Home Appraisals

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How New Building Codes Could Sink Your Home's Valu...
28 February, 2023| Home Inspections, Home Builders, Home Appraisals
In November 2013, the city of Vancouver, B.C., modified the city building code and outlawed the doorknob.That's right: the good old doorknob.Why? Because lever-type door handles are so much easier to... read more
Homeowner Insurance Companies Want to Limit Your R...
25 February, 2023| Home Inspections, Home Appraisals, Home Improvemen...
If you live where hail happens most often -- basically everywhere in the country east of the line of states running south from Montana -- you know it can knock the life out of your roof, making it unl... read more
Your Guide to the Home Appraisal
20 February, 2023| Home Appraisals, Home Buying, Home Values & Recent...
Your Guide to the Home Appraisal You’ve found your dream home and now it’s time to cross all your T's and dot all your I's before it’s all your own. And one of the first items on yo... read more
How much should I expect to pay in property taxes?
20 February, 2023| Property Taxes, Home Appraisals
As a homeowner, it's important to understand the various costs associated with owning a property, and one of the most significant of these costs is property taxes. Property taxes are col... read more
The Top Reasons for Selling Your House
10 February, 2023| Home Selling, Home Buying, Home Appraisals
Many of todays homeowners bought or refinanced their homes during the pandemic when mortgage rates were at history-making lows. Since rates doubled in 2022, some of those homeowners put their plans t... read more
8 Ways New Homeowners Accidentally Trash Their Yar...
8 February, 2023| Home Appraisals, Home Marketing, Home Selling
You've done it. You own a house with a yard. The great outdoors. Amber waves of grain. OK, maybe not grain, and ideally you want it green, not amber.But now that you have it, how do you keep from scre... read more
Inspectors May Find Flaws in
6 February, 2023| Home Appraisals
A home inspection can spare you from unpleasant surprises after you buy. After crunching the numbers, searching your favorite neighborhoods, and weighing the pros and cons of each property you have to... read more
4 Myth-Busting Facts About Appraisals
5 February, 2023| Home Appraisals, Home Selling, Home Buying
Real estate valuation might appear complicated and arbitrary to some consumers. They might wonder why an exactly the same house next door is listed at a higher price or why new marble countertops didn... read more
Experts Forecast a Turnaround in the Housing Marke...
3 February, 2023| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Appraisals
The housing market has gone through a lot of change recently, and much of that was a result of how quickly mortgage rates rose last year. Now, as we move through 2023, there are signs things are fin... read more
How to Price Your Home Like the Savviest Sellers
27 January, 2023| Home Appraisals, Home Selling, Education
Home pricing is more of a science than an art, but many homeowners price with their heartstrings instead of cold, hard data. Smart sellers know that crunching the numbers is always the better route to... read more
Apply For Homestead Exemption in Texas.
26 January, 2023| Home Appraisals, Houston Living, Education
Apply For Homestead Exemption in Texas.*Appraisal Districts:Harris – www.hcad.orghttps://hcad.seamlessdocs.com/f/Form11_13Fort Bend – https://www.fbcad.org/http://bisfiles.co/sites/shared/... read more
Home appraisals and the impact on buying and selli...
24 January, 2023| Home Appraisals, General
A home appraisal is an estimate of a home's value, typically conducted by a professional appraiser. It is usually required by lenders as part of the mortgage process. The appraised value is used to de... read more
TAXES, OWNING - How Your Property Taxes Compare an...
15 January, 2023| Home Values & Recent Sales, Property Taxes, Home A...
No matter where you call home, chances are you're paying property taxes to the city, the county, the school district, the state, or even all of these. Property taxes may be pervasive (and some wo... read more
Learn All About Home Appraisals and How They Affec...
13 January, 2023| Home Appraisals, Home Buying, Home Selling
  What is a mortgage appraisal? A mortgage appraisal is an evaluation of a home's value that is conducted as part of the mortgage process. It is typically required by the lender to determine the... read more
TAXES, OWNING - How to Appeal Your Property Tax Bi...
13 January, 2023| Home Values & Recent Sales, Property Taxes, Home A...
It's possible to trim your property tax bill by appealing the value the taxman assigned to your home. That assessed value is what's used to calculate how much tax you owe. One way to lower... read more
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