Real Estate Appraisers / Consultants

Serving the Greater Hudson Valley Since 1983.

Hudson Valley Appraisal Corporation is a full-service real estate appraisal company in New York’s Hudson Valley with more than 30 years of experience as well as one of the largest teams of appraisers in the region. President Michael J. Bernholz, SRA, CCIM, MAI, is one of the most highly-qualified and sought-after appraisers in the greater Hudson Valley region. He is a member of the Appraisal Institute and is certified to conduct appraisals of both residential and commercial properties. His successful testimony in numerous court cases regarding property valuation has made him a highly respected expert witness by attorneys, municipalities and government agencies.

Hudson Valley Appraisal provides real estate appraisal services for commercial and residential clients. We work with most of the established lenders in the Hudson Valley region of New York and around the country. Click here to see a partial list of approved lenders. Hudson Valley Appraisal specializes in unique and complex property valuations and offers valuable services for homeowners, lenders, attorneys and government entities.

As an appraisal company, Hudson Valley Appraisal provides the services necessary for lenders and mortgage brokers to comply with the Appraiser Independence Requirements. Hudson Valley Appraisal’s expertise mean clients can be assured that appraisals ordered through Hudson Valley Appraisal will be in compliance with the AIR. Hudson Valley Appraisal’s extensive experience and wide-ranging network of seasoned professionals make us equipped to handle large-scale orders accurately and efficiently.

In addition to real estate appraisal services, Hudson Valley Appraisal also offers more specialized services. We provide consulting and appraisal services pertaining to conservation easements, eminent domain and condemnation, avigation rights, property damage claims, and tax certiorari proceedings. The company counts dozens of government agencies and municipalities among its clients and has extensive experience working with the “Yellow Book” of Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions.

Hudson Valley Appraisal provides appraisals for HUD’s FHA loan program and is one of a select few firms chosen to perform appraisals for the DEP’s Land Acquisition Program for New York City watershed, the New York State Department of Transportation, as well as other state and federal agencies. As one of only a few appraisers equipped to handle such complex requests, Hudson Valley Appraisal provides the avigation easement valuations in conjunction with runway expansions at various area airports. In addition to avigation easements, we also value surface and subsurface temporary and permanent easements for sewer, water and utilities.

Hudson Valley Appraisal has extensive experience in conducting valuations for conservation and agricultural easements. We have performed literally thousands of conservation easements for land trusts and acquisition programs, as well as a substantial number of agricultural easement valuations. We have experience in the highly complex methodology mandated by the IRS to accurately value these easements.

At Hudson Valley Appraisal, we combine extensive real estate appraisal, valuation services and consultation with a solid commitment to customer service. Our headquarters is in the heart of Ulster County near the city of Kingston.

Hudson Valley Appraisal has numerous full-time real estate appraisers, who have an average of 30 years’ worth of experience in real estate appraisal. Our appraisers all have extensive expertise in Hudson Valley real estate valuation. Since we are one of the largest real estate appraisal businesses in the Hudson Valley region of New York, we offer clients a fast turn time and the most professional and reliable valuation. In addition, we have three full-time administrative staffers, so knowledgeable personnel are on hand to receive requests and answer any questions throughout the business day.

Most of our appraisers live and work right in the areas where they perform appraisals. This community-centric ethos means that Hudson Valley Appraisal is informed and intimately familiar with the local market. There are other appraisal service firms that claim to know the ins and outs of Hudson Valley property valuation, but only Hudson Valley Appraisal can back up that claim with more than three decades of experience, the highest level of secondary lender confidence and literally dozens of court proceedings decided in its favor.

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