To Repair Or Not To Repair I received a phone call this week from a reader of my appraisal blog. They told me that they are getting a home equity loan and the real estate appraiser is coming out next week. They wanted to know if they should make repairs to their home before the […]
A helpful form for agents and sellers to provide to appraisers
September 14, 2015 By 8 Comments
A helpful form for agents and sellers to provide to appraisers If you’d like to be able to assist your appraiser in doing their job better, then the information I provide here is for you. With the implementation of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) in recent years appraisers are responsible for including specific information pertaining […]
New real estate agent appraisal resource guide
August 27, 2015 By 10 Comments
New real estate agent appraisal resource guide As an appraiser I often get asked questions by real estate agents that are curious about why and how appraisers do their job. I enjoy speaking at agent’s offices to help them understand the process so that they are able to perform their jobs better. It is my […]
How a sales graph can show expertise to your clients
May 6, 2015 By 4 Comments
How a sales graph can show expertise to your clients They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This couldn’t be more of a true statement than when analyzing real estate sales data. If you are trying to provide support for a value estimate in either an appraisal or as part of a sales […]
Alabaster, AL 1st quarter home sales: 2014 vs. 2015
April 14, 2015 By 4 Comments
Alabaster, AL 1st quarter home sales: 2014 vs. 2015 I keep hearing from agents in my area that inventory is low and homes are selling quickly. This is a general statement of course and may not be true for all markets but by the looks of the charts I’ve put together here that seems to […]
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