The old saying of “location, location, location” in real estate could not be more true in today’s market. We all know that real estate is location specific and just because it is performing a certain way in one part of the country does not mean it’s like that in the Birmingham, AL area. National news […]
A look at the 2012 Birmingham, AL real estate market by 4 local experts
November 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Avoid these 5 problems to help your home appraise for top dollar
October 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
In my adventures as a real estate appraiser in Birmingham, Alabama I have seen a lot of things that decrease the value of your home. I thought I would share with you 5 problems I have seen recently so that you can avoid these value killers. Moisture stains on your ceiling is a good sign […]
Positive Signs In The Alabaster, Alabama Housing Market
October 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
I do a lot of appraisal work in Alabaster, Alabama and thought I would share with you information on residential sales so far in 2012, compared to 2011. I think the overall health of the Alabaster market has been good, however some statistics are better than others. This year has seen an increase in the […]
The appraisal value is just the average of sales, right?
October 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On two separate occasions within the last several weeks I have ran across instances where real estate professionals have made the statement that the value appraisers come up with is just the average of sales. Have you heard this, or is this what you think? This could not be further from the truth, so I […]
Alabaster, AL- Most popular price range for buyers
September 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever been curious about what price range is the most popular to buy in? While doing research for an assignment in Alabaster, AL recently I plotted out some sales data and this is the graph I came up with. The price range with the largest number of sales was $125,000-$149,999, where there were […]
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