Pettifer & Associates

read moreOur capabilities to prepare commercial and investment property assignments can be found at our commercial valuation division. Please visit us at www.

read moreWhen you need a real estate appraiser for a legal action, demand an MAI designated appraiser. Quality education, well-established methodology, proven experience and commitment to a strict ethics and standards describe the MAI and SRA designated appraiser. Using an MAI designated appraiser gives your client the upper hand in disposition, courtroom and settlement discussions. The use of an MAI appraiser is essential in legal proceedings in which accurate and market proven valuation of real estate is required.

read moreOur company clearly understands that the accounting industry requires reliable and accurate Fair Market Value conclusions. Nearly all valuation assignments that we develop for accountants and financial planners concern IRS reporting and tax issues. Many referrrals come from the accountants of inviduals needing a Date of Death (DOD) appraisal or Estate / Trust related Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax reporting issues. We closely follow recent events and changes in accounting and financial reporting regulations.

read moreWhat is USPAP? USPAP, which you might hear pronounced like "YOOS-pap, " is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. USPAP is published and maintained by the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) of the Appraisal Foundation, a non-governmental entity charged by Congress with promulgating appraisal standards. USPAP is revised periodically, usually annually, and almost never radically. It includes sections covering rules, such as an Ethics Rule, a Departure Rule, and a Competency Rule. It includes Standards, 10 of them, each covering in detail different functions an appraiser might perform ("Real Property Appraisal, Reporting"; "Business Appraisal, Development").

read moreThe Appraisal Institute is the world's leading organization of professional real estate appraisers. The Appraisal Institute MAI Designation is most recognized by the courts, government agencies, lenders, corporations and the real estate industry as providing the highest level of valuation and analytical expertise. The MAI signifies experience in commercial, industrial, agricultural, special purpose and residential valuation, along with investment decision analysis. We offer a full range of Real Estate Appraisal services, with experience in many types of property.

read moreMAI stands for Member, Appraisal Institute. The Appraisal Institute is an international membership association of professional real estate appraisers, with more than 18,000 members and 99 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. Its mission is to support and advance its members as the choice for real estate solutions and uphold professional credentials, standards of professional practice and ethics consistent with the public good. The MAI designation, its most prestigious, is held by appraisers who are experienced in the valuation of commercial, industrial, residential, and other types of property and who advise clients on real estate investment decisions.

read moreMany lending clients are discovering the benefits of using our firm for your appraisal orders in the Inland Empire. Our firm has a Satellite Office in Chino Hills that is responsible for Residential Appraisal Orders in much of San Bernardino County and Riverside County. The Inland Empire is the fastest growing area in California with the highest volume of new residential housing units annually. New residential developments are ongoing and many are planned over the next five years in Riverside County along the I-15 Corridor to San Diego and I-91 to Riverside and the Desert Communities.

read moreSettling an estate is an important and sometimes stressful job. As an executor you have been entrusted to carry out the wishes of the deceased as swiftly and exactly as possible. You can count on us to act quickly and with sensitivity to the feelings of everyone involved. Attorneys and Accountants rely on our values when calculating real property values for estates, divorces, or other disputes requiring a value being placed on real property. We understand their needs and are used to dealing with all parties involved.