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 […]
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 […]
My 200th blog post, Wordcamp Birmingham, and a big Thank You
July 29, 2013 By 8 Comments
I thought I would share with you a small accomplishment of mine. I recently surpassed my 200th blog post for Birmingham Appraisal Blog. I know this is not a world record or anything like that, because there are bloggers that have written more, but it signifies an accomplishment for me that I really had not […]
Can an appraisal be used to arrive at an insurable amount?
July 22, 2013 By 8 Comments
I got a question recently from a homeowner whose house I recently appraised for the purchase mortgage. They wanted to know if they could use the appraisal to determine how much the home should be insured for. I’ve gotten this question before so I thought I would share with you my answer since it seems […]
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