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Whitsitt & Associates, Inc. was established in 1988 by local appraisers who recognized the need for a full service appraisal office to serve the growing demands of our expanding community. Our staff has over 50 years of combined local real estate and appraisal experience.

Individual Appraiser Profiles:

Stephen D. Whitsitt, MAI, SRA, holds the MAI and SRA designations of the Appraisal Institute and Certified General license of the State of Illinois. He has been an appraiser for over thirty years, with experience in appraising commercial properties, eminent domain, special use properties, as well as expert witness testimony. He has served as an instructor at Parkland College and guest lecturer at the University of Illinois. He has written and instructed a continuing education course for the State of Illinois.

Kathryn A. Reeves is an Illinois State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser. She has been active in the real estate field since 1985. Her appraisal experience includes a variety of commercial, industrial, special use, and income properties. She additionally holds an Illinois Real Estate Broker’s license, and has been an instructor at Parkland College.

Mark S. Whitsitt began as a residential appraiser in 2006. He has completed educational requirements through the Appraisal Institute since that time and is proficient in the areas of residential home valuation, vacant residential land valuation, 2-4 unit rental valuation, as well as condominium and zero lot line valuation. He became a certified residential appraiser in Illinois in 2010 and holds an Associate in Arts degree from Parkland College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University. Mr. Whitsitt has served as the secretary/treasurer for the Heart of Illinois Chapter of the Appraisal Institute in 2007, is an active member of the Homebuilder’s Association of East Central Illinois, and a member of United Ways Emerging Community Leaders Program for 2011. Mr. Whitsitt currently engages in work for lenders, individuals, relocation appraisals, divorce work with/without court testimony, and estate and fire damage valuations.

Stephen M. Schroeder began as a residential appraiser in 2011. He has completed basic educational requirements through the Appraisal Institute and is an Illinois state licensed Associate Real Estate Appraiser Trainee. Mr. Schroeder is an active realtor in the Ford/Iroquois County area and is proficient in completing supervised appraisal work for residential homes, zero lot lines, and condominiums. Mr. Schroeder holds an insurance sales license in Illinois as well. Mr. Schroeder is a past vice president and treasurer of the Iroquois/Ford County Association of Realtors and was a director for that association in 2006. He holds an Associate in Applied Sciences degree from Danville Area Community College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University.

J. R. Knight began as a residential appraiser in 2011. He is completing basic educational requirements through the Appraisal Institute and is an Illinois state licensed Associate Real Estate Appraiser Trainee. He is proficient in completing supervised appraisal work for residential homes, zero lot lines, and condominiums. Mr. Knight was previously an associate planner with the Champaign County Planning and Zoning office for five years and is a former member of the American Planning Association. He holds a Bachelors degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois.