Rachel Massey's (annarborappraiser) Blog

Pulse of the market as of 12/16/13 What is happening in the general Ann Arbor school district market? Below is a brief analysis of sales exposed through the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors MLS (A2BR for short), excluding any distress sales and excluding listings offered in Realcomp and the Great...

(continued from previous post) Why rent when you can buy? Often the lack of a down payment, or a down payment that is small, compels the need for Private Mortgage Insurance. Sometimes it is the need for flexibility such as the ability to move and not be locked into a mortgage. There are a myriad ...

As an appraiser, it was time to gather a bunch of rental data together in order to be able to handle more rental property appraisals when the time comes. I was expecting that I’d find 20 or so houses/condos that had been purchased as rental properties in Ann Arbor, but to my great surprise, I loc...