Residential Appraisals Across Pennsylvania
Independent valuations built for the decisions that carry weight. Divorce, estate, probate, partition, and tax appeal appraisals from a Pennsylvania Certified Residential Appraiser.
Call 267-995-0425Anthony Washington is a Pennsylvania Certified Residential Appraiser, License RL140532, based in Langhorne, Bucks County. He appraises residential property for attorneys, executors, homeowners, agents, and lenders who need a value that holds up when someone challenges it.
Most appraisal firms chase lender volume. This practice was built around the assignments that get read closely: a divorce heading toward a hearing, an estate the IRS may review, a partition where co-owners cannot agree. That standard carries into every report, whatever the purpose.
What Sets a Pennsylvania Assignment Apart
Valuation questions in this Commonwealth run on Pennsylvania procedure, and the procedure changes what the appraiser has to do.
Pennsylvania divides marital property by equitable distribution, so the controlling date of value gets decided by the court rather than assumed by the appraiser. Pennsylvania inheritance tax reaches most estates here regardless of size, so a date-of-death value goes to the Register of Wills as well as to any federal filing. County boards of assessment appeals run their own deadlines, and a tax appeal filed without a supporting appraisal usually goes nowhere.
An appraiser who works these files knows which date governs, which filing the number lands on, and what a reviewer will look for. That knowledge is the service. The drive is secondary.
Appraisal Services
⚖️ Divorce Appraisals
Neutral valuations of the marital residence for equitable distribution, including retrospective values to a date of separation.
Divorce appraisals in PA →🏛️ Estate & Probate
Date-of-death and retrospective valuations for executors, estate attorneys, and Orphans’ Court filings.
Estate appraisal services →🔑 Pre-Listing
An independent number before the sign goes up, so the price holds through negotiation and the lender’s appraisal.
Pre-listing appraisals →🏠 Homeowners
Private valuations for tax appeals, PMI removal, estate planning, and knowing where you actually stand.
Homeowner services →🏦 Lenders
FHA roster appraiser handling purchase and refinance work with turn times that keep closings on schedule.
Lender services →📋 Attorneys
Divorce, estate, partition, and tax appeal valuations written for a reader who is not an appraiser.
Attorney services →Where Washington Appraisal Group Works
Physical coverage runs across Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, roughly a ninety-minute radius from Langhorne. That footprint holds close to half the population of the Commonwealth.
Town-level coverage includes Doylestown, Newtown, Yardley, Langhorne, New Hope, and Levittown.
Outside that radius? Call anyway. Retrospective and litigation assignments elsewhere in Pennsylvania sometimes work, and a two-minute conversation settles it faster than a form.
Tell us the property, the purpose, and the deadline. You get a straight answer on timing and scope the same business day. Call 267-995-0425.
Order an AppraisalWhat Every Report Includes
- A stated effective date, intended user, and intended use, so the report answers the question your matter actually asks.
- Comparable sales with a written rationale for each selection rather than a bare list.
- Adjustments traced to market evidence, with the reasoning visible on the page.
- Interior inspection and photographs, or a stated reason for their absence and its effect on the conclusion.
- USPAP compliance and a signed certification.
- An appraiser who answers the phone and appears when a report gets challenged.
Reading on Pennsylvania Valuation
Recent guides covering the questions attorneys and owners ask most: how a home appraisal works in a Pennsylvania divorce, how the IRS uses home appraisals in estate valuations, and why an independent appraisal stays private. The full archive sits on the blog.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you appraise anywhere in Pennsylvania?
Physical inspections run across Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, roughly ninety minutes from Langhorne in Bucks County. That covers Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Lancaster, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill counties. Call about anything outside that radius.
What kind of appraiser license is required in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania licenses appraisers through the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers. Anthony Washington holds Certified Residential credentials, License RL140532, which covers residential property across the Commonwealth.
How long does a residential appraisal take?
The inspection runs under an hour for most homes, and the finished report follows within a few business days. Retrospective assignments take longer because historical market research adds time. Court deadlines get discussed before the engagement starts.
Is an appraisal different from a real estate agent’s opinion?
Yes. An agent’s price opinion reflects a market read from someone with a stake in the transaction. An appraisal comes from a licensed, independent professional under USPAP, with a written certification and documented comparable analysis. Courts and taxing authorities weigh the two differently.
Get a value you can stand behind.
Anthony Washington, License RL140532. Independent residential appraisals for attorneys, executors, owners, and agents across Eastern Pennsylvania.