GoldWeight Appraisal is a full-service residential appraisal company (providing services for both Residential and Commercial properties) with coverage across all counties in the Chicagoland area (Cook, Lake, DuPage, Will, McHenry, Kane and Kendall Counties) in Illinois and Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Johnson, Kaufman and Denton Counties in Texas. We are owned by an SRA designated Illinois and Texas Certified Residential Appraiser and our appraisers have collectively completed over $1,500,000,000 in professional valuation work. We pride ourselves on providing timely, well-written, well-researched, quality appraisals as well as transparent, yet friendly and professional client service.
We pride ourselves on transparency and high-integrity valuations. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any inquiries, as we assure thorough and quick communication.
We are happy to serve any of your appraisal needs and look forward providing you with ‘valuations worth their weight in gold!’
GoldWeight Appraisal is a full-service residential appraisal company (providing services for both Residential and Commercial properties) with coverage across all counties in the Chicagoland area (Cook, Lake, DuPage, Will, McHenry, Kane and Kendall Counties) in Illinois and Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Arizona. We are owned by an SRA designated Illinois and Arizona Certified Residential Appraiser and our appraisers have collectively completed over $1,000,000,000 in professional valuation work. We pride ourselves on providing timely, well-written, well-researched, quality appraisals as well as transparent, yet friendly and professional client service.
The company is named after the ancient gold measuring system developed by the Akan people of Ghana, who dealt and traded in gold extensively. Known to Western society as Gold Weights but known by the Akan as Mrammou, these brass weights were used to set standard units of measuring gold, which ensured fair and regulated valuation for all parties involved in the trade and acquisition of gold. At GoldWeight Appraisal, we provide services to ensure that your real estate ‘gold’ will receive fair and accurate valuation for its intended use.
GoldWeight Appraisal was established in 2018 on the South Side of Chicago by DaShawn Weaver-Drew, SRA to provide thorough, competent valuations with a friendly, customer driven approach. DaShawn believes that appraisal transactions should be as hassle-free and convenient as possible for the client and emphasizes that GoldWeight be operated on the pillars of personable client service, open and honest communication, and well-written and researched valuation work.
Certified General Appraiser FHA, VA and ERC Certified;
Licensed Insurance Adjuster
With specialties in High-End Estate Size Properties and Complex Appraisal Assignments Lonnie has extensive experience appraising a wide variety of residential and commercial property types with 20+ years of experience.
He has a Bachelors of Science in Small Business Administration and is licensed in USA for appraisals. As well as being a former real estate Broker, you can be sure he knows the market from every angle.
He has the depth of experience needed for the job, and the judgment skills to get it done the right way. In 2018, he received the award for Residential Appraisal of the Year from the USA Journal of Real Estate and Business.
Certified Residential Appraiser in Illinois and Texas – SRA Designated and FHA Certified
Specializing in high-end residential properties and complex residential appraisal assignments, DaShawn has over a decade of experience appraising a wide variety of residential property types throughout the Chicagoland market before expanding operations to include the Dallas Fort-Worth market. Holding both a Bachelors and Masters degree from Florida A&M University, DaShawn is a highly knowledgeable, forward thinking market expert that prides himself on providing friendly, approachable customer service combined with thorough, well developed valuations. DaShawn is also equally as comfortable providing court testimony as he is behind a computer, having provided expert witness testimony in courts for private matters and for multiple attorneys presenting their residential property tax appeal case to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB). DaShawn is also an experienced speaker, having completed presentations about appraisal matters for esteemed organizations such as the Chicago Bar Association.
Certified Residential Appraiser in Illinois and Texas – SRA Designated and FHA Certified
Specializing in high-end residential properties and complex residential appraisal assignments, DaShawn has over a decade of experience appraising a wide variety of residential property types throughout the Chicagoland market before expanding operations to include the Dallas Fort-Worth market. Holding both a Bachelors and Masters degree from Florida A&M University, DaShawn is a highly knowledgeable, forward thinking market expert that prides himself on providing friendly, approachable customer service combined with thorough, well developed valuations. DaShawn is also equally as comfortable providing court testimony as he is behind a computer, having provided expert witness testimony in courts for private matters and for multiple attorneys presenting their residential property tax appeal case to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB). DaShawn is also an experienced speaker, having completed presentations about appraisal matters for esteemed organizations such as the Chicago Bar Association.
Appraisal of three different eight figure ($10,000,000 or more) single-family houses in the Chicagoland market, including The Clement Stone House (The second highest selling residential single-family property throughout the entirety of the Chicagoland market in 2023). Appraisal of the highest selling condominium unit of all time in Chicago’s Lincoln Park market Appraisal of more than 25 single-unit residential properties with a market value exceeding $5,000,000 Appraisal of more than 1,000 residential properties with a market value exceeding $1,000,000 A feasibility study for new construction townhouses in Chicago’s Bronzeville community that led to a seven figure grant awarded to the client by the City of Chicago
With over 40 years of experience in the real estate profession, Joseph Joe’ Pope is the backbone of GoldWeight Appraisal. Serving as the senior consultant since the inception of the company, Joe is one of the foremost experts of the Ad Valorem Tax Appeal process in the state of Illinois due to his years of both the legal and appraisal aspects of this process. Joe serves as a liason between GoldWeight Appraisal and several of its clients. As a former certified residential appraiser, Joe is also an invaluable resource when it comes to analyzing market values.
Appraisal of three different eight figure ($10,000,000 or more) single-family houses in the Chicagoland market, including The Clement Stone House (The second highest selling residential single-family property throughout the entirety of the Chicagoland market in 2023). Appraisal of the highest selling condominium unit of all time in Chicago’s Lincoln Park market Appraisal of more than 25 single-unit residential properties with a market value exceeding $5,000,000 Appraisal of more than 1,000 residential properties with a market value exceeding $1,000,000 A feasibility study for new construction townhouses in Chicago’s Bronzeville community that led to a seven figure grant awarded to the client by the City of Chicago
Business Development/Appraiser
Data Analyst/Appraiser
Business Development/Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Business Development/Appraiser
Business Development/Appraiser
Data Analyst
Was established in 2018 on the South Side of Chicago by DaShawn Weaver-Drew, SRA to provide thorough, competent valuations with a friendly, customer driven approach. DaShawn believes that appraisal transactions should be as hassle-free and convenient as possible for the client and emphasizes that GoldWeight be operated on the pillars of personable client service, open and honest communication, and well-written and researched valuation work.
We specialize In both lender and private appraisals with an acute awareness of Ad Valorem tax appeal appraisal work. We have collectively completed over $750,000,000 in Ad Valorem tax appeal appraisal valuation, including lakefront/beachfront property in the North Shore, vintage estate housing. townhomes, high-rise penthouse, and condominium units as well as new single-family construction throughout the City of Chicago, the Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and surrounding counties in both metropolitan areas.
On transparency and high-integrity valuations. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any inquiries, as we assure thorough and quick communication. We are happy to serve any of your appraisal needs and look forward providing you with ‘valuations worth their weight in gold!’
