Current Market Property Valuations | CGT Valuations
A current market valuation establishes what a property is worth today, at arm's length, on the date of inspection. It is the report the ATO expects whenever an asset changes hands without a genuine open-market sale — a transfer between related parties, a contribution into a self-managed super fund, or a property split under a family law settlement.

What is a current market valuation?

A current market valuation is an independent assessment of the price a property would realise in an arm's length transaction between a willing buyer and a willing seller, as at the date of inspection. It is prepared to the same standard as a retrospective report — full inspection, comparable sales evidence, a stated methodology and a signed certification — but the effective date is today rather than a date in the past.

"Where a market valuation is required for taxation purposes, the Commissioner expects the valuation to be undertaken by a person with the relevant qualifications, experience and knowledge."

When a current valuation is required

Whenever a property moves without an open-market sale, the ATO substitutes market value for the stated consideration. These are the situations we are engaged for most often:

How we establish market value

The direct comparison approach carries most residential valuations: settled sales of genuinely comparable properties, adjusted for date, location, land area, condition and improvements. For income-producing commercial property we also apply the capitalisation of net income approach and cross-check the two.

Real estate appraisal vs registered valuation

A market appraisal from a selling agent is not a substitute. The ATO, SMSF auditors and the courts all require an independent registered valuation.

What the report contains

Reports are issued as a signed PDF, formatted so they drop straight into your workpapers, audit file or court bundle.

How it works — five steps

Email the property address, the relevant date, and a short note on the purpose. We return a fixed quote within 2 business hours. A Certified Practising Valuer (CPV) attends the property for an internal and external inspection. Kerbside inspections are coordinated directly with the occupier. We research settled sales using RP Data, Pricefinder, APM and council records, applying the direct comparison and, where relevant, capitalisation approaches. The report is drafted to API Professional Practice Standards and the ATO Market Valuation Practice Instruction (MVPI), with full comparable schedules and signed certification. The signed PDF is delivered to you and, if requested, directly to your accountant, solicitor or auditor within 5 business days of inspection.

FAQs

Current market valuation questions, answered.

The questions clients, accountants and solicitors ask us most often.

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Establish market value at any historical date — pre-CGT, deceased estate, or change-of-purpose dates from 1985 onwards. Apportionment valuations for properties partially used to produce income or moved in/out of main residence status. Date-of-death market value reports for executors, probate and beneficiary cost-base resets.
Fixed fees from $440 incl. GST, quotes returned within 2 business hours.