Valuation Analysis Built for Scrutiny
Appraisal, appraisal review, consulting, and testimony for real estate disputes in which the reasoning must be as clear as the conclusion.
The opinion must follow from the property facts and market evidence
Litigation does not change the appraiser’s obligation to analyze the property independently. It does increase the need to define the property interest, effective date, intended use, assumptions, assignment conditions, and scope with precision.
The report should show how the evidence supports the conclusion and should identify material limitations rather than hide them behind a final number.
The analysis must remain understandable under questioning
Expert work may be tested through appraisal review, deposition, arbitration, or trial. Bailey Valuation focuses on explaining the relevant data, the reasoning applied to it, and the points on which reasonable professional judgment may differ.
The objective is not to advocate for a predetermined value. It is to provide an opinion or analysis that can be explained and supported.
Work may include
The governing requirements depend on the assignment
Appraisal and appraisal-review assignments may be affected by USPAP, law or regulation, client instructions, and requirements imposed by a GSE, federal agency, lender, or other institution. A review must consider the requirements that actually applied to the work being reviewed—not requirements borrowed from a different intended use.