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Will Alabama Property Assessments Ever Include Foreclosure Sales?

September 28th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Property Taxes

In the past Alabama has stated that they will not utilize foreclosure sales when assessing properties.  They claim that they must use market driven sales.  In many areas of the Birmingham, Alabama market foreclosures are playing a big part due to the large number compared to normal sales.  In fact the national news states that [...]

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How To Estimate The Value Of Your Home Without Getting An Appraisal

August 1st, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Appraisal, Appraisal Tips

If you are in the market to sell your home the best thing you can do is to get a qualified appraiser to provide you with an appraisal of your home.  This will ensure that the most accurate sales and listing information is used to give you the most precise value estimate. If you are [...]

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Birmingham Alabama Appraiser : Hoover Alabama-Lake Crest Market Trends-2011 Update

June 20th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends

I recently performed an appraisal in the Lake Crest subdivision of Hoover, Alabama and I wanted to share with you what I found.  Lake Crest is located just off of Highway 150 and east of Shades Crest Road.  This is a very convenient area in Hoover with close access to interstate 459 and Regions Park, [...]

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Happy Memorial Day and Past Week Round Up- Blog Posts Worth Repeating

May 30th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Appraisal

Well, today is Memorial Day, a time when we give thanks to those that have served our country.  I just wanted to say “Thank You” to all of those that have served in the past, are currently serving, and to those that have paid the ultimate price for freedom.  If it were not for you, [...]

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Birmingham, AL Homes- The Forest Park Neighbhorhood in Pictures

May 20th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 8 Comments · Market Trends, Photos From The Field

Birmingham, Alabama has a lot to offer in terms of neighborhoods and home styles.  One of my favorites is the Forest Park neighborhood just east of downtown Birmingham.  I was in the neighborhood this week working on an assignment.  Most of the homes in Forest Park were built between 1900-1950 and have varying architectural styles.  [...]

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The Value Of A House Is One Thing, The Value Of A Community Is Another

April 28th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Wow. I am writing this one day after multiple deadly tornado’s travelled across several states, including my own state of Alabama, and which resulted in a record setting number of deaths and amount of destruction.  We will not know the total number of lives lost until days or months from now. I write a lot [...]

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What Can Four Years of Birmingham, Alabama Building Permit Statistics Tell Us?

February 7th, 2011 by Tom Horn · 4 Comments · Market Trends

The Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) recently released residential building permit figures.  I have compiled the numbers and charted it as you can see below. These figures keep track of permits issued for construction of new homes.  As you can see from the chart, which covers May of 2007 through November 2010, the number [...]

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Real Estate Agents Confidence Is Up

January 8th, 2011 by Tom Horn · No Comments · Market Trends

According to the Alabama Center For Real Estate (ACRE), real estate agents confidence is up.  This is especially true in the central part of the state, which includes the Birmingham, Alabama area.  The current index score for the state was at 47, which is 4 points higher than last quarter.  A level of 50 indicates [...]

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My First WordCamp Birmingham Experience

September 23rd, 2010 by Tom Horn · 8 Comments · Appraisal Tips, marketing

I had the opportunity last weekend to attend the Wordcamp Birmingham conference in Birmingham, Alabama.  WordCamp is a conference for users of the blog publishing application WordPress.  Blogging has increased in popularity over the last several years because it allows users to create an online presence. Blog is short for “Web log”, and I became [...]

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Birmingham, Alabama: Does Urban Revitalization Help Property Values?

August 17th, 2010 by Tom Horn · 6 Comments · Appraisal, Market Trends, Photos From The Field

I was in downtown Birmingham, Alabama yesterday for an appraisal inspection and ran across the West End Urban Garden.  It is a project between Urban Ministry and Community Church Without Walls.  This was the first time I have seen this so I did some research on the internet and found some information on their website.  [...]

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