Resources
Terms, and where to check things yourself
30 terms written for people who are not appraisers, plus the primary sources sitting behind every figure on this site.
Check it yourself
Official sources
Every statutory figure and filing date quoted on this site traces back to one of these. None of it should have to be taken on trust.
- NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, licence verification
Look up any New Jersey appraiser's licence, this one included. Thirty seconds, and worth spending before you engage anybody at all.
- NJ Division of Taxation, inheritance and estate tax
Beneficiary classes, rates, forms and filing dates for the transfer inheritance tax — the tax that catches New Jersey estates the federal one never touches.
- The Appraisal Foundation
Publisher of USPAP. Every credible appraisal in the United States is developed under it, and the text is public if you want to check what a report claims to comply with.
- IRS, Form 709 and Form 706 instructions
The gift and estate return instructions themselves, including what adequate disclosure requires of an appraisal. Better read directly than paraphrased by anyone selling one.
- NJ Division of Taxation, property administration
The Handbook for New Jersey Assessors and the rest of the local property tax administration material, including how and when assessments are actually struck.
- NJ Association of County Tax Boards
Assessment records and property data county by county. The quickest public route to a block and lot when the assessment notice is not to hand.
Glossary
30 terms worth knowing
Effective date, USPAP, extraordinary assumption, retrospective value — the vocabulary these assignments put in front of you, whether or not anyone stopped to explain it. Grouped by the question you are probably asking rather than by first letter.
Coverage
Counties served
Each county page covers how that market actually behaves, the municipalities inside it, and what tends to go wrong on a valuation there.
Referrals
Who we refer work to
An appraisal is seldom the only thing a situation needs. When it is not, these are the people the work goes to. Nothing is taken for the referral, and none of them has any hand in what a report concludes.
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Real Estate Agent
Option 1 Realty Group
Expert guidance for buying or selling your home in New Jersey
Home Buying · Home Selling · Market Analysis · Negotiation
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Mortgage Broker
AIREMCO
Competitive rates for purchase and refinance mortgages
Purchase Loans · Refinancing · FHA/VA Loans · Jumbo Mortgages
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Insurance Provider
Ai Real Estate LLC
Comprehensive insurance solutions for homeowners
Homeowners Insurance · Flood Insurance · Life Insurance · Umbrella Policies
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Real Estate Attorney
ELegal Law
Legal counsel for all real estate transactions
Real Estate Closings · Title Review · Contract Negotiations · Legal Representation
A listing here promises no particular outcome and is not advice to choose one of them over somebody else doing the same work. If you already have an attorney or a broker you trust, stay with them.
Next step
Two minutes on the phone settles most of this
Say what the number is for and when you need it. That is enough to fix the effective date, the fee and the turnaround on the call. And if an appraisal is the wrong instrument for your situation, or a cheaper one would do the job, you will be told so before anything is ordered.