Separation raises specific questions about value — when it is measured, who it is measured for, and whether the figure will hold. These are the situations where an independent appraisal is required.
Determining the value of the family home for an equitable division of assets.
Establishing value as of the date set by an agreement, the date of a hearing, or the date of separation where directed.
Acting as a single, jointly appointed appraiser for both parties.
Supporting negotiation, mediation, or litigation with a defensible figure.
Established as of today's date
Compliant appraisal report
Comparable evidence and reasoning
Appraise Wise is led by Sid Malhotra, MBA, P.App, CRA.
For more than twenty years he has valued the homes that resist easy valuation, and advised the owners, lawyers, accountants, and lenders who depend on getting it right. Every engagement is his, personally.
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Family and estate lawyers, accountants, private lenders, and the region's leading luxury brokerages rely on Appraise Wise for valuations they can put their name beside.
Family and estate lawyers, accountants, private lenders, and luxury brokerages rely on Appraise Wise for valuations they can put their name beside.
Common questions about how a valuation is prepared, what the report contains, and how the process works. If yours isn't answered here, ask directly.
An independent, CUSPAP-compliant opinion of the market value of the family home, prepared for the purpose of dividing property between separating parties. It differs from a listing valuation in that the value is often established as of a specific past date rather than today.
Yes. A single, jointly appointed appraiser is common and often preferred — it produces one figure both parties and their counsel can work from, rather than competing reports that require reconciliation. The appraiser's duty is to the valuation, not to either party.
Whichever date the matter requires. That may be the date of separation, a date set by agreement between the parties, or the date of a hearing. Where a past date applies, the valuation is retrospective and reflects market conditions as they stood at that time — not current conditions.
The report sets out the comparable evidence and the reasoning in full, prepared to CUSPAP standards. It is written to be used in negotiation, mediation, or litigation, and to withstand scrutiny in each.
The reasoning and comparable evidence are documented in the report, so any disagreement can be examined against the analysis rather than argued in the abstract. Where a second appraisal exists, the differences usually trace to the comparables selected or the valuation date applied — both of which the report makes explicit.