Canadian Home Appraisal Inc. logoCanadian Home Appraisal

About us

Ontario appraisals lenders, brokers and owners rely on

For nearly two decades our team has valued residential and commercial property across Ontario — with clear reasoning, current market data, and appraisers who make themselves available when you need them.

Board access

Ontario real estate boards

  • Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
  • Barrie & District Association of REALTORS®
  • Brantford Regional Real Estate Association
  • Cambridge Association of REALTORS®
  • Guelph & District Association of REALTORS®
  • Huron Perth Association of REALTORS®
  • Kawartha Lakes Real Estate Inc. (KLREA)
  • Kingston and Area Real Estate Association (KAREA)
  • Kitchener - Waterloo Association of REALTORS®
  • London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR)
  • Niagara Association of REALTORS®
  • North Bay Real Estate Board (NBREB)
  • Northumberland Hills Association of REALTORS® (NHAR)
  • Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB)
  • Peterborough and the Kawarthas Association of REALTORS® (PKAR)
  • Quinte & District Association of REALTORS® Inc. (QDAR)
  • REALTORS® Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound (RAGBOS)
  • Simcoe & District Real Estate Board
  • Southern Georgian Bay Association of REALTORS® (SGBAR)
  • The Lakelands Association of REALTORS® (LAR)
  • The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board
  • Tillsonburg District Real Estate Board (TDREB)
  • Woodstock-Ingersoll & District Real Estate Board (WIDREB)

Approved lender

Approved by lenders across Canada

All of our appraisers are reasonable and will always try their best to accommodate clients' requests — for example, going for inspections after normal working hours. Customer satisfaction is important to our company, and that is what differentiates us from other companies charging fees as low as ours.

Canadian Home Appraisal Inc. is approved to complete assignments for the following financial institutions, private lenders and appraisal management firms:

  • Alta West Mortgage Capital Corporation
  • Amur Capital Income Fund Inc.
  • Bank of Montreal (BMO)
  • BDC Business Development Bank of Canada
  • Bridgewater Bank
  • Canada Guaranty
  • Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
  • Community Trust / Quest Bank
  • CMHC
  • CMLS - AVEO
  • CMLS Financial
  • Concentra Credit Union
  • Desjardins Credit Union
  • DUCA Credit Union
  • Equity Credit Union Inc.
  • Equitable Bank
  • EQ Bank
  • Extend Financial
  • FCT Valuation Solutions
  • First Canadian Title Company Limited (FCT)
  • First Swiss Mortgage
  • Ganaraska Financial Credit Union
  • GINKGO MIC
  • Green Light Capital Canada
  • Haventree Bank
  • Highclere
  • HomEquity Bank / CHIP Reverse Mortgage
  • Hosper Mortgage
  • IC Savings
  • ICICI Bank
  • Industrial Alliance
  • Lend Infinity
  • Manulife Bank of Canada
  • Maple Trust Company
  • Marathon Mortgage Corporation
  • MCAP
  • MCF Mortgage
  • Meridian Credit Union
  • Merix Financial
  • National Bank of Canada
  • N-Brook Financial
  • NPX by MERIX Financial
  • Optimum Mortgage
  • Parama Credit Union
  • Private lenders
  • Radius Financial
  • River Rock MIC
  • RMG Mortgages
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • RPS Real Property Solutions
  • Sagen
  • SBI Canada Bank
  • Scotiabank
  • Secure Capital
  • Sequance Capital Ltd.
  • Solidifi
  • Sparling Capital
  • Street Capital of Canada "A" side and "B" side
  • Strive Capital
  • TD Canada Trust
  • Three Point Capital
  • Ukrainian Credit Union Limited
  • Value Connect
  • Various Credit Unions
  • WealthONE Bank of Canada
  • Westboro Mortgage Investment
  • Xceed

Meet the team

Portrait of S.K. Bales — CRA, P.APP, MVA, FRI, CRES.

Toronto Team

S.K. Bales — CRA, P.APP, MVA, FRI, CRES.

Kaspillai Baleswaran (AKA S.K. Bales) is the founder of Canadian Home Appraisal Inc. Coming from Sri Lanka back in 1999, he has dedicated his life to appraising and home inspection. With 22 years in the industry, S.K. Bales sets the right expectations for you and your reviews, and is qualified with CRA & MVA.

Portrait of Hobikh — AACI, P.APP, A.I.M.A.

Toronto Team

Hobikh — AACI, P.APP, A.I.M.A.

With over 9 years of experience in real estate valuation, property taxation and assessment, Hobikh is an AACI-designated appraiser committed to precise, data-driven insights across residential, commercial and industrial real estate.

Portrait of Benjamin — MBA, MSc, BSc. Hons, AACI

Toronto Team

Benjamin — MBA, MSc, BSc. Hons, AACI

Benjamin Olugbemiro joined Canadian Home Appraisal Inc. back in 2013, holding a Master of Business Administration and designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC). Having previously worked as a realtor, he understands both sides of the transaction.

Portrait of Hamid — CRA, P.APP

Toronto Team

Hamid — CRA, P.APP

Hamid Katani has been part of our team since 2012 and in the industry since 2009. He is familiar with WinTOTAL, CRAL and Clickform appraisal systems, and earned a master's degree in industrial engineering.

Portrait of Laveen — Admin

Toronto Team

Laveen — Admin

Laveen Ruban completed a post-secondary diploma in Computer Network Engineering from Centennial College and a degree in computer science from Ontario Tech University, plus the BUSI 330 Real Estate Course from UBC Sauder.

Frequently asked questions

We provide residential and commercial real estate valuations for lenders, mortgage brokers, lawyers and private owners across Ontario — including full appraisal reports, drive-by reports, progress inspections and appraisal updates.