About Brian Ward and Cwift

The appraiser

Every Cwift report is researched, written and signed by Brian Ward, California Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser (license AR036053, issued by the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers). Brian has appraised California homes since 2004 and completed more than 7,000 appraisals. He has served as an expert witness in litigation, bankruptcy and family law matters and reviews other appraisers' work for attorneys. No trainees or outside appraisers work on Cwift files.

Why Cwift exists

Brian's date-of-death practice delivers desktop appraisals on a standard schedule. Clients kept arriving with deadlines that couldn't wait a week: a closing, a tax filing, a mediation, a court date. Cwift, a play on the word “swift,” was created for them. It is the same report from the same appraiser, delivered within 24 hours, seven days a week.

How the work gets done

• Statewide MLS, assessor and recorder data, the same sources any California appraiser uses
• Development and reporting under USPAP, with a signed certification on every report
• Client photos and records to describe the home, disclosed in the report
• A workfile retained for every assignment, and free revisions if the property was misdescribed

Verify and connect

• Verify license AR036053 with the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
• Client reviews of Brian Ward Appraisal
• brianward.com: inspection-based appraisals and expert testimony in San Diego and Riverside Counties
• date-of-death.com: desktop date-of-death appraisals on a standard schedule