EXPERIENCE
Trust our experience for your independent, qualified real estate advice. Your financial well being may be determined by decisions based on real estate. Because many thousands and sometimes millions of dollars can ride on a single decision, it is the mission of the professional advisor/appraiser to gather, analyze and clearly communicate vital information.
why you should obtain independent, qualified advisor/appraiser assistance.
- To obtain a professional opinion of market value for a property you wish to sell.
- To ensure that a purchaser doesn’t pay more for a property than it’s worth. An informed purchaser should place the following clause in a Purchase Agreement “Subject to an appraisal meeting or exceeding the accepted offer.”
- To obtain a qualified opinion of market value for mortgage or lending purposes.
- To provide investors with adequate information upon which to base investment decisions.
- An expert opinion of market value of a home or other property can be the basis for “just compensation” (as defined by law) in cases where property is to be taken for future public use as in an expropriation.
- An appraisal may be utilized as evidence for a municipal assessment appeal.
- Matrimonial issues to ensure fair distribution of assets.
- Feasibility studies relating to development of land, redevelopment of buildings including market rental/expense analysis.
- Rental review /renewal advice.
- Revenue Canada issues relating to Capital Gains, Estates and other issues.
Trust our experience for your independent, qualified real estate advice. Your financial well being may be determined by decisions based on real estate. Because many thousands and sometimes millions of dollars can ride on a single decision, it is the mission of the professional advisor/appraiser to gather, analyze and clearly communicate vital information.
Kirkland Balsom completes valuations/advisory services on all types of commercial real estate for the purposes of purchase/sale, financing, etc. We service the entire province and have extensive experience in properties such as office, retail, warehouse, land and special use properties.
Kirkland Balsom completes valuations/advisory services on all types of residential real estate for the purposes of purchase/sale, financing, etc. We take pride in being up to date on market trends and values for residential properties.
Each property is assigned an assessed value. It is important that all property owners/occupiers have their assessment values reviewed to determine if they are in line with market value, and are equitably assessed as of the base date of the assessment. Through this our clients have reduced their tax burden and added thousands of dollars to their bottom line.
Kirkland Balsom works with major telecom companies to assist in the site acquisition and public notification process. We also negotiation and obtain easement agreements for several major utility related companies.
Kirkland Balsom can provide qualified estimates for market rents for all types of properties (i.e. residential, office, warehouse space). This would involve understanding the subject’s property (i.e. size, location, condition) and analysing comparable rents to estimate the subject’s market rent.
Kirkland Balsom can provide opinions of market value for Revenue Canada purposes.
Expropriation is the right of government to take fee simple or partial interest in private property for public use upon the payment of just compensation. Various municipal, provincial and federal statutes establish the expropriation mechanisms, notice periods, approval processes, and compensation adjudication mechanism that might apply. Kirkland Balsom can assist in such matters.
Kirkland Balsom has testified in all levels of court as experts in real estate matters.
Kirkland Balsom is experienced in developing and communicating an opinion concerning another appraisers work as per the Canadian Standards of the Appraisal Institute.
Assisting clients in effectively negotiating all aspects of real estate including leasing, purchasing and selling.
Estimating the replacement cost or actual cash value, for insurance purposes.
Estimating a property’s market value for estate purposes.
Often an appraisal/estimate of market value is required for the division of assets for matrimonial matters.