A quick real estate market data update for the city of Austin, Texas for the last two 9 month periods: A quick view at how our market is doing comparing the following two periods: January 1st, 2009 to September 25, 2009 and January 1st, 2010 to September 25, 2010 Between January 1st, 2010 and September [...]
Milwood, Austin TX: Real Estate Market Update June 2010 to September 2010
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A quick real estate market data update for the Milwood subdivision in Austin, Texas for the last 3 months: Between June 22, 2010 and September 22, 2010, 41 homes have sold in Milwood. 80 homes are currently for sale and 16 are under contract. This gives an absorption rate of about 14 houses/month that sell. [...]
The Hollows Lake Travis: Real Estate Market Activity September 2009 to September 2010
A quick real estate market data update for the Hollows subdivision in Jonestown, Texas for the last 12 months: Between September 18th, 2009 and September 18th, 2010, 3 homes have sold in The Hollows at Northshore. 7 homes are currently for sale and 1 under contract. For the 3 homes that have sold: The highest [...]
Forest Creek Round Rock Real Estate Market Update September 2010
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Forest Creek, Round Rock Real Estate Values A quick real estate market data update for the Forest Creek subdivision in Round Rock, Texas for the last 12 months: Between September 12th, 2009 and September 12th, 2010, 97 homes have sold in Forest Creek. 54 homes are currently for sale and 7 are under contract. This [...]
Home Appraisal Video Tutorial
Orlando Masis Explains the Basics of Home Appraisal in a Video In this appraisal inspection video, Texas State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser Orlando Masis demonstrates how a house is measured with the traditional appraiser tools of a measuring tape and graphing paper to draw the sketch of the home. Take a few minutes while [...]
Rural Appraisers
Rural Appraisers: a Long Drive Home In this post, we discuss, in detail, the appraisal of a fictitious rural property near Austin, Texas. If you know you need the rural property value of a home or acreage you or a client owns, you can read about some of the details involved in this type of [...]
Determining the Value of Texas Waterfront Property
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Waterfront Property: How is Value Determined? At the most basic level, the value of property, including waterfront property, is the price the market will bear. If you are considering purchasing (or selling) waterfront property, you need to read this article. When neither the buyer nor the seller are distressed (facing foreclosure or other undue financial [...]
Appraisal Tools for Property Appraisals
The Best Appraisal Tools This year we have focused on integrating the newest and the best appraisal software and appraisal tools into our property appraisals business. Before we talk about modern appraisal tools, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Quick Clicks For Article Sections: Appraisal Tools: 1990s Appraisal Tools: 2010 The Appraisal Tools We [...]
Residential Appraisal Process – Part 3 of 3
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Writing an Appraisal Report Hello and welcome back! We’ve made it to the final and most important step of the appraisal process. After gathering the subject’s data in Tutorial 1: Prior to Visiting the Property and performing the appraisal inspection in Tutorial 2 (at the Property), we’ve arrived at the last step: writing the appraisal [...]
Appraisal Preparation: What to do Before the Appraiser Arrives
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Appraisal preparation for a real estate appraiser appointment? Follow our house appraisal tips, video and list to make your appraisal inspection appointment go smoothly.
HVCC Compliance through the Mercury Network
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HVCC Compliance is Easier Than You Thought The requirement for HVCC compliance is changing the way Appraisers, Lenders, Mortgage Brokers, Clients and REALTORS® interact to get the deal done. HVCC Compliance and appraiser independence can be maintained while still permitting Lenders and Mortgage Brokers to work with their preferred local appraisers. The Mercury Network The [...]
Residential Appraisal Process – Part 2 of 3
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The Next Steps of An Appraisal In this series of Appraisal Process Tutorials, we review the Residential Appraisal Process for real estate. Tutorial 2: At the Property: The Appraisal Inspection We have gathered and analyzed all the preliminary data necessary before going out to the site. In all the years that I have been appraising [...]
Residential Appraisal Process – Part 1 of 3
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The First Steps of An Appraisal In this series of Appraisal Process Tutorials, we will review the Residential Appraisal Process for real estate. You can find the summarized list of steps on the page, Appraisal Steps: Determining the Market Value of Property. Texas Appraisers are licensed through the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, with [...]
Austin Real Estate Market Data April 2010
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Austin Property Values Sections of this post were extracted from wikipedia.org Austin is the Capital of Texas Austin is the capital of the U.S. State of Texas as well as the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, Austin is the fourth-largest city in Texas and [...]
