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A retrospective appraisal does not simply discount or inflate a current value. Interest rates, inventory, buyer urgency, pricing trends, and neighborhood demand all belong to the market period surrounding the effective date and must be analyzed from that perspective.
San Francisco's housing markets can change within a few blocks. Condominiums, TIC interests, attached houses, detached homes, view properties, flats, and small residential income properties may draw different buyers, so the best historical sale is not automatically the nearest sale.
When the data supports it, period-specific market trends and paired-sale analysis can help isolate changes in value between the effective date and comparable-sale periods. The objective is to extract market behavior from historical evidence rather than impose a generic appreciation rate.
Date of death work is one common use, but retrospective valuation is broader. A prior-date opinion may also be needed for trusts, tax questions, prior transactions, litigation support, financial documentation, or any assignment where the relevant value date has already passed.
For probate, estate settlement, trust administration, IRS reporting, and stepped-up basis purposes in this area, see the main San Francisco date of death appraisal page or the broader James Valdez appraisal service areas.
Desktop retrospective appraisals for probate, estate settlement, trusts, stepped-up basis, and IRS reporting.