Reseda home and condo appraisals for estates, trusts, and taxes
Level postwar ranch-house tracts on former lima bean and walnut fields
Reseda sits in the middle of the west San Fernando Valley, bounded roughly by Roscoe Boulevard, White Oak Avenue, Victory Boulevard and Corbin Avenue, and it was founded in 1912 as Marian before taking its present name in the early 1920s. Families settling an estate or dividing property here usually need values on modest single-story houses, often with additions, garage conversions or back units that must be sorted out first.
- Location
- Reseda is a community within the City of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County
- ZIP codes
- 91335
- Properties
- Single-family homes and condominiums
- Fees
- $449 Standard Desktop, $299 Basic Desktop
- Delivery
- 3+ business days
Homes in Reseda
Farming kept much of Reseda in lettuce, lima beans, sugar beets and walnuts until World War II, when the large ranches were subdivided and single-family construction surged through the late 1940s and 1950s. The result is a largely flat grid of one-story ranch houses, bungalows and mid-century homes on modest lots. Earlier houses from the 1920s and 1930s remain in two areas, the blocks southwest of the Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way intersection and the Reseda Ranch tract by Grover Cleveland High School, while most newer construction has taken the form of condominiums and townhomes along the major boulevards.
What moves value in Reseda
Demand comes largely from buyers seeking a detached house with a yard in the central Valley, so condition, permitted living area and lot usability explain most of the spread between sales. Blocks near Reseda Park and the Sherman Way business core, nearby access to the 101 and the Metro G Line, and the extent of recent remodeling all shape buyer interest.
Neighborhoods and tracts
- Reseda Ranch
- Downtown Reseda
- Sherman Way corridor
- Reseda Boulevard corridor
- Reseda Park area
Local reference points: Reseda Park with its fishing lake and duck pond, the former Reseda Theater on Sherman Way, the West Valley Regional Library, Randal D. Simmons Park and Grover Cleveland High School are familiar local landmarks.
Appraisal considerations in Reseda
The 1994 Northridge earthquake's epicenter lay just west of Reseda Boulevard between Arminta and Ingomar streets, and the 1971 San Fernando quake also shook the community, so older houses may carry repair, foundation or retrofit history worth documenting. Garage conversions and back units are common; we separate permitted from unpermitted space and test any ADU contribution against actual sales rather than assumed rents.
Does the 1994 earthquake history of my mother's Reseda house affect its value today?
Usually only if damage was left unrepaired or repairs were made without permits. We review public records and the photos you provide for signs of foundation work, cracking or retrofitting, and when the history is uncertain the report explains how it was considered. A completed, permitted repair generally has little lasting effect on value.
Reports we prepare for Reseda properties
Each is a certified desktop appraisal of a single-family home or condominium, as of a current or past date.
- Date-of-Death Appraisals
- Step-Up in Basis Appraisals
- Trust Administration Appraisals
- Estate Settlement & Estate Tax Appraisals
- Gift Tax Appraisals
- Prop 19 Parent-Child Transfer Appraisals
- Divorce & Date-of-Separation Appraisals
- Family Sale & Co-Owner Buyout Appraisals
- Retrospective Appraisals
Reviewed November 2026.
Need a value for a Reseda property?
Send the address and the date the value is needed for. We confirm the property and the fee within one business day; the report is delivered in 3+ business days.