Property Valuation Services

What Property Valuation Services does

Property Valuation Services (PVS), founded in 2006 and previously known as New England Appraisals, is a regional appraisal management company headquartered in South Freeport, Maine, with operations across New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and the Northeast). The company provides residential property appraisals, desktop and hybrid appraisals, alternative valuation products, and custom lender solutions, specializing in 'hard-to-place' assignments such as remote Northern Maine properties and complex New Hampshire estates. Its customer base spans banking institutions, wholesale lenders, distributed retail lenders, credit unions, private lenders, brokers, servicers, underwriters, loan officers, and realtors.

In February 2026, PVS officially joined Class Valuation through a merger, gaining access to Class Valuation's industry-leading appraisal management system — including the Class Marketplace (CMP), CVUE workflow tools, Guaranteed Pricing, and Pay Later solutions — alongside a broader product suite spanning Traditional, Digital, and Hybrid Appraisals, AVM, BPO, AVM+PCR, Limited Desktop, Borrower-Led Inspection, and Class Valuation Analysis. The combined platform is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and extends service coverage from a regional New England focus to all 50 states.

PVS generates revenue through per-transaction fees for completed appraisals and alternative valuation products, distributing via direct enterprise sales supported by dedicated account executives, client/broker/vendor login portals, and an appraiser panel network. The company operates with 11–50 employees, retaining its local New England management team post-merger while shifting to Class Valuation's Troy, Michigan headquarters for platform and technology infrastructure.

Name

Property Valuation Services

Legal name

Property Valuation Services

Website

https://propertyval.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Property Valuation Services is a New England-focused appraisal management firm serving lenders with residential appraisals, hybrid/desktop valuations, and alternative valuation products. It merged with Class Valuation in February 2026 to gain nationwide (50-state) reach and access to Class's appraisal management platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Appraisal Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (531320), Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (53132)

SIC

Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Valuation: Appraisal Management (AMC) & Appraiser Networks (FSALALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Property Appraisal (BPAJAKAA), Commercial Property Appraisal (BPAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Residential appraisal services
• Appraisal management
• Alternative valuation products
• Property valuation services
• Hybrid appraisal solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

South Freeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Valuation Services: Property valuation and appraisal services provided to banking, wholesale lending, distributed retail lending, credit unions, private lending, and broker channels. Revenue is generated through per-transaction fees for completed appraisals and alternative valuation products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Property Valuation Services delivers property appraisal and valuation services to lenders and real estate finance professionals, spanning traditional residential appraisals, digital and hybrid appraisals, and alternative valuation products (AVM, BPO, Limited Desktop, Class Evaluation, Borrower-Led Inspection). Offerings are ordered through Class Valuation's appraisal management system with real-time tracking, and the firm specializes in 'hard-to-place' appraisals across the New England market while supporting nationwide reach via its parent platform.

Product overview

Property Valuation Services has merged with Class Valuation, creating a unified appraisal management platform with a comprehensive suite of valuation products. The offering is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture: Class Valuation provides the core appraisal management system (CVUE) alongside traditional appraisal services (Traditional, Digital, and Hybrid Appraisals), while alternative valuation products (AVM, BPO, AVM+PCR, Class Evaluation, Limited Desktop, Borrower-Led Inspection, Class Valuation Analysis) serve as add-on modules for eligible loan scenarios. Additional solutions include Inspection-Based Waivers, Property Data Advantage, Guaranteed Pricing, and Pay Later payment options. The portfolio serves multiple market segments including Banking, Wholesale Lending/TPO, Distributed Retail Lending, Credit Unions, and Private Lending across origination, home equity, servicing, and reverse mortgage use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Appraisal

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Class ValuationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty Valuation Services has officially joined the Class Valuation family through a merger/partnership. This partnership merges Property Valuation Services' deep expertise in the New England market with Class Valuation's industry-leading technology and scale. The same local experts remain in place while now having access to Class Valuation's appraisal management system, expanded national reach, and enhanced solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Class Valuation: Parent company of Property Valuation Services following the merger; offers the same appraisal management platform, traditional and alternative valuation products, and nationwide lender services that PVS now plugs into. Most directly comparable on product, customer, and technology.
• LRES Corporation: Independent national AMC and REO asset management company offering appraisal, BPO, and property inspection services to lenders and servicers; comparable product mix and customer base, with similar technology-enabled workflow positioning.
• AMC Links (a division of Xome): National appraisal management company serving banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders with traditional and alternative valuation products; directly comparable AMC business model and customer segments.
• Accurate Group: AMC offering appraisal, title, and flood certification services with a focus on digital and hybrid appraisal products; competes in the same lender space and has overlap on the alternative valuation product set that PVS/Class Valuation offers.

Broad incumbents

• CoreLogic (now ICE Mortgage Technology): Large-scale incumbent offering appraisal management, property data, and valuation analytics to mortgage lenders; competes with PVS/Class Valuation for enterprise banking and credit union mandates, but as part of a much broader real estate data and mortgage technology portfolio.
• Stewart Lender Services: National AMC and title services provider owned by Stewart Information Services; directly competes for the same banking, wholesale, and credit union appraisal volume, and offers adjacent title and closing services.
• ServiceLink (FNF): Subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial providing appraisal management, default valuation, and title services; competes with PVS/Class Valuation across origination, servicing, and default channels for large national lenders.

Emerging players

• Reggora: Tech-forward appraisal management platform serving lenders and AMCs; represents the software-enabled competition that could compress margins for traditional appraisal workflows, including those of PVS/Class Valuation.
• Clarocity (formerly Zillow) / HouseCanary: AVM and property data analytics providers offering automated valuation and BPO products to lenders; compete with PVS's alternative valuation offerings (AVM, BPO, AVM+PCR) for the same lender budget dollars.

Others

• Plaza Home Mortgage / wholesale lending platform partners: Wholesale mortgage lender who is also a client channel for PVS/Class Valuation; representative of the broker and TPO channel that the firm targets, useful as an ecosystem reference rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/classvaluation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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