Welcome! We are a leading provider of real estate valuations for the Greater Louisville Metro Area. With over 20 years of experience in the appraisal business, we have a proven track record of reducing lenders time, efforts and costs in managing the appraisal process.  Tom Veit, our Principal Appraiser in Louisville, is an expert at valuations for FNMA, FHLMC, and FHA mortgage financing and Employee Relocation appraisal assignments.

We routinely provide appraisals for:

  • Primary and Secondary Mortgages
  • Mortgage Refinancing
  • Employee Relocation
  • Private Mortgage Insurance Removal
  • Estate Planning
  • Divorce Settlement
  • 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.

  • Short Turn-Around Times
  • Highest-Quality Appraisal Reports
  • On-line Status Reports
  • Electronic Ordering and Delivery
  • Competitive Pricing
  • Through this web site, you can perform a number of tasks. Ordering an appraisal is just a click of a button away. Or, spend some time and find out a bit more about the appraisal business. The more you know, the better decision you can make. And check back frequently, as our content is always being updated.

    Real Estate Market Watch:
     
    Virginia Castle Off the Beltway
    5/23/2012 9:27 AM
    This 16,000-square-foot home in northern Virginia overlooking the Potomac River takes its cues from European castles by way of Washington, D.C...Read More
     
    Buyback of Loans Forced on BofA
    5/23/2012 9:13 PM
    Freddie Mac forced Bank of America to buy back $330 million of mortgages originated over the past two years after the mortgage-finance giant challenged the lender over technical issues with how the loans were manufactured...Read More
     
    New-Home Sales Fuel Optimism on Housing
    5/23/2012 6:26 PM
    Sales of newly built homes in the U.S. increased in April, another sign that the long-struggling housing sector is finding its footing...Read More
     
    Pieces of a Mansion Puzzle on Block
    5/23/2012 11:32 PM
    The dream was to eventually unite all of the nine apartments in the building at 828 Fifth Ave., recreating the original single-family mansion with its large public rooms restored....Read More
     
    Rise in Home Sales Points to Rebound
    5/22/2012 9:35 PM
    Sales of previously owned homes rose at a robust clip in April—and prices jumped—the latest indications that the hard-hit housing market is recovering....Read More
     
    Simon Property CEO Pay Rejected
    5/22/2012 10:54 AM
    Shareholders in Simon Property rejected an eight-year compensation package awarded to Chief Executive David Simon, which included an annual base salary of $1.25 million and stock awards valued at $132 million over the eight-year term....Read More
     
    Private Properties
    5/18/2012 3:46 PM
    Celine Dion lists a private Canadian island for $29.3 million; Ryan Seacrest is in escrow to buy Ellen DeGeneres's home for $37 million; a midtown Manhattan duplex lists for $12 million...Read More
     
    A Riverfront Jaguar Lair
    5/17/2012 7:17 PM
    This 14,000-square-foot house on the St. Johns River is coming up for auction on May 24 with no minimum bid. The owners used to own the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, thus the painting of three jaguars that hangs over the fireplace in the living room and which comes with the house...Read More
     
    Chelsea's Perennial Inspiration
    5/18/2012 10:49 AM
    If last year was about big, manly architectural statements at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this year is about exploring the softer, more sensual side of gardening, with smells and sounds featuring heavily in show spaces...Read More
     
    Well-Heeled Renters Find Tight Market
    5/18/2012 8:31 PM
    It is a boom time for the few developers smart enough or lucky enough to be bringing new luxury rental buildings onto the market now, in one of the tightest spring rental markets in years...Read More




    Real Estate Market Watch:
     
    A Riverfront Jaguar Lair
    5/17/2012 7:17 PM
    This 14,000-square-foot house on the St. Johns River is coming up for auction on May 24 with no minimum bid. The owners used to own the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, thus the painting of three jaguars that hangs over the fireplace in the living room and which comes with the house...Read More
     
    Living in 'Sunny' San Francisco
    5/10/2012 7:00 PM
    This 1,947-square-foot Victorian home with three bedrooms and three bathrooms in San Francisco's sunnier Noe Valley neighborhood is asking $1.7 million....Read More
     
