Attention homeowners in New Bedford and Bristol County: Get an Appraisal today!

The top 7 reasons MA homeowners need Real Estate Valuation Services :

Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home themselves or using a real estate agent)
To challenge a MA property tax assessment
To reduce your mortgage payments by removing PMI
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review a different appraiser's report for verification
If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
To determine the true market value of real estate in question to settle an estate

Own a house in or near New Bedford, MA and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Real Estate Valuation Services .

We at Real Estate Valuation Services understand the special needs of a customer in need of appraisal services. While our usual clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra customer service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. A professional appraiser is objective and will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract many interested buyers. It's something tangible to show the buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value judgement than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A fashionable way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We're experienced in helping customers just like you rid themselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in a region that's going down. This means you are most likely paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better. An appraisal from Real Estate Valuation Services is your number one weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is near a declining area, your lender might just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be difficult and inconvenient from a cash flow angle, but it can be harmful to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Real Estate Valuation Services can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned expert double-check it for accuracy or do you need a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. Or, if you're in a rush, we can provide you with a desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help with that too. While usually requested by banks, you may desire to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.