http://www.ascensionrealestateappraisers.com/ - Geismar Dutchtown FHA Appraisers Report On Old Mill Subdivision
A market analysis of solds from 8/1/2008 to 11/23/2009 within Old Mill Subdivision shows an overall median sales price decline of -3.58% on what appears to be low volume. However, the Listing Price To Sales Price Ratio still remains high or favorable at 100% of listing price. The chart below represents solds from 1/1/2007 to 11/23/2009.
According to the Old Mill HOA Website, " Old Mill islocated in one of Ascension Parish's most convenient areas, just 20 miles south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and 60 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana. Old Mill is a short drive from numerous services, entertainment centers and a wide choice of shopping including nearby Tanger Outlet Mall and The Mall of Louisiana. With a rural community feel, the "Dutchtown" area is also well recognized for the outstanding quality of its schools including Dutchtown Primary, Dutchtown Middle and Dutchtown High (Go Griffins!). Keypoints of interest near Old Mill include beautiful Spanish Lake as well as several antebellum homes including the famous Houmas House and Oak Alley homes. A short drive away and you can either be living it up in the Big Easy or meeting friends for dinner in Baton Rouge. With Old Mill's easy access to I-10, the choice is yours!"
http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/- Home Appraisers Tip Of The Day 11/24/09: Building Your "Trust Agent Identity" With Your Local Public By Reporting On Local Market Trends....thereby building "Trust"!The Trust Agents concept is borrowed from Chris Brogan's New Book: "Trust Agents: Using The Web To Build Influence, Improve Reputation, And Earn Trust".Here's a recent post I published:Baton Rouge Real Estate: Springlake At Bluebonnet Highlands New Home Construction Sales Raise 2009 Median Sales Price
Chart #1 includes ALL solds from November 2008 to November 2009 YTD indicating a +7.36% increase in median sales price. ALL home sales includes both new home construction sales and existing home sales.
Chart #2 includes ONLY solds of existing homes from November 2008 to November 2009 YTD indicating a -0.66% decline in median sales price.
Current Listings. Currently, there are 29 listings within Springlake, from $196,900 up to $288,900. Of these listings, 15 are new construction and 14 are existing homes. The Average Listing Price is $238,655, Average Listing Price Per Sq. Ft. is $139.56/sf, Median Listing Price $239,500 and Average Days On Market 104 days. FSBOBR.com indicates 11 more current listings in Springlake from $198,000 up to $265,900. Assuming the 11 FSBOBR.com listings are not listed in MLS, that would total 40 current listings in Springlake, which would appear to be an oversupply and possibly the reason that the existing median sales price basically didn't increase from 11/2008 to 11/2009.
http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ - There are 4 Easy Ways To Keep Updated On Real Estate Appraiser Tips Updates Below.
What Is Real Estate Appraiser Tips? Real Estate Appraiser Tips | Home Appraiser Tips! is an information blog covering real estate appraiser related news and tips on these topics stated below. This site is operated by Bill Cobb, CREA, a full time residential real estate appraiser in the Greater Baton Rouge Market. Bill can be reached at 225.953.0638 @ appraisertips@gmail.com
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http://www.southpointappraiser.com/ - FHA Appraisers Denham Springs Report On South Point Subdivision Statistics For 2009 Based On Both Average and Median Sales and Listing Prices. South Point Subdivision is a single-family dwelling subdivision, located off of La. Hwy. 16 South. Just five miles from the Denham Springs exit off of I-12 or three miles from the Juban Road exit. South Point Subdivision is conveniently located outside of Denham Springs’ city limits, providing a feel of country living with the benefit of amenities and services available only minutes down the road. Within all phases, South Point totals approx. 645 homes. The original builder was PCC Homes until PCC sold the remaining lots to DR Horton Gulf Coast shortly after Hurricane Katrina.
AVERAGE SALES & LISTING PRICES FROM 11/2008 to 11/2009:
MEDIAN SALES & LISTING PRICES FROM 11/2008 to 11/2009:
Go iLawn is an online measuring service that combines aerial photographs with measuring tools. Quickly and accurately measure square footage, linear distance, height and more! http://www.goilawn.com/ Watch this short video below by clicking on the video image!
Real Estate Appraiser Applications?
1.) FNMA 2055 Exterior Only Assignments
2.) GSE Assignments For Non-Lender Portfolio Valuation Work
What States & Counties Do They Cover? The Answer Is Here!
Go iLawn GIS Dynamics Covers My Market
How Much? Pay-As-You-Go and Pre-Pay.
Pay-As-You-Go $1.79 per use Up To 100. From their site: "With the Pay As You Go program you only pay for the number of transactions used during the month. The per address transaction rate decreases as number of transactions increase."
