Appraisal Profession, Appraising, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Homeowners

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

A real property appraiser offers more than simply the appraiser's opinion of the market value of a property. Their research and analysis can offer other valuable pieces of information. I talk about it in this article.

Appraisal Profession, Appraising, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Homeowners

Zillow Zinged

Zillow has recently decided to get out of the iBuying business. Why so? And what does that teach us about relying on Zestimates? Find out in this article.

Appraising, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Homeowners, Just For Fun

AVM’s & Punxsutawney Phil’s Accuracy

On Tuesday of this week, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Therefore, we have six more weeks of winter weather, by some predictions. Somehow, I feel like six more weeks of winter is a given. Especially in Northeast Ohio. How accurate are weather predictions made by folks who try to base future weather patterns on whether… Continue reading AVM’s & Punxsutawney Phil’s Accuracy

Appraisal Profession, Appraising, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Home Owners

AVM’s…The Wonder Bread of Value

In this article, I discuss the processes that are stripped out of the valuation process with AVMs, like the Wonder Bread of old.

Appraisal Profession, Appraising, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful to Home Owners

iBuyers… The Pawn Shops of Real Estate

Are you thinking of selling a home to an iBuyer? What should you know? I discuss this topic in this article.

Appraising, Cleveland Area, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Home Owners

Appraiser vs. AVM vs. Zestimate…Ten Properties

How accurate are AVM's, including Zillow's Zestimate? In this article, I compare 10 properties I appraised with their values.