Well, it’s not a real pyramid, at least not the kind you find in Egypt. It did remind me of the Egyptian Pyramids, with their unique shape though. I was doing some appraisal work in the Trussville, Alabama area of Birmingham and drove past this home. It made me think of what types of homes […]
Archives for February 2011
What Can Four Years of Birmingham, Alabama Building Permit Statistics Tell Us?
February 7, 2011 By 4 Comments
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 […]
Birmingham, AL Real Estate Appraiser FAQ: Can a Conventional Appraisal be Converted to an FHA Appraisal?
February 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
I get this question quite a bit, and the short answer is “yes”. There are some conditions for how this is to be done however, depending on the situation. The most typical case would be where the borrower was purchasing a home with a conventional loan but then changed to FHA financing. If the loan […]
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