Home appraisals in Santa Clara County, by tomorrow

Every city and town in Santa Clara County, same fee, same 24 hours, written and signed by me.

Santa Clara County runs from Palo Alto down the valley floor through San Jose to Gilroy, with Los Gatos and Saratoga against the western hills. I value homes here after a parent dies, in divorces and for trusts, and on old orchard land the lot under a modest 1950s ranch often carries much of the value.

Seat: San Jose56 ZIP codesToday or any past dateWithin 24 hours

What I look at in Santa Clara County

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    In Los Gatos, Saratoga and the Santa Cruz Mountains above them, a long private road, a wooded slope or a view lot can matter more than the house, so I match terrain before size.

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    South County is its own market: around Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy I see ranchettes with wells and horse setups, and I compare them with other acreage, not valley tracts.

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    Valley-floor ranch houses have often been added onto over the decades, so I compare your photos with the county's recorded square footage and note rooms or second stories that never reached the record.

Across Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County holds Eichler tracts, downtown towers, foothill estates and South County ranchettes, and they barely share buyers. I keep comparables on your side of the valley and in your kind of neighborhood.

County seatSan Jose
2026 tax appeal deadlineSeptember 15 (filing opened July 2)
Probate casesSuperior Court of California, County of Santa Clara

Cities I’ve written about in Santa Clara County

Mountain ViewSan JoseSanta ClaraSunnyvale
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What to photograph

Photograph each addition from outside so I can see where old meets new, plus any second unit. In the foothills or South County, add the driveway, the road in, the well and the view.

Front and backKitchen and bathsEvery main roomUpgrades and problems

Upload photos after you order, or attach them to an email. Phone photos are fine.

Homes typical of Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County questions

Can an appraisal help me appeal my Santa Clara County assessment on a recent purchase?
It can, if the market has slipped since you bought and the house would now sell for less than its assessment. I value it as of January 1 using nearby sales. Santa Clara County's 2026 filing deadline was September 15, and the assessor also takes informal decline-in-value requests.
How quickly can you appraise my late mother's Campbell house for her trust?
Once I have your payment and the photos, I write the report from those, the county record and Campbell sales, with no site visit to schedule. Tell me her date of death too, since trust work usually needs that value.
When would I get the report for a Santa Clara County home?
Within 24 hours of the moment I have both your payment and your photos, weekends and holidays included. If you're not in a rush, the regular schedule is 5–10 business days at $299 or $449.

“I've prepared desktop appraisals for every purpose on this list. Some situations still call for an in-person appraisal, though, so check with your attorney or tax advisor first to make sure a desktop report is right for yours.”

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