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Why You Should Get A Charitable Donations Appraisal

Penrose Appraisals

An appraiser is trained in this kind of market research and likely spends much of their time monitoring market conditions. Let's say you have decided to donate a painting to your alma mater. It's a painting of the campus that you particularly love. Avoiding bias.

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

You must determine the most common market where the property is sold to the public (i.e., the market in which sales to the public most frequently occur). As appraisers, we are market researchers. It is our responsibility to be familiar with various market levels and marketplaces.