If you’ve recently purchased a home, refinanced, or gotten a home improvement loan, you may have asked yourself “what do appraisers look for”? When we snoop all over your home, look into closets, and make those funny sketches you may be wondering how this helps me come up with a value for your home. Appraisers […]
How getting your house properly measured could put more money in your pocket
June 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
You may wonder how you could put more money in your pocket just by getting your home measured. Well, I’m going to explain to you two ways that this could happen. The first situation occurs when you put your home on the market for sale. One of the key areas of comparison an appraiser uses […]
What’s happening to Birmingham’s housing inventory?
June 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
I’ll admit, my train of thought is kind of weird. I was looking at recent housing statistics the other day and ran across the figures relating to the housing inventory levels in the Birmingham, Al area, which is the market I work out of. I thought Whoa! What’s happening to the inventory levels, especially compared […]
A look at the Mount Laurel, AL housing market over the past 12 months
June 4, 2012 By 5 Comments
So, I’ve had several assignments in the Mount Laurel neighborhood in the last month and I thought I would share with you some basic statistics I came up with while doing my research. For those not familiar with Mount Laurel, it is a small town in northern Shelby County, Alabama that is part of the […]
If you want an FHA loan, you’ll have to do these 5 things
May 21, 2012 By 7 Comments
If you’re getting an FHA loan and want to make sure the appraisal goes off without a hitch make sure you pay attention to these 5 items. If you don’t then it could delay the loan and your closing. The appraiser has to make note of the items listed below, and if he/she cannot then […]
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