Skepticism Can Lead to Poor Decisions

Cleveland Appraisal 1/13 1:32P Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Are you a skeptical person? At times, I suffer from moments of skeptical thinking. If you re an appraiser, like I am, the nature of our work can at times cause us to become skeptical. A homeowner or...

Interested in Selling Your Home Quickly? Try These Home Projects!

Cleveland Appraisal 12/31 7:49A Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I can t believe that we are at the end of 2021. What an incredible housing market we have been in. And it doesn t appear to be over! Homes are still selling in record time. While that is the case,...

Reviving and Refreshing Your Cleveland Home, Even with the Pandemic

Cleveland Appraisal 12/19 12:37A Cleveland Appraisal Blog

It s been a very busy time for everyone! I hope that you re staying safe and doing well! This week, I welcome back guest blogger Seth Murphy. I always enjoy his articles. I hope you enjoy this one and...

What’s The Size of Your Driveway?

Cleveland Appraisal 12/2 1:55A Cleveland Appraisal Blog

One appraiser reports a driveway to be two cars in size. Another says the same driveway is six cars in size and another says the driveway is an eight-car driveway. They may all be correct! How so? It...

Zillow Zinged

Cleveland Appraisal 11/11 2:28A Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I have written several articles demonstrating the inaccuracy of AVMs like Zillow’s Zestimates. You might enjoy reading AVM s & Punxsutawney Phil s Accuracy , AVM s The Wonder Bread of Value ,...

How Remaining Economic Life Works

Cleveland Appraisal 10/29 2:43A Cleveland Appraisal Blog

If you re reading through an appraisal report, and you make it to the Cost Approach, which is where appraisers report either the reproduction or replacement cost of the home they are appraising, you...

High-Impact Home Upgrades for Any Budget

Cleveland Appraisal 10/22 12:47A Cleveland Appraisal Blog

When you looked at your email today, you no doubt received a post indicating a new article was out entitled How Remaining Economic Life Works . So, funny story I just started working on that article....

What’s The Leaven Causing Home Prices to Rise Today?

Cleveland Appraisal 10/14 1:24P Cleveland Appraisal Blog

When baking, there are different ingredients that are used that will make the dough rise. Typically, yeast is the ingredient used to make bread rise. How does yeast work? Here s a little video to...