Serecon - Full Narrative Appraisals Service

Serecon supports a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors including landowners, banks, lawyers, oil & gas companies, utility companies, investment funds, and government.

Our Full Narrative Appraisals cover all types of agricultural or rural properties such as:

• Farmland: cropland, cultivated, pasture, ranch, irrigated, mixed use, etc.
• Agri-Business: poultry, dairy, beef, hog, sheep, Hutterite colony, etc.
• Grain Handling: feedmills, elevators, grain bins, conveyors, augers, etc. 
• Country residential: vacant, mobile, bungalow, estate, ranch, etc. 
• Recreational: riverfront, lakefront, hunting, fishing, vacation, etc.
• Future development: urban fringe, holding, rezoning, land use changes, etc.
• Commercial/Industrial: grain terminal, auction mart, abattoir, greenhouse, etc.

 Our Full Narrative Appraisals are required for many types of needs such as:

• Financial: mortgages, refinancing, bankruptcy, foreclosure
• Tax purposes: capital gains tax, estate transfers, Valuation Day
• Expropriation: compensation, damages, injurious affection
• Surface rights issues: compensation, loss of use, adverse effect
• Conservation easements: environment, agricultural, development restrictions
• Litigation support & expert witness: legal proceedings, arbitration, hearings
• Dispute resolution: divorce appraisals with third-party, unbiased opinions
• Buying, selling, or leasing decisions: offer price, asking price, rental rates
• Transferring ownership: succession planning, spousal transfer
• Accounting requirements: investment reporting, corporate statements
• First Nations land claims: asset valuation, loss of use assessment

Case Study: Example of Full Narrative Appraisal