Mandates

Financing or Refinancing: Our goal is to indicate you, our opinion of the market value of a given property for a marketing of 0-90 days, 0-120 days or 0-180 days. We believe that the market value of a building is as much important for the buyer as for the lender. It is to at the advantage of no party to overestimate or underestimate the market value of a building. We are capable of making evaluations on standard subjects, waterside subjects, subjects having a value of more than a million, multifamily subjects, subjects in co-ownership (condo and condo-hotel, integrated project), of subjects with seasonal accesses, lands, etc.

New construction and Renovations: Our purpose is to find the potential market value of a construction on a vacant ground or to estimate the value which will have a property after a renovation (ex: increase, replacement of the finishes, etc.). We estimate from the plans supplied by the customers. We make a commitment to make comments on the parts of a project which can contain risks of unprofitability. Example: fonctionnal problem in the disposition of rooms, economic depreciation on a too ambitious construction versus the chosen district, etc.

Estate sharing: We know that the sharing of the a propertie during a divorce or during an inheritance can engender conflicts. That is why we apply to find the market value of a subject, by taking into account elements relating directly to the event, such as: Unfinished renovations, property empties during the sale, sale without legal guarantee, etc. Our comments will enlighten you and will guide you towards a better division of the value of the building in question. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain an opinion on a retroactive value. We can move back of about twenty years easily.

Purchase / sale / investment: Before signing an offer of purchase on a property, you could need our service of valuation to know the market value of the property to be acquired. So, you could be reassured on your choice of investment or avoid making you swindle. Our opinion could also be useful for you during the sale of your residential property. Given the fast evolution of markets, it would be useful to you to have an idea on the market value of your property before putting it on sale. You could have an idea of the value of your property even before signing a contract of brokerage. We can also advise you on the improvements to make before the sale of your property. With our advice, you will increase your chances to make profitable the sums which you invest in renovations. Do not forget that it is not all the renovations which make increase the value of a property.

Gain or loss of capital : By obtaining a document (report of valuation) proving the just market value of your property, you could avoid troubles of fiscal order. Whether it is for a retrospective value or a current value, the appraiser will make sure that your investments are subjected to a just and fair treatment during its taxation. When there is a dispute surrounding the value of an immovable property, a report of valuation, signed by a designated appraiser member of the OEAQ (Order of the designated Appraisal of Quebec) or of the AIC (Appraisal Institute of Canada) is a forceful argument in the defense of your rights.

Relocation: Given that the parties concerned in the rehousing are normally connected; employers / employees, our approach runs in an atmosphere of mediation and consensus. The purpose being to find the just market value for a variable deadline sale (in the choice 0-90 days, 0-180 days, etc.). Our reports include a detailed research confined in the sector of the subject. In this way, the concerned parties will be has even to notice our approach to find the comparable sales used. Furthermore, we also apply this research to the properties to be sold who are effective in the sector surrounding the subject. With this analysis, we are able to propose you a listing price for the property.

Foreclosure: We are specialized in market values for the recoverings of mortgages. Our expertise develops around a meticulous inspection, around a detailed analysis of the works necessary to put back the property in good condition, and the calculation of the local economic depreciation, connected with a fast sale made without legal guarantee. We are also able to inform you about the potential value after the works (fast sale or normal marketing), and on the current value without works (fast sale or normal marketing). In our report, we are going to bring to light the aspects which affect directly the value of the building. Here are examples of problem with which we face regularly and for whom we developed an expertise: Problem of zoning, problem with sanitary installations, problem of water infiltrations, home-made renovations with outstanding materials, history of cannabis, abandoned property, insect or animals infestations, unfinished renovations, contamination by fuel oil, mold, etc. Given that these properties to be estimated are often in poor condition, our appraiser are equipped with the indispensable elements for this kind of visit : Flashlight, protective mask, CSA boots, etc. Furthermore, with the absence of documents (certificates of location, account of taxes, etc.) and of information concerning the zoning and the sanitary installations, our official appraisers request for this kind of visits, are used to communicate with the municipal and urbanistic inspectors. We know that nothing must be left at random during a judicial seizure of an immovable property.