Welcome to our home page. We are a leading provider of real estate valuations for the Birmingham market. With many years of experience in the business, we have a proven track record accuracy & excellence.
We are a leading provider of appraisals for:

  • Employee Relocation / ERC
  • Foreclosure / REO
  • Forensic / Fraud / Review Appraisal
  • Primary and Secondary Mortgages
  • Pre-Listing Appraisal
  • Pre-Purchase Appraisal
  • Pre-Construction Appraisal / Cost Analysis
  • Investment Property Appraisal
  • Repair/Cost to Cure Appraisal
  • Mortgage Refinancing
  • Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) Removal
  • Estate Planning

  • Our investment in training and technology has helped our customers greatly reduce their workload. By offering on-line appraisal ordering, coupled with automatic report status updates and electronic delivery of the final product, we are able to eliminate the run around and phone tag hassles associated with this process. And since this process saves us money as well, we can keep our rates competitive with anybody in the industry.

    Short Turn-Around Times

  • Highest-Quality Appraisal Reports
  • On-line Status Reports
  • Electronic Ordering and Delivery
  • Competitive Pricing
  • Through this web site, you can perform a number of tasks. Ordering an appraisal is just a click of a button away. Or, spend some time and find out a bit more about the appraisal business. The more you know, the better decision you can make. And check back frequently, as our content is always being updated.

    Links to Scott Austin's recently published articles:

    "Measuring Up: Understanding ANSI Measurement Standards." WorkingRE Magazine 8/2004  http://www.workingre.com/workingre/understanding-ansi-standards1.htm

    "Circular Reasoning, Relativity & Market Value." Real Estate Valuation Magazine 12/2004    http://www.revmag.com/december2004/19.htm

  • Reprint of "Measuring Up: Understanding ANSI Measurement Standards." The AppraiserBulletin:  Publication of the Alabama RE Appraisers Board. Winter 2005  http://www.reab.state.al.us/pdf/Newsletters/WINTERIssue2005.pdf

    "Unintended Consequences of the FNMA/Cuomo Agreement: Part 1"                   AppraisalScoop.com March 12, 2008 http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/03/unintended-cons.html

    "Unintended Consequences of the FNMA/Cuomo Agreement: Part 2 - A Call To Action"         AppraisalScoop.com March 13, 2008 http://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/appraisal_news_for_real_e/2008/03/unintended-co-1.html
     


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