Welcome to the home page of Advanced Appraisal Services, located in Santa Clarita, CA. We are a leading provider of real estate valuations for the mortgage lending marketplace, Attorneys, CPA Firms, private individuals and other Financial Institutions. With years of experience in the business, we have a proven track record of reducing lenders' time, efforts and costs in managing the appraisal process for all types of properties.
At Advanced Appraisal Services, our investment in training and technology has helped our customers greatly reduce their workload. By offering on-line appraisal ordering, coupled with automatic report status updates and electronic delivery of the final product, we are able to eliminate the run around and phone tag hassles associated with this process. And since this process saves us money as well, we can keep our rates competitive with anybody in the industry.
Through this web site, you can perform a number of tasks. Ordering an appraisal is just a click of a button away. Or, spend some time and find out a bit more about the appraisal business. The more you know, the better decision you can make. And check back frequently, as our content is always being updated.
The 24 buildings being offered, including two in L.A., are drawing global investors. The sale is also being criticized for the loss of long-term capital assets in favor of short-term gains.
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Efforts to sell 24 state office buildings have drawn lo...Read More
They seek to punish ex-CEO Bruce Karatz, but also to improve the record of a massive stock-options crackdown that so far has yielded few convictions.
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Two months after the federal government's criminal cases against Broadcom Corp.'s top executive...Read More
Depressed apartment market attracts adventurous investors
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It's a cold winter for apartment investors in Los Angeles County: Rents are down, prices have fallen and vacancies are way up.
A gracious old Montecito home, familiar to viewers who regularly watched the opening credits of the late '60s television comedy series "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir," has come on the market.
Simple strategies for paying off your mortgage sooner and reducing expenses.
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There are dozens of ways to make your housing investment pay off faster and at a greater return. In some cases, a small extra outlay may be required, sometimes every mo...Read More
Sampras lists Lake Sherwood home for $25 million.
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Tennis great Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their newly built compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.
Yves Didier has been a strong believer in earthquake insurance since the 1994 Northridge quake, when his apartment building was severely damaged and some of his neighbors lost their lives.
The rate, which has hovered around that mark since September, fell to 4.97% this week from 5.05% last week.
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The typical rate offered by lenders on 30-year mortgages slipped back below 5% this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The National Assn. of Realtors index of deals under contract fell to 90.4 from 97.8 in December. It's 12.3% higher than January 2009.
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In another sign that the U.S. housing recovery might be on a shaky foundation, the number of homes placed under...Read More
