Posts Tagged ‘Mobile Bay Metro Area’

Al Cheney provides home appraisal reports for various reasons requested by individuals; such as, settling an estate or thinking about selling a personal home; maybe it is a cash home sale between individuals. For whatever the reason (as long as it is not a federal transaction through a financial institution), Al Cheney has special discounted fees for straight-forward home assignments; more complex properties as well as longer travel times will require fee quotes. Call 251-533-2424 and talk with Al Cheney about your necessary appraisal assignment(s) in Baldwin County and or Mobile County of Alabama. Below are some of the residential areas and subdivisions that Al Cheney has completed appraisal opinion reports in the recent past.

Call Al Cheney at 251-533-2424 in regards to your special “non-financial” appraisal fee for your home within Mobile County, Alabama. Here is a list of the special “non-financial” appraisal fees within these areas:

Alabama Port 36523: $275
Axis 36505: $250
Bayou La Batre 36509: $275
Belle Fountaine 36582: $250
Bucks 36505: $275
Calvert 36513: $275
Celeste 36522: $275
Chickasaw 36611: $250
Chunchula 36521: $250
Citronelle 36522: $275
Coden 36523: $275
Creola 36525: $250
Dauphin Island 36528: $275
Dawes 36619: $250
Earlville 36522: $275
Eight Mile 36613: $250
Fairview 36587: $275
Georgetown 36521: $250
Grand Bay 36541: $275
Gulfcrest 36521: $250
Hollingers Island 36605, 36582: $250
Indian Hills 36613: $250
Irvington 36544: $250
Kushla 36613: $250
LeMoyne 36505: $275
Lott 36575: $275
Magazine 36610: $250
Mauvilla 36613: $250
Millertown 36613: $250
Mobile (all within the city limits zip codes): $225
Moffett 36587: $275
Mon Louis 36523: $275
Mount Vernon 36560: $275
Oak Grove 36613: $250
Prichard 36610: $250
Saint Elmo 36544: $250
Salco 36505: $275
Saraland 36571: $250
Satsuma 36572: $250
Semmes 36575: $250
Theodore 36582: $250
Tillman’s Corner 36619: $225
Toulminville 36617: $225
Turnerville 36521: $250
Whistler 36612: $250
Wilmer 36587: $275

The above special discounted fees for homeowners within these areas are typical for “non-financial” appraisal reports completed by Al Cheney, a Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser in the State of Alabama, having over 35 years experience within the Mobile Bay Metro Area. More complex and or waterfront properties as well as undeveloped acreage or land within Mobile County, Alabama will be quoted on a case-by-case basis.

Al Cheney needs to talk to you further over the telephone about the appraisal process and these very special discounted “non-financial” appraisal fees. Please call Al Cheney now at 251-533-2424 and let’s talk about fulfilling your particular appraisal requirements on your home or land. Al Cheney is ready to answer all your questions, www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com/, www.AlabamaRealEstateAppraisals.com

Call Al Cheney at 251-533-2424 in regards to your special “non-financial” appraisal fee for your home within Baldwin County, Alabama. Here is a list of the special “non-financial” appraisal fees within these areas:

Barnwell 36532: $250
Bay Minette 36507: $275
Belforest 36526: $250
Bon Secour 36511: $250
Crossroads 36507: $250
Daphne 36526: $250
Elberta 36530: $275
Elsanor 36567: $275
Fairhope 36532: $250
Foley 36535: $275
Gulf Shores 36542: $275
Josephine 36530: $275
Lillian 36549: $275
Malbis 36526: $250
Magnolia Springs 36555: $250
Marlow 36580: $250
Montrose 36559: $250
Mullet Point 36532: $250
Ono Island 36561: $275
Orange Beach 36561: $275
Oyster Bay 36542: $275
Perdido Beach 36561: $275
Perdido 36562: $275
Pinegrove 36507: $275
Point Clear 36564: $250
Rabun (Rabon) 36507: $275
Robertsdale 36567: $250
Seminole 36574: $275
Silverhill 36576: $250
Spanish Cove 36549: $275
Spanish Fort 36527: $250
Stapleton 36578: $250
Stockton 36579: $275
Styx River 36578: $275
Summerdale 36580: $250
Tensaw 36507: $250
Whitehouse Forks 36507: $250
Wolf Bay 36530, 36535: $275

The above special discounted fees for homeowners within these areas are typical for “non-financial” appraisal reports completed by Al Cheney, a Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser in the State of Alabama, having over 35 years experience within the Mobile Bay Metro Area. More complex and or waterfront properties as well as undeveloped acreage or land will be quoted on a case-by-case basis.

