Asset valuation is generally regarded as being a written valuation for an asset requiring a definitive value for a specific purpose.
Asset valuations are services that require payment.
Examples of asset valuations could include a bank valuation of a property for mortgage purposes, with the bank using the valuation to determine the risk it might be taking if they were to lend money against the property.
Asset valuations can also be undertaken for insurance purposes, for example various jewellers offer a paid valuation service, with detailed reports on a watch providing a value for the watch that generally can help with an insurance claim if in the future the watch is ever lost or stolen.
Asset valuations generally indicate an asset replacement cost. Asset valuations do not necessarily provide an acurate figure of what an asset might sell for.
An asset may have a written valuation stating the what replacement cost might be on the date the valuation was provided.
However, if that asset was required to be sold, any valuation simply becomes a guide and the highest price the asset will achieve is only ever going to be the highest price a buyer is willing to pay on the day.