Former appraiser brings valuation background to contested property sales in San Joaquin County
— Lance McHan
STOCKTON, CA, UNITED STATES, August 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Family law attorneys frequently reach an impasse when divorcing parties cannot agree on how to sell the marital home. One spouse wants a fast sale. The other wants a higher price, or does not want to sell at all.
A court-appointed neutral works for the court rather than for either party. The role covers pricing, marketing, showing access, offer review, and escrow coordination, with reporting to both counsel and the bench.
“Attorneys do not call me because a house needs to be listed,” McHan said. “They call me because two people who no longer trust each other have to agree on a price, a lockbox, and a closing date. My job is to take that fight off their desk and put a defensible number in front of the judge.”
About the Service
Lance McHan, Associate Broker with The McHan Team at Cornerstone Real Estate Group, is accepting court-appointed neutral assignments in dissolution and partition matters throughout San Joaquin County and the greater Central Valley. McHan holds the Certified Divorce Real Estate Expert designation and has roughly 20 years in the real estate industry. He spent eight years as a California licensed real estate appraiser, from 2000 to 2008.
That appraisal background is the distinction. Most agents arrive at a listing price through comparison shopping. McHan arrives at one through a documented adjustment process he can explain under cross-examination.
He works regularly with family law attorneys, professional fiduciaries, probate referees, and CPAs. His practice covers divorce, probate, trust, estate, and partition matters. A partition action is a lawsuit filed when co-owners of a property cannot agree on whether to sell it.
About The McHan Team at Cornerstone Real Estate Group
The McHan Team is a Stockton-based real estate practice focused on court-adjacent transactions, including divorce, probate, trust, estate, and partition sales. The team serves San Joaquin County and the greater Central Valley. Its brand promise is “Yes you can. With Lance McHan.”
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