The “Subject To” appraisal is one that many people do not understand, so I thought I would share with you today a situation in which a “Subject To” appraisal could have saved the homeowner thousands of dollars. A “Subject To” appraisal is one in which the value is based on a what a home will […]
How do Birmingham, Alabama new home sales compare to the rest of the country?
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A Look At The Numbers- There have been some good signs within the Birmingham, Alabama real estate market in 2012. Over the past several years new home sales have been weak at best, so I thought I would take a look at the past two years to see if there has been any signs of […]
What Is The Value Of A Swimming Pool In Birmingham, Alabama?
January 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you look at the picture below of the pool I saw recently you might say “nothing-zilch-notta”. But the better answer would be “it depends”. The pool in this picture was filled in with dirt so apparently it was not worth anything to the owner. Obviously some things mean more to some people than others. […]
5 things NOT to say to an appraiser if you don’t want to be accused of influencing them
November 12, 2012 By 9 Comments
In today’s “hands off” world of real estate agent/appraiser interaction a lot of misinformation has been spread around. Many agents think it is 100% against the rules to speak to the appraiser, but that just isn’t true. Real estate appraisers and agents can speak to one another about factual things pertaining to the sales contract […]
A look at the 2012 Birmingham, AL real estate market by 4 local experts
November 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
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 […]
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