What Can The Brady Bunch House Renovation Teach Us About Value Are you a fan of the old Brady Bunch show? If not you may be a little lost with my topic this week but I hope you’ll stick around to the end because I’ve got some things I’d like to share that may be […]
10 years of sales in the Liberty Park subdivision of Vestavia Hills, Alabama
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Liberty Park is an upscale subdivision located in the city of Vestavia Hills, Alabama. It is well recognized because of the Statue of Liberty replica that is located at its entrance. The statue was originally made for the Liberty National Life Insurance Company in downtown Birmingham, however in 1989 it was moved to its current […]
What 5 Years of house sales can tell us about property values in the Highland Lakes subdivison of Shelby County Alabama
April 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
The Highland Lakes subdivision in Shelby County, Alabama is not unlike other neighborhoods around Birmingham. It has also been effected by the slowdown in the real estate market and the downward trend in property values. Over the past 5 years the total number of sales have decreased as well as the number of home sales […]
10 reasons NOT to get a pre-listing appraisal
February 8, 2012 By 15 Comments
1. It costs too much money- Really? If you think about the fact that by pricing the home correctly you could cut the marketing time down and reduce marketing costs, this becomes a no brainer. In addition, the modest cost would probably not exceed future price reductions that you may need because it was priced […]
Six years of sales activity in the Brook Highland subdivision, Shelby County, Alabama
January 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
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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