Birmingham Real Estate Market Update: First Quarter 2024 vs 2023 The first quarter of 2024 is now under our belts so this week I’ll be taking a look at how Q1 of 2024 compared to Q1 of 2023. The big story for 2024 is interest rates, and as of the writing of this post, rates […]
Can a sunroom be included in the gross living area of a home?
April 1, 2014 By 34 Comments
It is important to know what criteria is considered when deciding what areas in a house are included in the total gross living area (GLA). I explained to a real estate agent recently what to look for in a sunroom to determine if you can include it.
The life of an appraiser-a wacky look at 2013 in pictures
January 14, 2014 By 4 Comments
With 2013 behind us I thought I would take a break from statistics and appraisal procedures to visit a lighter side of the life of an appraiser. I thought I would share with you some funny pictures I have collected over the past year during my appraisal inspections. I hope they make you laugh as […]
Why Zillow “zestimates” aren’t accurate
January 7, 2014 By 10 Comments
I wrote a blog post earlier this year that showed you how to determine how accurate Zillow was in your area. The response on this was phenomenal so I thought I would follow up that post with one in which I explain to you why the Zillow “zestimate” can be so inaccurate. With so many people […]
2014- A new year, new goals, and a new look for my blog!
January 3, 2014 By 4 Comments
WOW! It seems it was just last week that I was writing my first post for 2013. As they say, time flies when you’re having fun, right? One of my goals for last year was to get a new look for my blog and guess what? I did it! When I first started blogging I […]
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