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Understanding Zillow’s Square Footage is Important!

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

FINISHED SQUARE FOOTAGE On more than one occasion some who have read my appraisal reports felt that my opinion of value was too high. They felt that way because of sales they saw on Zillow that appeared to be comparable and sold for less than my opinion of the market value of the property I appraised. 7447 Midland Rd.

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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value? That can have a big impact on market value.

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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How to Appeal Your High Property Tax Assessment: A Homeowner’s Guide

Birmingham Appraisal

I thought I would take some time in this week’s blog post to explain the process you can take to appeal your high real property tax assessment if you think they are too high. These assessments are based on various factors, including the property’s size, location, condition, and comparable sales in the area.

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Zillow Zinged

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

One big one is their Zestimate’s inaccuracy at predicting market value, and more specifically, they were relying on their own Zestimates to make important decisions like buying & selling homes. They are excellent at marketing. And to be honest, they do provide some useful information to the public.

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

An appraisal is an objective, impartial, and unbiased opinion about the value of real property prepared by a State Licensed or Certified professional appraiser. Appraisers assemble a series of facts, statistics, and other information regarding specific properties, analyze this data and develop opinions of value.

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

(Assuming they made adjustments) Did you consider any relevant market trends or economic factors when determining the property’s value? Can you provide any additional information or documentation to support your appraisal? There are three approaches to value that an appraiser will consider.

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