Selling your home in or near Los Angeles County? Contact City Appraisal - Long Beach and make sure you're setting the price right.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is a must. An appraisal doesn't cost that much and it's worth the money in the long run! Unless the homeowner studies real estate values on a day to day basis, like a professional appraiser does, it's hard for them to understand local real estate values.

We are not talking about how much you have invested in your home, or the amount you'd like to get for it. Rather, the appraisal measures the true market value of your home.

Contact us for information regarding services specialized for home sellers.

Need help setting a price when selling yourself?

More and more California homeowners are choosing to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the help of a real estate agent. But to do it right, quickly and to get the most you can, you need a qualified appraiser. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will explain to you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price so your home will attract buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of the interior and exterior condition of your home
  • Alert you of issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might stall a closing
  • Help prevent the odds of hidden problems that cause sales to flop

It can be surprising to people to discover the value of their home is higher than they first thought. So investing in an appraisal provided the data to support a sale for thousands more than they originally thought. Alternatively, some people have an overestimated impression of their home's value, and an appraisal gave then the assistance they needed in order to realistically price their home in order for it to sell quickly rather than waiting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, reducing your offers, making closing more difficult, which can waste your valuable time and drain your resources while getting nothing done

We also help agents price homes in Los Angeles County

Even if you have with the most experienced agent, it's in your best interest to have of value prior to finalizing a listing agreement. City Appraisal - Long Beach can help. An appraisal can be indispensable in this scenario. You and agent will get a detailed breakdown of your property and its features which will give you insight into how the local real estate market is performing with a detailed analysis of recent comparable properties in the area.

Sometimes it's useful to have a general resource for local real estate knowledge

Have you decided against an entire appraisal but would like some information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? Maybe you feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you still want assistance analyzing local sales and property data. We offer services tailored especially for consumers like you to assist with your real estate decisions.

This is a little bit of what to expect when you place an order for an appraisal through ....

  • We take great pride in making sure that when you send your initial inquiry, you get a fast response: We tailor information to the needs of our customers Just tell us your situation and we will make suggestions.
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Normally in a weeks time or less from the date the request is received, we can have a copy, in PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Appraisal and consulting report arrangements to suit YOUR needs: When dealing with appraisal and consulting, "One size does NOT fit all." We provide quite a few different of types of reports, and have know how at providing appraisals to clients sans the so that you don't have to be qualified loan officer to read it.
  • Fast response to follow-up questions: When we write reports, we make sure they are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any inquiries dealing your appraisal, after you've read the report, just give us a call or email us!