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I appraised a somewhat unique home last week. It was a very complex appraisal assignment in that the subject property was over 5,000 sf of living area and located in the very small community of Sunset Beach.  Sunset Beach has now been incorporated into Huntington Beach and is adjacent to… Continue reading Sunset Beach Appraisal

I was in Malibu this week and the assignment was very difficult. The client wanted the land value for a beach front SFR in the famed Malibu Colony. The difficulty was no land sales within the Colony. The stats look like this for the immediate neighborhood: Living areas for improved sales… Continue reading Malibu Colony “as if” vacant lot appraisal

The subject property was located in the Mid-City area of Santa Ana, very close to Mater Dei High School and Carr Intermediate. Living areas for sales over the past 2 years range from apx. 550 to 2,731 SF, average was apx. 1,258 SF. Lot areas were from 1,500 to 12,003… Continue reading Santa Ana SFR appraisal Stats

As appraisers, we are often asked by REALTORs, owners or buyers to come and measure a home to determine the living area square footage (even without providing an appraisal). We have found that the information in the public record and the MLS is not always correct. To determine the living… Continue reading How do you find the living area of a house?

This Dana Point neighborhood was close to all services including Dana Point Harbor and local beaches. Lot areas for small income properties were from 2,000 to 13,265 SF, average was apx. 5,750 SF. Days on the market for Dana Point small income properties was from 1 to 504 and the… Continue reading Dana Point Duplex Appraisal Statistics

I have never seen a larger roof deck in Newport Beach. This roof deck sits atop a 3 story beauty right on the sand on the Balboa Peninsula. Includes ocean, beach, white water and Catalina Island views.