Al Cheneyis aCertified Residential Real Property Appraiser in Alabama who provides home appraisals and other property type of appraisals in these local communities within Mobile County of Alabama: Axis, Bayou La Batre, Bucks, Chunchula, Citronelle, Coden, Creola, Dauphin Island, Eight Mile, Grand Bay, Irvington, Mobile, Mount Vernon, Saint Elmo, Saraland, Satsuma, Semmes, Theodore, Wilmer. Do you have questions, such as, “What is my house worth?” or “Is my property tax assessment too high?” Al Cheneyis a real estate appraiser who can answer these questions as well as much more about the local areas within Mobile County as well as Baldwin County. Whether you require an appraisal report on your home for a property tax appeal due to possible too high property taxes or valuing a home and other types of real property for the estate purpose or legal purposes i.e. bankruptcy, divorce, aCertified Residential Real Property Appraiser is recommended in order to have professional documentation for all necessary submissions. The fees will range from $225-$275 non-financial appraisal reports depending on its location within Mobile or Baldwin County. More complex or difficult property appraisals for homes or land will be quoted on a case-by-case basis.   This information has been provided by Albert Marshall Cheney, Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser, with over 37 years’ experience in the Mobile Bay Metro Area of Alabama, Baldwin County and Mobile County which encompass Mobile Bay.  You can know and read more information about me by going to some of my blogging websites: http://www.alabamarealestateappraisals.com/ orhttp://buildingabrandonline.com/FinanciallyFreeYourself/. You may also contact me at (251) 533-2424 about my services and my in the City of Mobile non-financial (personal use, i.e. property tax issues, thinking about selling) home appraisals starting at only $225.   (Alabama home appraiser, Al real estate appraiser, Alabama real estate appraiser, home appraisal Mobile Al, Mobile Al home appraiser, Mobile County Al property appraiser, Baldwin County Al home appraiser, Chickasaw Al home appraiser, Chickasaw Alabama home appraiser, Daphne Alabama land appraiser, Daphne Alabama real estate appraiser, Fairhope Alabama home appraiser, Fairhope Alabama real estate appraiser, Spanish Fort Alabama real estate appraiser, Spanish Fort Alabama land appraiser) ...read more

Thomas Bealle Associates announces Real Estate Continuing Ed. On-line classes for 2012 License renewal. 20 different courses to choose from, with the complete 15 Hr. Package for only $98. All License renewal fees must be received by the Real Estate Commission by 8/31/2012, however C.E. classes must be completed by 9/30/2012. ...read more

"Sandy Oaks"is an older subdivision, about14+years, located along the east side of Celeste Road, just south of Radcliff Road, several miles west of U. S. Interstate Highway 65 and about 20-25 minutes northwest of Mobile, Alabama. The majority of homes, about70%, were built between1997and2000. Around25%of the homes were built between2001and2006. "Sandy Oaks"primarily has homes ranging from1,800+-square feet to3,187+-square feet as reported in the online tax records. Most homes, about72%, will have gross living areas between1,800and2,500square feet with3bedrooms and2full bathrooms. Homes with over2,500square feet represent around23%within"Sandy Oaks"and considered over-built for its neighborhood. As for Saraland's home values, it appears that median sale prices for homes (sampling size is around46+sales) having1,650to2,250square feet dropped17%over a12-month time period. Home listings are increasing. Twelve months ago, calculations indicate around17active listings compared to around43active listings today–two and a half times higher! Having this significant increase in active home listings has increased the housing supply time period from4.4months to12.9months. This time period represents the absorption rate or, how long it will take a homeowner to sell their home if reasonably priced to sell. It now takes three (3) times longer to sell your home based on the available online MLS (multiple listing service) information! Sales for1,650to2,250square feet homes has dropped around43.5%based on inventory analysis calculations. The information indicated23closed home sales twelve (12) months ago compared to10home sales in the past three (3) months. For homeowners in the Saraland, Alabama, the bottom line is, hold tight if you can for a few years and the home market should stabilize and maybe increase some but, don't expect it to be like it was in the past. If you have to sell, consult a Certified Residential Appraiser first so you will have better insight into the property values surrounding your home. Pricing your home correctly will save you so much time. Remember, you are now competing with many other homeowners who are very motivated as well as appealing "short sale" and "foreclosure" offerings. Al Cheneyis a"Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser"who hasover35yearsreal estate experience within the Mobile Bay Metro Area, Baldwin County and Mobile County of Alabama. You can writeAl CheneyatAlbert@CheneyAppraisalServices.comor visit http://www.AlabamaRealEstateAppraisals.com/,http://www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com/ orhttp://www.CertifiedAppraiserNames.com/. ...read more