IRR-Residential Desert Cities is an independent real estate appraisal firm based in Palm Springs, California.

Our primary service area encompasses all of Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California.  Please see “Local Market Highlights” for information about these very large counties.

Our objective is to provide the highest-quality, thoroughly researched reports, delivered on-time, and at competitive rates.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Mr. Amundson has been in the valuation profession for 25+ years, and is the founding partner of the Minneapolis/St. Paul office of Integra Realty Resources. He holds a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Appraisal and Investment Analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Amundson’s experience includes real estate valuations, market studies and consulting services for office, industrial, residential and retail properties, as well as special use properties.

Mr. Amundson is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Appraisal Institute (MAI), the CCIM Institute (CCIM) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). Trade organization memberships include NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association, the Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors, the Minnesota Shopping Center Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and local real estate related roundtable groups. Mr. Amundson specializes in the analysis of retail and shopping center properties, and is co-author of Shopping Center Appraisal and Analysis, 2nd Edition.

Mr. Brinkman is a Certified Residential Appraiser with more than six years experience in the residential appraisal profession.   He is also a Real Estate Broker with more than 12 years experience in the real estate profession; he has extensive experience with leasehold properties and the various leases that exist in the area. 

Mr. Brinkman holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management from Pepperdine University, along with numerous other certifications and education in technical fields, including database development and data analysis.  His first college years were spent studying architecture, which include time at the Frank Lloyd Wright School in Scottsdale.  His summers were spent working in construction, so he is familiar with most aspects of home construction – from drawing board to house-warming.

Mr. Brinkman is an Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute and the National Association of Realtors.

Our Services include:

• Primary and Secondary Mortgages
• Mortgage Refinancing
• REO Appraisals
• Short-Sales
• Bankruptcy
• Appraisal Reviews
• Employee Relocation
• Private Mortgage Insurance Removal
• Estate / Trust / Asset Management
• Retrospective / Date of Death Valuation
• Prospective / Construction Appraisals
• Divorce Settlement
• Leasehold Homes and Condos
• Manufactured Homes
• Vacant Land / Lots or Acreage
• Special-purpose reports for non-lender needs

Fees will vary depending on location and the complexity of the assignment. 

Both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties are very large and include vast areas of undeveloped, hostile desert; these remote areas require additional fees due to the general lack of data that is available, the complexity of the report, and the time required to complete a report.

Typical fees are shown in the table below:

The following table lists coverage areas by zip code, city and county.  Note that zip codes do always not conform to county borders.