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 […]
Birmingham’s highest price home sale of 2013 is most in 5 years
January 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
No single home sale is a good indicator of the market, however they do give some insight into what is happening in the real estate market. While doing market research in the Birmingham, AL area I ran across a sale that occurred in 2013 that sold for $3,800,000, and because people seem to be interested […]
Why Zillow “zestimates” aren’t accurate
January 7, 2014 By 9 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 […]
6 things real estate appraisers wish homeowners knew
December 13, 2013 By 8 Comments
Communication is key in everything. An appraisers job is to communicate the value of real estate to their clients and we accomplish this typically by producing a report that gives detailed information about the property we are appraising as well as market data that supports our opinion of value. Because this is part of our […]
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