The Birmingham, Alabama Multiple Listing Service (now known as the Greater Alabama MLS) is unique in that it is not a requirement to list the gross living area (square footage) of listings. In 2010 I wrote about the new option they offered to provide this information, however as of the current date I still do […]
A way to help Birmingham, Alabama Realtor’s price their listings better
August 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
Is there a shift in the Birmingham, Alabama real estate market?
August 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I want to share with you an observation I had this past week while working on an appraisal assignment. I first want to preface this post by saying that one neighborhood does not make a market, and just because one subdivision is acting a certain way does not mean that the whole Birmingham area will […]
How Will Hoover’s School Bus Decision Affect Real Estate Values?
August 10, 2013 By 6 Comments
The Hoover, Alabama school system recently made a decision to end bus service to public schools starting in 2014. I don’t typically cover this type of news on my blog, however I starting thinking of the potential impact this could have on real estate values in Hoover and decided that this is actually very relevant […]
What items are NOT included in an appraisal?
August 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So have you ever had an appraisal made on your home and you thought the appraiser may have left something out? Was it some feature of your home that you found great value in and you could not understand why it was not included? If the appraiser did leave something out there may be a […]
A look at garden home price trends in the Clay/Chalkville area of Birmingham, AL
August 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
National news would have you believe that home prices are increasing everywhere but that is just not the case. There are areas that are showing appreciation, however if you’ve been in real estate for any length of time you know how location specific sales and price trends can be. I recently did an appraisal in […]
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