Washington State Licensed and Certified Appraisers serving the greater Puget Sound area.
AppraisalMS appraises Olympia homes for purchases, refinances, estate settlements, divorces and Thurston County tax appeals, working from our Lynnwood office. To get a quote, put the property address in the box at the top of this page or call (425) 967-3498.
Olympia has been the capital since 1853, per HistoryLink; the 2020 Census counted 55,605 residents. Near downtown, condition moves value more than size.
The Downtown Historic District, on the National Register since 2004, covers 17 blocks around Sylvester Park, much of it on tideland filled in 1910 and 1911 (Wikipedia). For a downtown condo, sales in the same building come first, then dues, reserves and assessments.
Bounded roughly by Capitol Lake, I-5 and 16th Avenue, this 1991 National Register district was mostly built by the late 1920s, per the city's walking tour. Craftsman bungalows lead, with Queen Anne, Tudor and postwar ranch houses mixed in. Comps stay inside the district when sales allow.
Bigelow runs along Olympia Avenue between East Bay Drive and Tullis Street. The city's tour of the street lists 15 houses built from 1866 to 1937, so build year says little; condition and update quality decide the comparison.
Early maps called it Marshville. Samuel Woodruff platted a large section in 1889, per the Olympia Historical Society, and houses run from Victorian mansions to English Revival cottages, so build era sets the first comp search.
The 1950s freeway cut its north end off from South Capitol. The city's brochure covers the 1920s Wildwood Subdivision and wartime concrete block homes. A block house gets block comps where they exist, and the report says when none do.
Condition comes first: walking tour houses here date from the 1860s to the 1930s, and two of one size can differ by a full renovation. Next, the city line, since the growth area runs past city limits. Last, Capitol Lake: the state approved removing its dam in late 2022, with no date set (Wikipedia), so lake views are valued on today's sales.
Olympia lenders send us purchase, refinance and FHA assignments. For estate, divorce, pre listing or relocation needs, an Olympia owner or attorney can hire us without a bank involved. Assessment looks high? See the tax appeal guide.
Through the job we send progress notes, and the report lands on the promised day. Gerry spent years as Chief Appraiser for a national AMC reviewing other appraisers' reports, so our reports on 1910s and 1920s Olympia houses spell out how the foundation, wiring and old remodels were judged, before an underwriter asks.
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