Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the Phoenix Metro area.

Here are the top reasons Arizona homeowners order from Desert View Appraisals:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
Challenge County's or City's assessment of your property
To lower your monthly mortgage payment by removing PMI
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a Arizona divorce, when property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in Arizona by determining the true market value of property in question

Need help determining the value of your house in the Phoenix Metro area?
Contact Desert View Appraisals.

We at Desert View Appraisals understand the unique needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. While our typical clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Desert View Appraisals are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your house will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just you saying how much you think your house is worth. Potential buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value opinion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is a fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your home, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are qualified in helping clients just like you remove undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your house not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours. That means you are paying more taxes than you should. The faster you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal report from Desert View Appraisals is your chief weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender might just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be disadvantageous from a cash flow point of view, but it can be negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. An appraisal from Desert View Appraisals can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a seasoned professional to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? We can go out and check the subject and comps in a field review. Or, if you're in a hurry, we can provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can assist you even though this is typically requested by banks, you may desire to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.