Owner/Manager

David Matthews has been the owner/manager of the firm since Dec. 2010, and has been working with Walton Appraisals since moving to the beautiful community of Squamish, B.C. in early 1999.

 David has been a member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) since 1993, and has appraised properties in various regions of B.C. David obtained his CRA (Canadian Residential Appraiser) designation in 1999.

 David works regularly in the Sea to Sky Corridor, servicing the District of Squamish, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, the Village of Pemberton, and the surrounding (Squamish-Lillooet) Regional District (Furry Creek to Anderson Lake). David specializes in appraisals of residential, rural and recreational properties. In addition to appraising for major banks, credit unions, mortgage brokers, various private clients, etc., David has completed many assignments for legal firms, and has attended and given expert testimony in court proceedings.

Appraiser

Grace MacLeod has lived in the Sea to Sky Corridor since 1976, where she called Whistler home for 25 years.  She moved to Squamish in 2000 and has been actively involved in the community during her time here.

Grace earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Royal Roads University in 1999 and is nearing completion of a CRA designation with the Appraisal Institute of Canada.  She has been a Real Estate Appraiser since 2003 and has over 20 years of construction and real estate experience in the Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and outlying rural markets, as well as the North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Bowen Island markets.

She is a former Director of the Squamish Chamber of Commerce (2007-2008 two-year term), has been involved with a handful of community committees, and has dedicated much time to community volunteer work.