Every so often I will receive a phone call requesting a home inspection. While there are some similarities in being a home appraiser versus a home inspector, they are actually quite different. At the end of the day, the goal for an appraiser is to provide a report detailing the estimate of the home’s fair […]
By now, at least a third of the town has received their new assessment number. The others are still questioning “are my taxes going to increase?” You should receive your new assessment by the end of the month if you haven’t already. Common questions and tips answered below. The purpose of the revaluation is not […]
One of the largest assets for people is their home. Typically, there are two options when it comes to the house in a divorce. One party can buy out the other party, or they could sell the home and split the proceeds. In either case, a divorce appraiser is needed to determine the fair market […]
Updated: Feb 2018 Real estate report by certified local real estate appraiser How well do you know the current Summit real estate market? The information below can be helpful for your own knowledge or with making decisions if you are considering moving into or out of Summit. I have been a resident of Union County […]
Where do you see the market going with the new tax bill? As a local NJ real estate appraiser, that’s a question I’ve heard many ask me recently. Well, let’s start off with stating the potential factors of change. The new mortgage interest deduction decreases from $1 million to $750,000 and the new cap on […]
Updated: Jan 2018 Real estate report by certified licensed real estate appraiser How well do you know the current Cranford real estate market? The information below can be helpful for your own knowledge or with making decisions if you are considering moving into or out of Cranford. I have spent the last 13 years as […]
Updated: Dec 2017 Real estate report by certified local appraiser Are you interested in learning about the current local real estate market or perhaps considering moving to or leaving Scotch Plains? The information below can be helpful for your own knowledge or with making decisions. I have lived in the Scotch Plains/Westfield area since 2005 […]
When I moved to Westfield in 2005 I was told NJ Transit would be done digging a new tunnel for a direct train line to NYC in 2017! Well, that didn’t happen but we can still hope for alternative options and perhaps see the home value appreciation similar to Summit and Short Hills when a […]
Thanks to Max Galka from Metrocosm.com who posted this very cool animated pic of the US counties and the land value of each county as compared to the land value of the whole country. Notice that the most value appears to be in the Northeast and west coast. This map can be mesmerizing […]
Can an automated valuation system like Zillow be considered accurate vs. an actual appraiser performing a full real estate appraisal? The results were surprising. I honestly thought Zillow would have been less accurate as a real estate valuation model. Overall, I took a small sampling of 17 appraisals that I recently completed. All of which […]
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