Valuers play an important role in Real Estate and most major financial transactions

As highly qualified professionals, they operate across a wide range of disciplines, which embrace

Property of all types, including

Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Specialised Property
Businesses

All business enterprises such as

Shops
Factories
Offices
General Commercial & Industrial

for purposes including

Sale, Purchase & Leasing
Investment Analysis
Finance Research
Feasibility Studies for Development
Legal Disputes
Family Law etc.

Organisations such as the Real Estate Institute of NSW and the Australian Property Institute believe that any decision involving property that has financial or business consequences should not be made unless based on a valuation prepared by a Licensed Practicing Valuer.

Finance Institutions use valuers before lending money to property purchasers and since the Goods and Services Tax, valuers are used to determine accurate values of properties for the purpose of calculating the GST on the sale of such property under certain circumstances. GST Margin Scheme

Licensed Practicing Valuers act independently, prudently and with proper skill, care and due diligence when undertaking any valuation assignments.

Valuers who are members of the API are governed by a strict code of conduct and rules of practice as well as having to operate under State legislation providing a valuable safeguard for their clients.