List of top cre appraisal firms for 2022 is finally out!
 [TOP CRE APPRAISERS](https://www.realty-street.com/appraisers). PM for collaborations!
[{"id": "hz2szmm", "text": "Any insight into what metrics the firms were ranked on? Or is this just paid advertising?", "replies": [{"id": "hz2uhf9", "text": "Paid advertising is my guess, firm size &amp; revenue deals", "replies": [{"id": "hz2v16w", "text": "I was thinking paid advertising at first but there\u2019s no way that CBRE, C&amp;W, JLL, or Altus would pay a dime for this.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hz2uf88", "text": "I\u2019m impressed that a list of top CRE appraisers not only excludes Colliers and Newmark, but also includes companies that don\u2019t actually appraise properties themselves.", "replies": [{"id": "hz2wso7", "text": "who does not appraise?", "replies": [{"id": "hz2xuzo", "text": "Collateral management is an appraisal management company, not an appraisal company. The guy you have listed for JLL is a broker. Somehow a top appraisal firm only has guys licensed in a couple states in the northeast. Altus doesn\u2019t really do appraisals either, they do some fund valuation type stuff but you or I can\u2019t just call them to get a building we owned appraised.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "hz4xlj7", "text": "Most brokers are better at assessing property values than appraisers because they are actually in the market and executing real transactions.   Brokers complete BOVs for almost every deal they execute.", "replies": [{"id": "hz4zkd6", "text": "Right, I get that, no doubt brokers know property values. This list was for the best appraisal firms, so I\u2019d expect them to be appraisers not brokers or other firms.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]