Independent opinions of value for Allentown homeowners, attorneys, accountants and fiduciaries who need a figure for one property and one purpose.

Residential appraisal services in Allentown

The Appraising Group Allentown accepts residential assignments throughout the City of Allentown in Lehigh County. Allentown's Vision 2030 plan counts historic row houses, single family houses and newly built apartments among the city's many types of housing, and sensible comparisons depend on which of those you own. Tell us the property, the decision the value feeds and who will read the report.

Property types we appraise in Allentown

The residential property types this site lists:

Single-family detached homes on their own lots
Townhomes and other attached residences that share a party wall
Individual condominium units
Small income buildings of two, three or four units
Manufactured homes fixed to a permanent foundation
Historic homes within a designated historic district
Vacant residential lots, whether or not site work has been done

Attached housing fills many Allentown blocks. According to the city's 2024 Housing Plan, an Allentown single-family home is more likely to be a row home than a stand-alone one, and the design guidelines for the historic districts name rowhouses and semi-detached twins as the prevalent building forms in Old Fairgrounds. Allentown has three historic districts, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds and West Park; for a house inside one, part of the analysis is whether sales within the district make the better comparisons.

Why Allentown owners order a residential appraisal

Lending is only one reason:

Setting a list price

A value in hand before listing gives you a documented basis for the asking price.

Selling it yourself

Without an agent, an independent appraisal gives buyer and seller a neutral figure to negotiate from.

Dropping PMI

Each lender sets its own terms for removing private mortgage insurance, so ask yours which valuation it accepts before ordering.

Refinancing

Knowing the value ahead of the application lets you gauge your loan-to-value position.

Appealing a Lehigh County assessment

Lehigh County assessments are a percentage of each property's value in 2013, the base year of the last countywide reassessment. Owners who disagree appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals, which accepts only an original signed annual appeal received by 4:00 PM on August 1 with the filing fee; postmarks and faxes don't count as proof of timely filing (county assessment page; the 4:00 PM cutoff is in the board's rules). Pennsylvania's assessment law has the Lehigh board judge market value at the date the appeal was filed (53 Pa.C.S. § 8844(e)(2)), and its rules accept appraisal reports by Pennsylvania certified appraisers or broker-appraisers completed within the last 12 months. Check the county's current form and rules before you file.

Insurance coverage review

Say whether your insurer or agent wants market value or some other measure, so the scope fits.

Giving property to charity

Bring your tax adviser's requirements for the report before you order one.

Relocating

Relocation programs may want an independent value on their own timetable; send their instructions with the address.

Five steps for an Allentown residential report

Reach us. Phone (610) 798-1017 or use the contact page with the address, rough size, property type and purpose; a written scope and fee come back before anything is booked.
Set the visit. Access and the time the property needs are confirmed.
Inspect. The appraiser walks the house with tape and camera, inside and out, noting condition and features.
Research and report. Comparable Allentown sales are chosen and adjusted, and the report agreed in the scope is prepared.
Deliver. The report arrives on the estimate confirmed against your deadline at ordering.

Neighborhoods we serve in Allentown

Our service area page walks through ten parts of the city: Center City, Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds, West Park, West Allentown, East Allentown, Fairview and South Allentown, the Little Lehigh Parkway, Adams Island and Cedar Creek Parkway. The city's neighborhood groups add names such as Jordan Heights, Rittersville, Rose Garden, Midway Manor, Mountainville and Hamilton Park. If the house sits just over the line in Salisbury Township, South Whitehall Township, Whitehall Township, Emmaus or Fountain Hill, send the address and we will confirm coverage.

Residential appraisal fees in Allentown

Lehigh County homeowners should ask for a written scope, fee and delivery estimate before booking; ours spells out the house, the purpose and your deadline. Size, complexity and turnaround drive the fee, and legal or estate work such as estate, divorce or IRS step-up appraisals can call for more research and reporting.

Decision first

Say who the report is for and what it will decide.

County records

Lehigh County assessment and deed records start the research; they never finish it.

Your calendar

Give us your deadline and get availability confirmed before ordering.

Get a quote for an Allentown residential appraisal

Send the address and the purpose through the contact page or phone (610) 798-1017, and a written scope, fee and delivery estimate will follow.

Request a Quote · Call (610) 798-1017

AI-assisted page for The Appraising Group Allentown, drawing on Lehigh County assessment rules and City of Allentown planning documents; it values no property.