Posts from — November 2009

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ – Real Estate Appraisers Video Tip Of The Day 11/28/2009: Using Jing Video Capture To Communicate More Effectively

Jing is a video screen capture application that can be very useful for appraisers wanting to upgrade their method of communications with their clients. Video is most helpful in communicating your message and it’s never been easier to do so online. In fact, there are several “FREE” services for doing so – Jing and Screenr are 2 of them. Jing allows one to make a screen capture video of up to 5 minutes in length and upload that video to their servers and providing one a link to email to clients for them to view your video. Or, you can send that video to YouTube or download it.

What are the applications for Real Estate Appraisers? Explaining adjustments to underwriters! Explaining in video format a complicated or challenging appraisal assignment by aerial views. Training your secretary how to collect data for a certain assignment or method for specific types of appraisal assignments. Sending in bugs with your appraisal software. Explaining a process to all of your appraisal trainees at one time with a simple video sent to them each via video. HAVE ANY OTHER USES FOR SCREEN CAST VIDEO FOR APPRAISERS? PLEASE ADD A COMMENT BELOW AND LET US ALL KNOW ABOUT IT!

Below is a Snagit image of today’s Techsmith newsletter showing how Dawn Sadler saved 20 hours and 10 gallons of gas using Jing. By making short videos that she could just email the online links to those she was training. If she were training 10 different clients in 10 different locations, she just eliminated the need to commute to all 10 locations. PLUS, the video link can be stored for later use when one forgets the “how-to” of that process.

Here’s How Jing Displays Your Video Library:

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ - Home Appraiser’s Tip Of The Day 11/27/2009: Watch Hamp Thomas’ 8 Video Series On Solving The Square Footage Puzzle

Hamp Says, “Part of the “Solving the Square Footage Puzzle” series, this session discusses the details of the American Measurement Standard. What is it? Who is it for? Can it really help to protect agents and their clients from square footage liability? Find out how the AMS is changing the language of real estate. One method agents and appraisers can agree on.”

This Is Video #8 – The American Measurement Standard-Real Estate Method. Check out Hamp’s YouTube Video Channel for his other videos within his series here! Hamp’s website is: http://www.howtomeasureahouse.com/ . Also, connect with Hamp Thomas on Facebook

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ - Real Estate Appraisers Tip Of The Day 11/26/09: Why is online video marketing crucial in today’s marketplace?

REELSEO is reporting on YouTube and Video Optimization: SES Chicago Preview. Feature speaker is Greg Jarboe, Video SEO expert and author of “YouTube Marketing – an Hour a Day”. Click on the SES Chicago Preview to read the article. In the online viral video marketing arena, Greg’s “brand” is what the Apple iPhone is to mobile PDA industry.

Here’s a snippet: “There are more videos watched a month, than there are searches conducted on all of the search engines. Today, everyone has got it sort of figured out that in terms of SEM or SEO, they’ve got to do it. What they totally miss is while that’s huge, and essential… video is even bigger.

Video optimitization is one of the first steps to being successful at what I’m going to call, “video marketing.” The first step is this: you have to get discovered. Now that’s hard, because there’s more than 20 hours of new video uploaded every minute. Life would be easy if you had no competition, but there’s a ton of competition. So the first step is to do some keyword research – make sure that those relevant terms are in your title and summary and/or description, and in your tags. Because if you aren’t found, nothing else good can happen.”

(Bill Cobb holding his copy of Greg’s Book – A Really Early Morning Photo in Casual)

About Greg Jarboe from Search Engine Strategies Dot Com:

“Greg Jarboe is the president and co-founder of SEO-PR, a search engine optimization firm, public relations agency, and video production company. Founded in 2003, SEO-PR has won a Golden Ruler Award from the Institute for Public Relations and PR News, and was a finalist for SES Awards in three categories: best social media marketing campaign, best B2B search marketing campaign, and best integration of search with other media.

Greg is a frequent speaker at Search Engine Strategies and is the news search, blog search, and PR correspondent for the search engine marketing news blog at Search Engine Watch. He is regarded as a pioneer and leading authority on online publicity and is a member of the Market Motive faculty. He is writing a book, YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour A Day, which will be published in August by Wiley.”

Visit The Real Estate Appraiser Tips YouTube Video Channel. When there, please login and subscribe to the Channel and rate a video. Thank you for your time!

NEED HELP ON YOUR REAL ESTATE APPRAISER VIDEO MARKETING?

Check Out Bill Cobb’s http://www.appraiservideomarketing.com , which will officially open on 1/1/2010. Bill has over 150 appraiser videos on YouTube, Viddler and other Video Sharing Sites. It’s been said online by Richard Day that Bill owns several pages of Google Search Pages for his appraiser videos made to date.

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ – Real Estate Appraisal Video Tip Of The Day 11/25/09: Real Estate Appraiser Tips Working With Folders To Archive Workfile Data

Working with folders by Year To Archive Workfile Data such as Purchase Agreements, Photos, Maps, Legal News, Land Sales Support, etc.. If you make a pdf of your MLS sales used, insert that into your folder. After completing your appraisal pdf, insert that into your appraisal folder and you have a complete, archived work file. I do want to make it clear that my personal goal is not to run a 100% paperless office, that I’m not a part of this “green” movement, but do find it very helpful to use folders in cataloging my appraisal reports and associated attachments, images and the final report.

http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - Greater Baton Rouge In Top Ten Housing Markets For Third Quarter 2009

Local Market Monitor Announces Release of Third Quarter Home Price For Largest US Markets, article here! Here’s a snippet:

“According to the forecast, among the largest US markets—identified as those with populations greater than 600,000—the 10 markets with the best expected performance in home price are:

Baton Rouge, LA
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Columbia, SC
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Pittsburgh, PA
San Antonio, TX
Syracuse, NY

These top markets, where home values are expected to remain level, are among those markets that did not have a big housing boom and have had relatively small job losses over the past year. Home prices in these areas are generally below the US average and reflect where the recession has so far had a relatively mild impact. Dallas, San Antonio and Omaha have all experienced a 1.6 percent job loss over the past year, and jobs have actually increased in Baton Rouge.”

http://www.ascensionrealestateappraisers.com/ – Geismar Dutchtown FHA Appraisers Report On Old Mill Subdivision

A market analysis of solds from 8/1/2008 to 11/23/2009 within Old Mill Subdivision shows an overall median sales price decline of -3.58% on what appears to be low volume. However, the Listing Price To Sales Price Ratio still remains high or favorable at 100% of listing price. The chart below represents solds from 1/1/2007 to 11/23/2009.

