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Historical Properties and Their Unique Appraisal Approaches

Boston Appraisal

Leveraging Market Data The appraisal process begins with a thorough analysis of market data, focusing on sales of properties that share historical or antique characteristics. This comparative market analysis extends beyond standard parameters like size and location to include age, architectural style, and historical significance.

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The Appraiser’s Guide to Evaluating Home Value Before You Buy

Birmingham Appraisal

Condition and Age of the Property The age and condition of a home directly impact its market value. Renovations and updates can reduce these effects by increasing a home’s market appeal and extending its lifespan. It’s important to weigh the cost of these renovations against their potential return on investment.

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How to Price Your Home for the Current Market

Eppraisal

Comparable Properties (Comps) Listings with similar specs — lot size, square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, floor plan, and architectural style — as your home sold within the past six months are excellent points of reference when pricing your house.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

After a major interior makeover, the architecturally significant home is in Houston‘s upscale Piney Point Village neighborhood. That’s what makes midcentury architecture so appealing: It brings the outside in.” In and of itself, it is not market value. Glass-Walled, Midcentury Manse in Houston $3.1M baths, 5,550 sq.ft.,

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Appraising Historical Homes

Appraisal Today

The appraisal process begins with a thorough analysis of market data, focusing on sales of properties that share historical or antique characteristics. This comparative market analysis extends beyond standard parameters like size and location to include age, architectural style, and historical significance. baths, 2,973 sq.ft.,