An appraiser Michael Mategrano was hired by my ex to appraise my home. He told me he didn't do…read moresuburban appraisals because he lived in the city and wasn't on top of the suburban market. He had retired and was "Helping out a friend". Guaranteed that all the pictures of the interior of my home would not be put out on any emails,etc. Said they were just for his use only. Showed up 40 minutes before our appointment- I wasn't home from work yet. End result- he sent the pictures to my ex, his attorney, who sent them to my attorney and then myself. Compared my home to houses not even close to the size/rooms of my house. Priced it exactly what my ex told him to. Only took pictures that avoided problems in the house. I would not recommend him.

I hired Mr. Walsh to appraise my house because I was in the process of selling. He was…read moreaccommodating in his scheduling. He was able to do the assessment within a few days and on the weekend. According to the tenant he showed up on time. That was where his professionalism ended. I asked him to please provide a sincere appraisal to aid in my decision making. Instead, I got the exact same price that was on the sales contract. He severely under appraised the house. Here was his explanation: "The report says: "Considering the subject's deferred maintenance and that it was sold in as is condition, the appraised value was taken from the contract sales price."" My response was "I knew what the contract sale price was. I set the price. I asked you to appraise the value of the property." He knew before he went out to view the property that the property was listed 'As Is'. If he didn't and he thought that was going to be germane to the appraisal he could have asked. He wasted everyone's time and my money appraising the house for what was the current asking price. He was also very rude and unprofessional in some of his responses. Do not hire Mr. Walsh. You can easily find someone more courteous with integrity and professionalism.

We rarely fill out these type of reviews, but in this case we felt strongly that we needed to share…read moreour experience with Jeff from Knize Appraisal. We needed a quick appraisal to help us determine the value of our home in the current real estate market and contacted Jeff. Jeff was extremely thorough in his analysis and prepared our report in less than 24 hours from his on-site visit (7-hours to be exact). Jeff's appraisal provided us with the timely information we needed to have an appraiser's opinion of the value of our home and was a guiding light in assisting us with the listing price to move forward with the sale of our home. It was a pleasure working with Jeff and if needed, we will use his services again. He comes with our highest recommendation.

Excellent real estate appraiser. Very thorough and very easily reachable. Jeff is very…read moreknowledgeable about all things real estate. It was a pleasure working with them and will do business again.

Quick service & very trustworthy. Worked with Mr. Mannion for an appraisal that was needed…read moreurgently. He was very knowledgeable about my situation and provided great feedback. I would trust him to come out again for any future appraisals. I also did not have to wait long for the report. Quick turn around time!

Bill did an outstanding job for several of my clients looking to sell their home but with a tough…read moreto price home. His expertise in giving a detailed appraisal helped my sellers price their home to sell successfully.

Another great service by Pahroo Appraisals. I have been…read moreusing Pahroo to have my properties appraised for years now. It let's me know my good starting point to sell them. I had once a property appraised by Michael himself, the owner. It actully made me back up from purchase and avoid a potential loss. Thomas.

I was searching for an Appraiser with vast experience in the Chicago market; my ex wife and I…read moredecided to put our home for sale as part of our divorce settlement; after making several phone calls, we decided to hire Michael Hobbs from PahRoo Appraisal; he was profesional, friendly and communicative; we were completed satisfied with his service, and we highly recommend Mr Hobbs from Pahroo.

We were looking to sell our home and wanted to get a reasonable value from a couple different…read moresources so we hired Andel Appraisals and worked with Ray. The process was straightforward and he quickly took pictures of all the rooms for his report. Our home has a total of approximately 3600 square feet above and below grade in an updated 4 level split home. The main dissatisfaction was that the "comps" were not similar to our home and included 4 out of 6 ranches versus our 4 level split on the report. When I called and inquired about this, the secretary and not the appraiser, called me back to explain the appraisal was on square footage above grade. I disagreed because the style of the home and comparative models are pretty important-you want an apples to apples comparable. When i voiced my concern and asked for an update, I received the same unchanged report. I had the impression they did not understand my concern, the local market, recent sale history and shewed me away without revisions. While they are responsive, I would not recommend for family or friends because the lowered care, accuracy and knowledge of the real estate markets.

I had an appraisal done a while ago, and I had a great experience. The appraiser was really…read morefriendly, and once we got the report back, we had no issues and were satisfied with the service and speed.

Peter Bartlow has done three appraisals on our collection, most recently this year (2025). He does…read morehis research, is professional and has always given us a quick turnaround. Strongly recommend him if you need an up-to-date appraisal for estate or insurance purposes

Kurt at Adams Appraisal proved a knowledgeable and professional guide through the art appraisal…read moreprocess. Clear in his explanations and accommodating and responsive to questions and requests, he led us to an efficient, cost-effective outcome. Highly recommended.

Kurt was fantastic! Very knowledgeable, kind, has a wickedly great sense of humor. Walked me…read morethrough everything and explained different avenues to explore with each item and what I could do. Definitely will recommend to anyone who needs the same things I did.

Very professional service. Took many pieces of jewelry in for appraisal and received a very nice…read moreand thorough report. Maggie is lovely and a pleasure to work with. Definitely recommend.

Very professional service. Had two pieces of jewelry, which needed to be appraised for the…read moreinsurance purposes. Fast delivery, accurate, perfectly executed, safe. Very well priced. Highly recommend.