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How Shelby County, AL homeowners can find useful property information online

February 6th, 2012 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Appraisal

I would like to share with homeowners in Shelby County, Alabama how they can find useful property information online.  Have you ever wanted to find out exactly how big your lot is?  Ever wondered where your house sits on your lot?  How about finding out what school system the house you want to buy is [...]

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Appraising In The Aftermath Of A Tornado-Birmingham, Alabama

January 30th, 2012 by Tom Horn · 4 Comments · Appraisal, Appraisal Tips, FAQ's

How do you appraise a home that has been destroyed in a tornado?  That is the question I got from a friend recently after I told him I had gotten some assignments in the storm devastated areas of Birmingham, Alabama.  I thought that since he was curious about this that others may be also.  I [...]

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The Chelsea Park Clock Tower

January 25th, 2012 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Photos From The Field

I like to see landmarks.  They help me locate places that I’m going to and help me know that I’m on the right track in getting to my destination.  I was in the Chelsea Park neighborhood recently on an appraisal inspection and thought I would snap a picture of the clock tower that sits at [...]

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Six years of sales activity in the Brook Highland subdivision, Shelby County, Alabama

January 23rd, 2012 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends

I like to share market data I get when I do appraisals in different areas.  I’ve included sales from the Brook Highland subdivision in the Inverness area of north Shelby County.  The sales are from January 2005 to December 2011.  The graph charts the median sales price for each quarter for all seven years. The [...]

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Sales activity in Montevallo, Alabama for 2011

January 13th, 2012 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Market Trends, Photos From The Field

I was in Montevallo, Alabama last week on an appraisal assignment and thought I would share with you the sales data I came up with.  Montevallo is in southern Shelby County and is the home of the University Of Montevallo, The American Village, and the new Alabama National Cemetery for Veterans. The majority of sales [...]

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I Can Help Birmingham, AL Realtors With Their Sales Meetings

January 9th, 2012 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Appraisal, Appraisal Tips, Education, FAQ's

If you are a Realtor in the Birmingham, AL area I would like to help you with your sales meetings by providing appraisal education to your agents. I have spoken in the past at local real estate offices about how to read an appraisal, how we come up with comparables, why we sometimes must use [...]

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A Look At The Market For Lake Front Homes In Shelby County, Alabama in 2011

December 23rd, 2011 by Tom Horn · 6 Comments · Market Trends

I recently finished an appraisal assignment on a lake front home in Shelby, Alabama and thought I would share with you my findings.  As in other sectors of the Birmingham, AL area real estate market, lake front home have experienced a decrease in sales volume.  Check out the numbers below going back to 2005. As [...]

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Assessing The Health Of The Birmingham, AL Real Estate Market-Foreclosure Trends

December 16th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 4 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends

Today I thought I would take a look at one of the key elements in assessing the health of the Birmingham, AL real estate market.  There are different key indicators including number of sales, change in mean and average sales price, and number of active listings (inventory) to name a few, but today I decided [...]

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Signs of Real Estate Life In Vestavia Hills, Alabama-Miller Hill Subdivision

November 4th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 4 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends, Photos From The Field

I was doing some appraisal work in Vestavia Hills, Alabama this past week and ran across the Miller Hill Subdivision.  This is a newer subdivision with new construction.  I’ve reported in the past about the slow market for new construction, so when I see it I like to let people know the good news. It [...]

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Birmingham, AL: Greystone Market Update-October 2011

October 19th, 2011 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Market Trends

So I thought I would share with you my latest findings for the Greystone Development in Birmingham, AL.  Greystone is located in the Hoover area of Birmingham, in north Shelby county.  Over the past 12 months the mean sales price of all homes in this subdivision has varied due to the type of homes that [...]

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