February 24, 2025 In today’s digital real estate market, images play a crucial role in attracting potential buyers and renters, and...

Your listing has been sitting for 30, 60, or even 90+ days with little to no activity. No serious offers, barely any showings, and...

Recently I have completed several appraisals for different clients that had one thing in common:  first time house flippers that had...

Just a year ago the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) market area saw houses scooped up almost as soon as they hit the market.  Often it was with...

If you’re selling a home in Texas, chances are it falls within the FHA loan limits , making it eligible for purchase by a buyer using an...

The Short answer is... YES . When selling a home, pricing it correctly from the start can make all the difference. One of the smartest...

When a loved one passes away, managing their estate can be a complex and emotional process. One critical component of probate in Texas is...

10 tips on every listing you will likely save days or weeks later on if buyers use FHA financing.

The short answer in my opinion is: NO! Here’s why: Even in a great economy, most remodels do not achieve a dollar for dollar return on...

The Fed has dropped interest rates by half a percentage point (50 basis points) in an effort to counteract any effects of a slowing...

As an appraiser I see a lot of homes and talk to a lot of homeowners, brokers, agents, and lenders. There are some home updates or...

Every successful business is setup and operated to solve a problem within their respective supply chain. Whether it is real estate,...

We often discuss a home’s value usually during a sale or refinance. Sometimes during an onsite inspection, the appraiser will come across...

Nearly every day I have homeowners ask me about what they should remodel in order to add value to their home. But like the beauty of...

For the last several months there have been reports of new home prices dropping on a national level. Back on Oct. 24, 2019 CNBC published...

A few years ago, I was hired as a consultant by a real estate coalition to advise them on new changes in the appraisal profession. One of...

Appraisers are supposed to develop and analyze data to determine the marketing trends for a given appraisal valuation assignment. Most...

People often ask what it is that I do, or how does someone become an appraiser. A homeowner will sometimes follow me around as I do an...

Many Texans are used to doing the annual tax appeal for their property. Some services offer to file for you or provide a list of sales as...

I read a HousingWire article yesterday stating that homebuilding will drive GDP growth to make a recession-proof economy in 2020....