Welcome to West Coast Appraisal Group. We are a leading provider of real estate valuations for the mortgage lending marketplace specializing in the Southern California areas of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles counties. With many years of experience in the business, we have a proven track record of reducing lenders time, efforts and costs in managing the appraisal process.

We are a leading provider of appraisals for:

  • Primary and Secondary Mortgages
  • Mortgage Refinancing
  • Employee Relocation
  • Private Mortgage Insurance Removal
  • Estate Planning
  • Divorce Settlement

  • 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.

  • Short Turn-Around Times
  • Highest-Quality Appraisal Reports
  • On-line Status Reports
  • Electronic Ordering and Delivery
  • Competitive Pricing

  • 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.


    West Coast Appraisal Group is U.S. military veteran owned and operated.

    Discounts offered for active duty/retired military, active law enforcement, and active firefighter borrowers.





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    MORTGAGE RATES: Best Lock/Float Advice MND Can Offer
    7/30/2010 3:44 PM

    Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch

    I think it's safe to say that, consistently for the last 30 to 45 days, at least one lender (regional, major, or independent) has offered below market "record low" mortgage rates. Investor demand is consistently healthy for agency MBS, such that their prices are hitti...Read More
     
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    7/30/2010 11:23 AM

    Posted To: MND NewsWire

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    MBS Lower and Wider. Reprices Reported. Buyers Lurking
    7/30/2010 10:10 AM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

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    Evolving Loan Officer Agreements: Mandatory Reserves and Good File Delivery
    7/30/2010 10:05 AM

    Posted To: The Garrett Watts Report

    After visiting over 100 shops in the past 3 years, we haven't really seen anything “new under the sun” in terms of loan officer agreements. Sometimes I think all contractual documents used by mortgage bankers originated from the same source. But more recently we...Read More
     
    Rapid Refinance Program: Don't Bet On It
    7/30/2010 8:35 AM

    Posted To: Pipeline Press

    The economy is so bad, I bought a toaster oven and my free gift with purchase was a bank...If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them...Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America...My cousin ...Read More
     
    The Day Ahead: Q2 GDP, Consumer Sentiment, Stocks Testing Support
    7/30/2010 7:29 AM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    A busy day awaits the markets as investors get their first look at second-quarter GDP. Also in the store is the influential Chicago Business Barometer which gives an update on how the economy is recovering in the midwest, plus a consumer sentiment index for the nation at large. Whi...Read More
     
    Treasury Auctions Done. Bonds Cautiously Resilient as Stocks Repeat History
    7/29/2010 12:09 PM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    Treasury just sold $29 billion 7s to a group of uninterested buyers... Auction demand as measured by the bid to cover ratio was below average. 2.78 bids were submitted for every 1 accepted by Treasury. Compare that to the ten auction average of 2.81 and the five auction average of ...Read More
     
    Fannie Mae Preps Investors for Reform. Book of Business Reflects Tight Credit Conditions
    7/29/2010 11:31 AM

    Posted To: MND NewsWire

    In the wake of the passage of Wall Street Reform, which many opponents have criticized Capitol Hill for failing to deal with the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Obama Administration is beginning to present the broad outlines of how the future of the GSEs will be determined. In a letter re...Read More
     
    Are HECM Regulators Acting Unethically Toward the Reverse Mortgage Program?
    7/29/2010 11:06 AM

    Posted To: Community Commentary

    I recently spoke on two interesting panels at the American Conference Institute’s two day symposium on Reverse Mortgages. The conference was held at the famed Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. The conference attracted a virtual who’s w...Read More
     
    Final Ruling Issued on SAFE Act; Underwriting Guideline Overlays, Adverse Market Fees and Steep LLPAs; CMBS Sales; California State of Emergency;
    7/29/2010 8:51 AM

    Posted To: Pipeline Press

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