I wanted to take this time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2010 has been a great year for my business. I started my appraisal blog to help me connect more with my clients. It has helped me to build relationships with others in the real estate industry, both […]
5 Reasons Why Your House Didn’t Appraise For What You Thought it Should
December 6, 2010 By 8 Comments
Have you ever gotten an appraisal back on your home for a refinance (or sale) and found that it did not appraise for what you thought it should? Unfortunately this does occur on occasion. You may chuckle and say this occurs more times than not and you may think the appraiser is just a “deal […]
Hoover, Alabama Housing Market Trends-October 2010
December 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
Recent sales data for the month of October provided by the Birmingham Multiple Listing Service indicates some positive trends in residential home sale prices. Some of the good news includes an increase in the median sales price over this time last year (2009). In October of this year the median sales price was $256,150 compared […]
Birmingham, AL Realtor Tips: How to Add Accurate Square Footage To Your Listings
November 29, 2010 By 7 Comments
The Birmingham Alabama Multiple Listing Service recently introduced an option allowing agents to list the gross living area (GLA) of their listings. This is a great feature that will help both Realtors and real estate appraisers. Realtors can now let potential buyers know how much living area the home they are looking at has. This […]
Birmingham, Alabama Appraiser-Photos From The Field: What In The World Is This?
November 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
I was doing an appraisal inspection on a lake property in Shelby County, Alabama recently and ran across this unknown item. I don’t know what it is myself so I thought I would ask everyone what they think it is. I will tell you that they were doing some dredging and clean up of the […]
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