Welcome to our home page. We are a leading provider of real estate appraisals in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.  Our office services these counties in Pennsylvania:

        Allegheny County

       Beaver County

       Washington County

       Portions of Southern Butler and Westmoreland Counties

F. James Zak, owner, is a  Pennsylvania State Certified Residential Appraiser with 25+ years of appraisal experience.  Before becoming an appraiser, Jim also sold real estate for several years and still maintains his Pennsylvania State Real Estate Broker's License.

We provide appraisals for:

  • Primary and Secondary Mortgages
  • Mortgage Refinancing
  • Employee Relocation
  • FHA Loans
  • Private Mortgage Insurance Removal
  • New Construction
  • Estates 
  • Tax Appeals
  • Property Settlement
  • Residential Lots
  • Market Value

Our staff is knowledgeable and our investment in training and technology has helped our customers greatly reduce their workload. By offering on-line appraisal ordering, coupled with automatic report status updates and electronic delivery of the final product, we are able to eliminate the run around and phone tag hassles associated with this process. And since this process saves us money as well, we can keep our rates competitive with anybody in the industry.

Please browse through our website. You will find the information interesting and informative. 


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Today's Rates:

Mtg Loan    Rate  APR
30-yr Fixed5.01%5.17%
15-yr Fixed4.4%4.63%
1-yr Adj4.22%5.24%
* national averages



Zak Appraisal Services covers Allegheny County, Washington County, Beaver County and portions of Butler and Westmoreland Counties.


Zak Appraisal Services 536 Washington Avenue Bridgeville, PA 15017
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