Savannah Pointe Subdivision- Calera, AL Real Estate Market Report 2014

Savannah Pointe Subdivision- Calera, AL Real Estate Market Report 2014 The Savannah Pointe subdivision is located in Calera, Alabama in north Shelby County. This development offers a community pool, clubhouse, and homeowner association. From March 1, 2013 to March 1, 2014 the Birmingham MLS reported the following statistics: Median Sales Price $128,000 Average Price Per […]

5 take aways from the 2014 Alabama Realtors Winter Conference

I recently had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 Alabama Realtors Winter Conference. I was part of a panel, along with commercial appraiser Mark Barrs (that’s he and I in the photo), that was put together to answer appraisal related questions that agents might have. It went well and I appreciated the chance to […]

What qualifies as “finished” basement area?

I was asked a question this week about what qualifies as “finished” basement area in a home. An agent was going to list a home and the basement area had some partitioned sheetrock walls in the basement. The homeowner wanted to count this as finished area, so the agent wanted to get clarification on how […]

If you need a speaker at your real estate sales meeting, I can help you

Are you looking for someone to speak at your Birmingham, Alabama area real estate agent sales meetings? If so, then I may be able to help you. Last week I spoke at two such meetings to discuss local real estate trends as well as appraisal related issues. My goal this year has been to speak […]

8 questions appraisers hate to hear during the appraisal inspection

During an appraisal inspection the appraiser meets with either the homeowner or possibly the listing agent if it is a home that is under contract. Many times we are asked questions about the house and how the appraisal may come out and other times we are confronted with situations that effect how we perform our […]

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