About Us

NJ AppraiserNJ Home Appraisal is a top tier residential valuation firm with a reputation for high quality products, exceptional customer service and professionalism. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of TruCollateral LLC focusing on local NJ real estate valuation.

NJ Home Appraisal was founded by Tom Caruso, a 25 year veteran and nationally recognized expert in residential valuation and appraisal quality. He brings considerable expertise and perspective to the company thanks to his corporate management experience and background in residential lending, including personnel management, appraisal, underwriting, loan sales. He is a noted expert in the local markets throughout New Jersey and has held professional certifications in 5 different states.

The appraisal staff at NJ Home Appraisal is a diverse group of professionals with a variety of backgrounds but they share one common goal and that is to use their expertise in their local markets to benefit our clients.

We can provide valuations to help people who need appraisals for estate purposes, divorce, bankruptcy, FSBO’s, real estate investments and more.

We work closely with realtors and brokers to help establish asking prices for their clients’ homes; home sellers to insure they’re getting top dollar; attorneys needing home valuations for legal purposes, lenders to ensure loan collateral is appropriate, and home buyers to insure they’re not overpaying for their new home.

In addition to all shapes and sizes of homes, we also appraise condos, apartments/co-ops, land, as well as horse and specialty properties. Our job is to provide solutions for you, and we take your needs seriously.

In the industry, there is a one size fits all approach to residential real estate valuation. We are focused on providing custom solutions so that our customers are paying for valuation services that are appropriate for their individual needs.