The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Shelby County Home Sales

You may wonder what I am referring to when I state “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Shelby County Home Sales”.  I am referring to new home sales, foreclosure sales, and the percentage of foreclosures compared to total sales activity in the  Shelby County, Alabama area.  By looking at these figures we can […]

Waterford Subdivision, Calera, AL-2011 Price Trend Update

If you live in the Waterford subdivision in Calera, Alabama and have been wondering how property values have been doing, I may have the answer for you.  I was in the subdivision recently working on a job and collected some interesting sales data.  For those not familiar with this neighborhood, Waterford subdivision is located in […]

Thoughts On Value And A Homes Self Esteem: Is Labeling A Home As An “Estate Sale” The Kiss Of Death?

Some readers may not see the correlation I did with houses and people but let me try to explain myself.  If you have a troubled child (or maybe not even troubled) and you treat the child as though they are a hassle, getting on to them all the time, and not spending time with them, […]

Birmingham Alabama Appraiser : Hoover Alabama-Lake Crest Market Trends-2011 Update

I recently performed an appraisal in the Lake Crest subdivision of Hoover, Alabama and I wanted to share with you what I found.  Lake Crest is located just off of Highway 150 and east of Shades Crest Road.  This is a very convenient area in Hoover with close access to interstate 459 and Regions Park, […]

Will The Pleasant Grove, Alabama Tornadoes Have an Impact On Property Values?

I was in Pleasant Grove, Alabama yesterday working on an appraisal for an insurance company.  Everybody says that the pictures you see on television do not do justice to the magnitude of destruction these tornadoes caused, and I agree.  Homes were ripped from their foundations and trees were uprooted as the massive tornado made its […]

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