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- https://www.blakeappraisalutah.com/ - https://members.washingtoncountyrealtors.com/realtor-appraiser-directory/Details/blake-appraisal-service-3239418 - Verification notes: Founder Stanley Blake, with brother Kelly Blake and sons Kyle, Neil, and Quinn Blake. Founded 1972. Address 132 E 100 S, Ste 201, St. George. 100-plus combined years of experience. Multi-generational family firm. Utah Certified Residential and General Appraiser licenses.
Blake Appraisal Service is one of the oldest continuously operating appraisal firms in Southern Utah, founded in 1972 by Stanley Blake and now operated as a multi-generational family firm with Kelly Blake (Stanley's brother) and the next generation — Kyle, Neil, and Quinn Blake — also working in the practice. Five family appraisers under one roof, across two generations, is unusual in any professional category.
The firm's depth of experience translates to a particular kind of credibility for older estates, complex inherited properties, and litigation work — situations where an appraiser's history in the local market and willingness to defend a valuation under cross-examination matter. The downtown St. George office on East 100 South is a few blocks from the Washington County Courthouse, which is itself a useful adjacency for that kind of work.
Web presence is solid — own site, board-of-realtors directory listing, and consistent address and phone across sources. The site itself is light on individual appraiser bios, which is the main verification gap. The Washington County Board of Realtors directory cross-references the firm cleanly.
Unresolved Questions
- Confirm which family appraisers hold MAI or SRA designations vs. base certified-general or certified-residential licenses.
- Confirm whether the firm handles commercial appraisal in addition to residential.