Washington State Licensed and Certified Appraisers serving the greater Puget Sound area.
AppraisalMS appraises Shoreline homes for purchases, refinances, estates, divorces and property tax appeals, from our office in Lynnwood. Type the address at the top of this page for a quote, or call (425) 967-3498.
Shoreline incorporated on August 31, 1995, and the 2020 Census counted 58,608 residents. The city's history page names Ridgecrest among the large housing developments of the late 1940s. Two light rail stations, Shoreline South/148th and Shoreline North/185th, opened on August 30, 2024, per Wikipedia.
The northwest corner on Puget Sound, platted in 1890 ahead of the Great Northern Railway. Bluff position, drainage and distance from the tracks below can split two similar houses, so we judge each on site.
William and Bertha Boeing put this west side land on the market in October 1940. Covenants recorded in 1941, 1945 and 1949 protect Sound and Olympic views, with tree height amendments added later. We read the covenant for that section before rating the view.
A private community behind its own gate on a wooded bluff above the Sound, home to William Boeing's 1914 house. Sales inside are few, so the report explains where each comp came from.
A late 1940s development in east Shoreline. Rows of similar houses make comps look easy, but decades of remodels mean condition and finish usually outweigh floor area.
East central Shoreline near the Shoreline North/185th station. Mid century houses now sit beside infill and multifamily buildings, so a new townhome and an older house a block apart get separate comps.
Central north Shoreline between Highway 99 and I-5. Echo Lake covers about 11 acres, with a park on its northeast corner. Homes range from older houses to townhouses and condos; we note whether each faces the lake, the park or Aurora traffic.
Location decides more than size. On the west side, a confirmed Sound view, the bluff and any view covenant come first. Near the stations, zoning comes first: west of the freeway at 148th the land was rezoned for denser housing (Wikipedia), so a lot can be worth more as a building site than the house adds, and the report tests that. Along Aurora (SR 99) we note traffic and noise. Then condition, since so many houses started out alike.
Shoreline lenders come to us for purchase, refinance and FHA appraisals. Owners, executors and attorneys order estate and date of death, divorce, pre listing and relocation work. If the King County assessor's number looks high, our property tax appeal guide walks through the appeal.
You get a friendly team, updates while we work, and a clean, accurate report on the day we promised. We research each quote request in the MLS and county records, so a family settling a Ridgecrest estate has the fee and delivery date before deciding whether to sell as is or fix the house first.
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