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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    MBS And Treasuries Stay Strong Through Close
    3/16/2010 4:36 PM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    Bond Bulls In Control All Day Long Fannie 4.5's rise 7 ticks to 101-03 10yr note yield finally meets resistance at 3.65 Stocks end at best levels since Q308 Stocks face major test tomorrow to hold these levels In case you missed it, the news of the day was the FOMC statement. J...Read More
     
    How Did the FOMC Meeting Affect Mortgage Rates?
    3/16/2010 4:05 PM

    Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch

    After moving higher following a worse than anticipated read on Retail Sales last Friday, mortgage rates made modest improvements yesterday. Activity in the fixed income marketplace was pretty boring though. Mortgage backed securities traded in an extremely tight price range as mark...Read More
     
    Reprices for the Better Reported as MBS Hit Intraday Price Highs
    3/16/2010 2:57 PM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    4.5's up 8 ticks on the day to 101-04 10yr Tsy yield down just over 4bps to 3.65 S&P at 1159 (highest since sept. 2008, 9 pts higher than Friday) AQ brought you up to speed on FOMC statement, and the rest of the day has been pretty easy: just sit back and enjoy the healthy ...Read More
     
    What is Right About the Mortgage Industry?
    3/16/2010 2:47 PM

    Posted To: Community Commentary

    I have probably drafted around 15 different articles for a Community Commentary since the beginning of the year, but chose not to post them because for the most part they were rants about the absurdity of RESPA, the idiocy of HVCC, the impotence of the CFPA. But as...Read More
     
    FOMC STATEMENT: Fed's MBS Purchase Program on Course to End as Planned, But....
    3/16/2010 1:15 PM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    The FOMC Statement has been released. First and foremost, there was no significant change in the verbiage regarding the end of the MBS Purchase Program. Here is how the statement reads: "To provide support to mortgage lending and housing markets and to improve overall conditio...Read More
     
    Raising Capital to Help Grow Your Mortgage Operation
    3/16/2010 12:21 PM

    Posted To: The Garrett Watts Report

    We’ve been writing a lot on the profits of high performing mortgage bankers in 2009. Last year looks to have been a great year for most mortgage bankers, especially for those who originated FHA loans and sold them through mandatory delivery commitments. Higher performers ...Read More
     
    Addressing Analyst Concerns For "Material" MBS Corrections
    3/16/2010 10:16 AM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    I've gotten quite a few emails from panicked pipeline managers and loan writers regarding Meredith Whitney's bearish feelings on the Fed's exit from the MBS market and the general health of housing. If you missed it... THIS STORY is a decent recap of the CNBC interview....Read More
     
    Dodd Releases Huge Financial Reform Package. MND Initial Recap
    3/16/2010 9:49 AM

    Posted To: MND NewsWire

    Yesterday, just one day shy of the second anniversary of the Bear Stearns collapse, Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, released his long awaited proposal to overhaul the nation's financial regulations. The changes, viewed by many as the most sweeping s...Read More
     
    Fed Doves & Hawks Defined; More on USDA; ResCap & Goldman; Rent vs. Buy; Refinancing Government Debt
    3/16/2010 9:20 AM

    Posted To: Pipeline Press

    Not a day passes whereby an employee in a mortgage bank doesn't start a grease fire (which they claim is an accident) in the kitchen. In all seriousness, here's a worthwhile 45 seconds . In a story from the New York Post, GMAC has hired Goldman Sachs to start...Read More
     
    Housing Starts Fall 5.9 pct. Building Permits Decline 1.6 pct. Rates Reverse Course
    3/16/2010 7:48 AM

    Posted To: MBS Commentary

    Housing Starts and Building Permits fell in February. Housing Starts moved 5.9% lower to 575,000 annualized units, almost erasing the 6.6% gain seen in January. While this was a poor print for housing starts, the market was expecting worse...hence this is easier for traders to shru...Read More




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