision you can make. And check back frequently, as our content is always being updated.

 Mortgage Originators and home owners, take a moment to check out our daily feature--our "DAILY RATELOCK ADVISORY".  Bookmark the page and read it each day for insight into the market.  With the uncertain markets have been experiencing, the more information you have for your decision making the better.  We hope you find this tool valuable in making your decisions just a little bit easier!