    Loft Living in Berlin
    5/3/2012 5:58 PM
    A sprawling brick brewery, built in 1891, had been a graffiti-covered ruin before the owners helped convert it into a loft complex. This 3,300-square-foot unit with five bedrooms and three baths asks €1.6 million ($2.1 million)...Read More
     
    Private Properties
    5/4/2012 11:10 AM
    Three New York apartments owned by the late heiress Huguette Clark sell for about $55 million; Michael and Roxanne Klein buy in San Francisco for $27 million; a Colorado ranch lists for $49.5 million...Read More
     
    Bidding Wars for Homes Are Back
    4/27/2012 1:17 PM
    A new development is catching home buyers off guard as the spring sales season gets under way: Bidding wars are back...Read More
     
    A Canadian Island Retreat
    4/26/2012 5:39 PM
    This waterfront home is on Thetis Island, one of the southern Gulf Islands between the coast of British Columbia and Vancouver Island...Read More
     
    Private Properties
    4/26/2012 8:49 PM
    Two homes in Naples, Fla., sell for over $40 million each; Marc Jacobs's President Robert Duffy Lists in Savannah, Ga.; Donald J. Pilner sells in Miami Beach...Read More
     
    Gardens Rich in History
    4/19/2012 8:21 PM
    This home in Old Town Alexandria dates back to 1803, says its owner. It's asking $5.5 million...Read More
     
    Private Properties
    4/19/2012 8:11 PM
    The former home of Scott Rothstein sells for $5.1 million; a South Carolina plantation asking $25 million sells for $11 million; Bill Kurtis's Kansas ranch goes to the auction block...Read More
     
    An Oceanfront Florida Mansion
    4/12/2012 11:19 PM
    This 9,805-square-foot, six-bedroom home is asking $9 million, down from its prior asking price of $10.5 million. ...Read More




    Real Estate Market Watch:
     
    Decorating With End Tables
    5/18/2012 10:13 AM
    How tall? Must they match? Decorator Alexa Hampton puts an end to the confusion...Read More
     
    Gallerist Paul Kasmin
    5/18/2012 10:31 AM
    Talking taste, toothpaste and Tati with the dealer and author of a new book on the Lalannes...Read More
     
    To Doze, to Design in Hong Kong
    5/17/2012 6:51 PM
    In an industrial section of the city, a vast loft is a place to stretch out...Read More
     
    Nordic Designers Expose Wilder Side in Textiles
    5/16/2012 7:02 PM
    Minimalism runs deep in Scandinavia, but there is a maximalist twist on the Nordic aesthetic—bright colors and extravagant patterns in textiles...Read More
     
    In a Tub, and Up to Your Ears in Relaxation
    5/15/2012 7:08 PM
    Japan's ofuro arrives in the U.S., as manufacturers adapt the traditional extra-deep soaking tub...Read More
     
    Setting the Stage for a Floral Tribute
    5/16/2012 2:59 AM
    'I'm hired to make it dramatic,' said the Tony Award-winning set designer Scott Pask of his role in presenting the New York Botanical Garden's Monet show....Read More
     
    When a Ticket-Taker and Turnstile Aren't Enough
    5/15/2012 5:17 PM
    The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's new Visitor Center combines architecture and landscape with the mobile harmony of a ballet...Read More
     
    Vicente Wolf on a Colorful Thai Home
    5/14/2012 9:56 AM
    The New York designer finds poetry and practical wisdom in Bangkok's eclectic Jim Thompson House....Read More
     
    White Carrara Countertops, 1988-2012, RIP
    5/13/2012 2:23 PM
    Enough with the ubiquitous white surface, says Sara Ruffin Costello, who prefers more humble and hard-wearing materials....Read More
     
    Cool Again, Britannia Invades the Home
    5/11/2012 7:45 AM
    Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee has inspired designers to come up with products that capture the moment. With so much merchandising to choose from, this is the perfect opportunity to flex your collector's muscle....Read More





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