Company Profile

Correia-Xavier, Incorporated (CX) is an appraisal firm specializing in the valuation of and consulting on agricultural and rural properties. The firm is active in specialized appraisal and consulting services, with special emphasis on larger, complex properties, challenging appraisal assignments, the wine industry, water rights, undivided property interests, and conservation easements.

Tony Correia, ARA, and Stanley Xavier, Jr. joined forces in October 1992 to form CX. They bring over fifty years of combined experience in the valuation of agricultural and rural properties to the company.

“Our goal is simple: we want to provide the highest quality of agricultural real estate appraisal and consulting services available on the west coast.” – Tony Correia, ARA

Tony Correia, President of CX, has over thirty years experience in the appraisal of rural property and holds the professional designation of Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA), the highest and only title conferred on Rural Appraisers by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). Tony specializes in the appraisal of large, complex agricultural properties and difficult valuation assignments, with a particular emphasis on the wine industry and water rights. He is an instructor of appraisal courses and seminars throughout the nation and in Mexico, and is also a frequent public speaker on the vineyard and wine industries, as well as other agricultural, appraisal, taxation, and estate planning issues. He has been a guest speaker for many organizations, including the American Bar Association, the California CPA Education Foundation, the Appraisal Institute, the Land Trust Alliance, and many institutions of higher education. Tony is qualified as an expert witness in many courts, a member and past chairman of the Fresno County Tax Assessment Appeals Board, member and past director of the San Joaquin Valley Ag Lenders Society, a past President of the California chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and a past president of Chapter 50 of the International Right of Way Association.

“We know we are different - our commitment to quality, timeliness and providing our clients with in-depth analysis specific to their project is unmatched.”- Stan Xavier

Stanley Xavier, Jr. has over twenty years experience in the appraisal of rural property and, as Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of CX. Stan has appraised rural property for many governmental agencies, major agricultural lenders, insurance companies, pension funds, pension fund advisors, corporations, attorneys, accountants and property owners throughout California and is qualified as an expert witness in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and Federal Bankruptcy Court in California. Stan is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). He is also a member and past director of the San Joaquin Valley Ag Lenders Society, in addition to numerous other agricultural and appraisal societies. Stan is licensed by the State of California as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and has served on the Appraisal Review Committee of the California Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Stan is the former manager and Vice President of Charles Tingey Associates Ag Services Division, where he supervised the agricultural investment brokerage, appraisal, and consulting services of the company. He graduated from the University of California at Davis, after which he completed Post Baccalaureate Studies in Agricultural Business at California State University, Fresno.