Al Cheney needs to talk to you further over the telephone about the appraisal process and these very special discounted “non-financial” appraisal fees. Please call Al Cheney now at 251-533-2424 and let’s talk about fulfilling your particular appraisal requirements on your home or land. Al Cheney is ready to answer all your questions, http://www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com//, www.AlabamaRealEstateAppraisals.com

The Grant Park subdivision is located in the Midtown West area near major shopping centers and a quick access to U. S. Interstate Highway 65.

The vast majority of homes will have 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms with a few homes having an extra half bath. The square foot range is mostly between 1,700 and 2,400.

There are only 3 reported home sales within the past 12 months according to the Mobile Area Association of Realtors’ MLS. The average price per square foot is $106.96 and the median sale price is $190,500 based on these three home sales.

Al Cheney has very special discounted “non-financial” home appraisal fees ranging from $225-$275 depending on complexity and location. The vast majority of “non-financial” appraisal fees within the city limits of Mobile are only $225 to assist the homeowners in making a decision, i.e. thinking about selling, tax appeal.

Call Al Cheney and let’s discuss the appraisal process within the Grant Park subdivision or any other Midtown residential neighborhood. Please call Al Cheney now at 251-533-2424 and let’s talk about fulfilling your particular appraisal requirements on your home or land. Al Cheney is ready to answer all your questions. Visit website www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com/ for additional information.

Certified Appraiser Al Cheney celebrates with Semmes, Alabama and all other communities within the Mobile Bay Metro Area. Semmes, Alabama will celebrate in Honor Park on Memorial Day, 25th of May 2015 at 1 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

Take Moffett Road, US Highway 98, west and turn south onto Wulff Road E; Honor Park will be located on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semmes, Alabama official website is http://www.cityofsemmes.org/.

In remembrance of the Fallen, go to “Just  A Common Soldier” ,

 

 

Skip Herndon is committed in providing outstanding service based on over 24 years of real estate knowledge and experience… a real value to his buyers and sellers.

Skip is known for developing quality working relationships with his clientele; relationships based on respect, integrity, and trust.

Whether you are purchasing, selling, or both… he ensures that you have the support and tools you need to make sound, informed decisions and negotiate the best deal possible. His focus will always be on your goals. Skip will be with you every step of the transaction with constant email and text updates from contract to closing while referring respected lenders, home inspectors, contractors, insurance carriers and home warranties.  He will always go the extra mile for you!

If you are looking for a Realtor who will take the time to listen to your needs and dreams, work tirelessly to facilitate your goals without compromise and his commitment in making you priority #1… Skip should be your agent of choice!

Whether you are buying or selling residential or commercial real estate or simply considering a move in the near future make sure you call Skip Herndon first at (251) 421-2076 or email your questions to skip4homes@gmail.com. Visit Skip’s web page by clicking on the photographs.

“Sandy Oaks” is an older subdivision, about 14+ 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, about 70%, were built between 1997 and 2000. Around 25% of the homes were built between 2001 and 2006.

“Sandy Oaks” primarily has homes ranging from 1,800+- square feet to 3,187+- square feet as reported in the online tax records. Most homes, about 72%, will have gross living areas between 1,800 and 2,500 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Homes with over 2,500 square feet represent around 23% 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 around 46+ sales) having 1,650 to 2,250 square feet dropped 17% over a 12-month time period.

Home listings are increasing. Twelve months ago, calculations indicate around 17 active listings compared to around 43 active listings today–two and a half times higher! Having this significant increase in active home listings has increased the housing supply time period from 4.4 months to 12.9 months. 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 for 1,650 to 2,250 square feet homes has dropped around 43.5% based on inventory analysis calculations. The information indicated 23 closed home sales twelve (12) months ago compared to 10 home 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 Cheney is a “Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser” who has over 35 years real estate experience within the Mobile Bay Metro Area, Baldwin County and Mobile County of Alabama. You can write Al Cheney at Albert@CheneyAppraisalServices.com or visit http://www.AlabamaRealEstateAppraisals.com/, http://www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com/ or http://www.CertifiedAppraiserNames.com/.

