As we wrap up Year 2025 and enter a hopeful First Quarter of 2026, we'd like to thank all our valued clients who continue to ride the tides with us. The market has since seen some great shifts, pivoting into a buyers-market in many markets throughout Southern California. Many markets throughout Southern California have slowed down; climbing sale price trends have tapered off and, in some markets, have even showed a decline in sale prices. EFK Appraisal Services conducted an

I'm going to share an interesting story regarding a divorcee client who nearly got ripped off from her ex-partner. In the summer of 2025,...

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EFK Appraisal Services, Inc is a small firm that caters to bank and non-bank clients. About 80% of our non-bank related appraisal...

Riverside, California has a diverse real estate market. The city of Riverside is within Riverside County but abuts directly to San...

Being an appraiser is relatively easy but becoming one is a different story. Over the years it has become more challenging to break into...

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Appraisals are needed for a number of reasons, but a divorce most often stimulates a need for one. Divorces are stressful. They're long...

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A home appraisal is required if you’re buying a property through a mortgage lender, not paying all cash. As a home buyer, you don’t have...

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For many millennials, the ‘American Dream’ is dead. They are having a harder and harder time getting their foot in the real estate game....

As a real estate appraiser, I often get asked what sort of things can add to one’s home value. Considering, most American’s number one...