According to the Alabama Center For Real Estate (ACRE), real estate agents confidence is up. This is especially true in the central part of the state, which includes the Birmingham, Alabama area. The current index score for the state was at 47, which is 4 points higher than last quarter. A level of 50 indicates […]
Birmingham Alabama Appraiser : Hoover Alabama-Greystone Market Trends-2010 Update
I recently did some market research in the Greystone development of Hoover, Alabama for an appraisal assignment I am working on. This development is one of the more popular subdivisions in the Hoover, Alabama market. The neighborhood surrounds a championship golf course that has hosted The Seniors Tour in the past. Although the Greystone development […]
5 Reasons Why Your House Didn’t Appraise For What You Thought it Should
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
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, Alabama Home Sales-Least Expensive Home Sale in October-2010
In the past I have been telling you about the most expensive home sale in the Birmingham, Alabama area, however this month I thought I would look at the opposite end of the price range and look at the least expensive home sale. Foreclosures are all over the news now, and as you may surmise, […]





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