Pre-Pay. It would appear that their best price for appraisers would be the 100 for $139.00 or $1.39 per use. It would seem to me that $1.39 per use on a $200 drive-by assignment where there is no MLS history of subject verification would be money well spent. From their site, "Access to Go iLawn is available for purchase in transaction buckets, with bucket sizes ranging from small to large quantities. The larger the address bucket size, the more you save. Directional transactions are purchased in addition to address transactions."
http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/-Real Estate Appraiser's Social Networking Tips For The BIG 3 YouTube Facebook & Twitter
In 2006, I was introduced to Email Ideas and began using these FREE "BOJO" versions below of html email signatures. It wasn't until early 2009 that I discovered how effective BOJO might be with Social Media Links for connecting to others.
APPRAISER'S MARKETING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA:
The BIG 3 In Social Networking are: YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.....AND Yes, you should care. As you can see from my email sig ABOVE, people receiving my emails can click on my YouTube Channel, Connect With Me On Facebook or Follow Me On Twitter! AND, they can also view my Online Video Business Card, which is a very reasonably priced website with video, client testimonials, appraisal order form, etc..
FREE versus PAID. On the FREE versions, you get their ad(s) to the side of your email signature. To get rid of the ad(s), you need to purchase their premium signature at $169.50/year. The FREE version gives one: Unlimited Updates, Bojo Image Hosting, Member Center Access, Statistics On Clicks/Views and Installation Support. With PAID, you can Sell Your Ad Space To Advertisers In Your Area, Promote Your Business, Recruit Employees, Champion A Cause OR Have No Ad At All.
INSTALLATION. Installation of the html coded signature can be either easy or complex depending on the email software you're using. In Microsoft Outlook, it's a fairly easy installation. I switched to Incredimail Premium in 2003 and it can be quite difficult an installation. Once I figured the Incredimail installation, I sent them my instructions and the owner of Email Ideas sent me a fine looking thank you note with $5.00 Star Bucks Gift Card. So, my experience has been a very positive one!
http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/- Social Media Marketing For Real Estate Appraisers - Using Twitter & Facebook to Grow Your Business and Maintain Relationships
David Bayer has written an excellent article on Socia Media Marketing I wanted to share with Home Appraisers. The link is here. And, here's a few short snippets from David's article:
Social Media Acceptance. "Social media marketing is here to stay" could very well be chalked up as the understatement of the year. Social media marketing has been on the rise for the past several years. Unfortunately, many small businesses, corporations, and independent freelancers have been slow to get on board the social networking train."
Facebook. "If you're in business and not on Facebookyet, you should really ask yourself why. Facebook is the boy wonder of social marketing. A site that started as a side project/hobby for a couple of Harvard guys now has over 200 million users and ranks as the number one visited site in the world. Everyone from the small business owner to corporate giants is realizing the viral power of Facebook to drive traffic to their websites and connect with new clients."
Twitter. "Twitter is a lot like Facebook, stripped down to the basic necessities. The question Twitter poses to its users is simply, "What are you doing?" You can literally begin using Twitter (or tweeting) after a simple sign-up, the upload of a profile picture, a short bio write up, and maybe a background design to match your corporate presence. The essence of Twitter? Find out what's new with others, and share what's going on with you. Twitter, like all social networking platforms, can be used solely for recreational purposes, but it has huge potential for smart businesses."
Enjoy! Bill Cobb, Appraiser delivering Real Estate Appraisers That Help Appraisers Work Harder On Their Business Than Within Their Business! Follow Appraiser Tips on Twitter@appraisertips
According to Kansas City Business Journal and Appraisal Scoop, Street Links National Appraisal Services has added lender clients. Click on the Kansas City link above to read the full article. Here's a snippet:
"The company said it plans use its cash on hand to develop new businesses such as StreetLinks National Appraisal Services LLC and Advent Financial Services LLC, which provides refund-anticipation loans and related services to low- and moderate-income customers.
"Management believes that StreetLinks is situated to take advantage of growth opportunities in the residential appraisal management business," NovaStar said in the filing. "We have added significant new customers for StreetLinks during 2009, which have produced significant increases in revenue for StreetLinks during 2009."
Bill Collins with www.appraiserhelp.com offers value in his tweets, see below and I enjoy reviewing them each day. Bill also offers these sites below. I enjoy receiving Bill's Appraiser News Email Newsletters, subscribe @ http://www.appraisernews.com/. Appraiser News is a weekly newsletter for real estate appraisers. It is our goal to keep appraisers informed of important developments in the industry, as well as offer tips and other support to help manage through these difficult times.
A recent AppraiserNews update includes this snippet:
Today's Tip is to visit Rachel Dollar's http://www.mortgagefraudblog.com/often. I first became acquainted with Rachel's blog when a fellow home appraiser in Atlanta, GA, Jayme Kortman, experienced "Appraiser Identity Theft". I'll be blogging about that topic later this month. It was Rachel's blog that informed me of Jayme's experience and reminded me to take precautions in my own appraisal practice to help avoid Appraiser ID Theft.
About Mortgage Fraud Blog and Rachel Dollar:
Mortgage Fraud Blog is the premier website for news and information on mortgage fraud and real estate fraud throughout the United States.
Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog, is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors. She is an author and a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud. Ms. Dollar is a shareholder with the law firm of Smith Dollar, PC, is licensed to practice law in California and maintains offices in Santa Rosa, California.
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