AppraiseRI . . . The Firm

AppraiseRI is a multi-faceted, statewide residential appraisal company, offering valuation, evaluation, consulting and appraisal management services to clients.

The firms' core philosophy has been to create systems and a management structure that enhances the professional efforts of the local residential expert appraisers, in all five Rhode Island counties and Bristol County, MA.

For more than 15 years we have offered our services to the Rhode Island market and the firm has completed in excess of 25,000 appraisals during that time.

The great preponderance of those assignments has been completed for the mortgage lending community, so we understand the nuances and ever- changing landscape currently sweeping thru the industry.

The mission statement of AppraiseRI, sums up our business philosophy best;

"Providing high quality residential appraisal services to the mortgage lending industry through efficient, centralized operations and neighborhood expertise in every county of Rhode Island".

AppraiseRI uses different technology and systems, depending on the products and services required by our clients. For example, we developed a proprietary web based software tracking system for direct valuation management and use a third party system for our appraisal management services, with all the required firewall assurances needed to comply with today's latest Frank-Dodd regulations.

The web based appraisal assignment ordering, reporting and tracking systems, is accessible by all clients with internet access, automatic e-mail notification of status updates, delivery of reports in PDF, XML or any other electronic delivery format required.

AppraiseRI's centralized operational support functions include; appraisal assignment management, data processing of valuation reports, a formal review process of all appraisal assignments by certified supervisory personnel, as well as assignment, tracking and review coordinators.

Our centralized operational functions provide our local residential appraisers with the management support they need, so that our local appraiser experts professional time is focused on what they do best. We know the appraisers in the state personally and know of their work as well as their reputations and hire only the best.

Our local appraisal experts live in the communities they appraise and in most cases were born and raised in those communities. Our knowledge of the local communities is both in-depth and intimate.

We know the local real estate market, because we are committed to knowing it by hiring, training, and providing our local experts with the resources they need to complete a quality appraisal assignment, in a timely and efficient manner. As our name would indicate and our philosophy would confirm, we are a company made up of;

"Local Experts With Statewide Support".