According to the Old Mill HOA Website, ” Old Mill is located in one of Ascension Parish’s most convenient areas, just 20 miles south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and 60 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana. Old Mill is a short drive from numerous services, entertainment centers and a wide choice of shopping including nearby Tanger Outlet Mall and The Mall of Louisiana. With a rural community feel, the “Dutchtown” area is also well recognized for the outstanding quality of its schools including Dutchtown Primary, Dutchtown Middle and Dutchtown High (Go Griffins!). Key points of interest near Old Mill include beautiful Spanish Lake as well as several antebellum homes including the famous Houmas House and Oak Alley homes. A short drive away and you can either be living it up in the Big Easy or meeting friends for dinner in Baton Rouge. With Old Mill’s easy access to I-10, the choice is yours!“

1004MC of Old Mill Itself

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ - Home Appraisers Tip Of The Day 11/24/09: Building Your “Trust Agent Identity” With Your Local Public By Reporting On Local Market Trends….thereby building “Trust”!

The Trust Agents concept is borrowed from Chris Brogan’s New Book: “Trust Agents: Using The Web To Build Influence, Improve Reputation, And Earn Trust“.

Here’s a recent post I published:

Baton Rouge Real Estate: Springlake At Bluebonnet Highlands New Home Construction Sales Raise 2009 Median Sales Price

Chart #1 includes ALL solds from November 2008 to November 2009 YTD indicating a +7.36% increase in median sales price. ALL home sales includes both new home construction sales and existing home sales.

Chart #2 includes ONLY solds of existing homes from November 2008 to November 2009 YTD indicating a -0.66% decline in median sales price.

Current Listings. Currently, there are 29 listings within Springlake, from $196,900 up to $288,900. Of these listings, 15 are new construction and 14 are existing homes. The Average Listing Price is $238,655, Average Listing Price Per Sq. Ft. is $139.56/sf, Median Listing Price $239,500 and Average Days On Market 104 days. FSBOBR.com indicates 11 more current listings in Springlake from $198,000 up to $265,900. Assuming the 11 FSBOBR.com listings are not listed in MLS, that would total 40 current listings in Springlake, which would appear to be an oversupply and possibly the reason that the existing median sales price basically didn’t increase from 11/2008 to 11/2009.

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ – There are 4 Easy Ways To Keep Updated On Real Estate Appraiser Tips Updates Below.

What Is Real Estate Appraiser Tips? Real Estate Appraiser Tips | Home Appraiser Tips! is an information blog covering real estate appraiser related news and tips on these topics stated below. This site is operated by Bill Cobb, CREA, a full time residential real estate appraiser in the Greater Baton Rouge Market. Bill can be reached at 225.953.0638 @ appraisertips@gmail.com

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http://www.southpointappraiser.com/ – FHA Appraisers Denham Springs Report On South Point Subdivision Statistics For 2009 Based On Both Average and Median Sales and Listing Prices.

South Point Subdivision is a single-family dwelling subdivision, located off of La. Hwy. 16 South. Just five miles from the Denham Springs exit off of I-12 or three miles from the Juban Road exit. South Point Subdivision is conveniently located outside of Denham Springs’ city limits, providing a feel of country living with the benefit of amenities and services available only minutes down the road. Within all phases, South Point totals approx. 645 homes. The original builder was PCC Homes until PCC sold the remaining lots to DR Horton Gulf Coast shortly after Hurricane Katrina.

AVERAGE SALES & LISTING PRICES FROM 11/2008 to 11/2009:

MEDIAN SALES & LISTING PRICES FROM 11/2008 to 11/2009:

Tags: Denham Springs, Denham Springs Appraisers, Denham Springs FHA Appraisers, South Point Subdivision

http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ - Real Estate Appraiser Tips: Go iLawn Assists In Aerial Home Measuring

Go iLawn is an online measuring service that combines aerial photographs with measuring tools. Quickly and accurately measure square footage, linear distance, height and more! http://www.goilawn.com/ Watch this short video below by clicking on the video image!

Real Estate Appraiser Applications?

1.) FNMA 2055 Exterior Only Assignments

2.) GSE Assignments For Non-Lender Portfolio Valuation Work

What States & Counties Do They Cover? The Answer Is Here!

Go iLawn GIS Dynamics Covers My Market

How Much? Pay-As-You-Go and Pre-Pay.

Pay-As-You-Go $1.79 per use Up To 100. From their site: “With the Pay As You Go program you only pay for the number of transactions used during the month. The per address transaction rate decreases as number of transactions increase.”

Pre-Pay. It would appear that their best price for appraisers would be the 100 for $139.00 or $1.39 per use. It would seem to me that $1.39 per use on a $200 drive-by assignment where there is no MLS history of subject verification would be money well spent. From their site, “Access to Go iLawn is available for purchase in transaction buckets, with bucket sizes ranging from small to large quantities. The larger the address bucket size, the more you save. Directional transactions are purchased in addition to address transactions.”