Al Cheney’s Comments and Opinions for 29 August 2010.

As a local, born and raised in the Mobile Bay Metro Area, I am sincerely happy that the bubbling crude has finally been capped after 90 days-after 90 days! It is worth repeating since this horrific ecological and environmental disaster should have never lasted this long if it wasn’t for the many faux pas by BP Oil and our own government. They say, the majority of the surface oil has dissipated and now can’t be found. Oh, really? The “on the surface” crude problem is only hiding in the depths of the sea-harming crustaceans, oysters and other seafood for years to come.

And, yes! I do realize that biological organisms will thrive on the raw crude and eventually remove it as a major threat but, this will take a very long time. The damage has already been done and its true damage is still hidden in the depths of the sea. Enormous amounts of crude, damaging dispersants, oil soaked wetlands and sea bottoms are here to stay for decades. A possible ecological disaster lurks beneath the sea and within the wetlands for years to come.

Furthermore, the inappropriate government overreach in shutting down oil rigs (overdramatic and very political), media sensationalism damaging our Gulf Coast tourism, and an already weaken real estate industry has created more negative affects upon Alabama and the other States along the Gulf Coast. Honestly, at this time, the affects of any significant real estate and tourism recoveries are unknown.

The fact is that, a fragile economy and a weakened real estate industry have been further exacerbated by the crude ecological and environmental disaster, and the crude politics of Washington. And, our tourism for this year has been damaged by irresponsible journalism by the media. Even so, the coastline of the Gulf States and its real estate will overcome this adversity and will eventually be less affected by the BP oil spill and the many missteps of Washington. The media needs to practice more responsible journalism and avoid the traps of sensationalism. Sensationalism is not journalism!

Well, our coastal properties along the beaches as well as other properties with gulf views and close to water tributaries will eventually improve over time. For now, the recent past spreading of crude through the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in a deeper real estate market slowdown affecting property values near and along the Gulf Coast. Whether legitimate, or not, many homes located well off water tributaries have also been affected to some degree. It is a real estate market slowdown caused by a fragile economy and the worse oil spill known in North America.

From my standpoint, the negative value affects for homes located off the beaches and the Gulf of Mexico should be negligible as time leads us into the future. When looking back in time, I believe, this catastrophe will reflect “a blip on the radar screen” when focusing only on the 90-day oil spill disaster. Then, there could be the possibility of a more normal level and slight positive return of property values; if a more normal level can be equated with a fragile economy under severe stress.

The fragile economy with high unemployment (9.5% but does not include the people who have given up) and uncertainty will be much more of a future problem for Gulf Coast property values than the BP oil spill. As time leads us into the end of 2010 and into the beginning of 2011, an even more fragile economy and real estate industry might be the result when continuing to implement recessive programs and tactics by the government while banks, entrepreneurs and small businesses mostly sit on the sidelines, “digging in their heels” or “going out of business” sales. Only deregulation and lowering taxes, the cessation of large government spending, small business incentives (get the oil riggers, shrimpers and other parts of the Gulf Coast seafood industry back to work) as well as “just plain honest positive talk” from the current Administration and our government representatives (most of them forget that they work for us) will improve the real estate industry– part of the backbone of America!

The city of Mobile was founded in 1702 and, the Mobile Bay area was explored by the Spanish as early as 1519. Mobile is a city older than New Orleans and has many historic districts which rival those found in Charleston or Savannah. The city of Mobile was settled by the French and, eventually, under rule by the Confederate, English and Spanish through its history. The downtown architecture and the names of streets reflect the past influences from each country who ruled this Mobile Bay Area.

Albert Cheney, Cheney Appraisal Services, covers the Mobile Bay Metro Area, Baldwin County and Mobile County of Alabama. Albert Cheney is an active Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser and FHA Approved Appraiser with 35+ years experience in the real estate industry. Contact Albert Cheney at (251) 533-2424 or Albert@CheneyAppraisalServices.com if you require more information about Alabama real estate and ordering a “Certified” real estate appraisal report.

Albert Cheney shares some of his 2009 photographs of Downtown Historic Mobile, Alabama.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about Historic Mobile, Alabama, go to this website,  http://www.historicmobile.org/.