Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Anchorage and Anchorage County

See the top 7 reasons why AK homeowners call on AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
  2. Challenge Anchorage county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. Remove PMI to lower your mortgage payments
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Settle an estate in AK by determining the true market value of property in question

Own a house in or near Anchorage, AK and need help determining the value of it?
Contact AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC.

At AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC, we understand the special needs of a consumer in need of appraisal services. Our regular business clients get the appraisal process and the usual "products" we deliver to them. As our client, you will receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to understand what we do and how we present our findings.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

It's very hard to be objective about your house because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. A professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract buyers. It gives you something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers assume you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be far more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. At AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC, we're veterans in helping consumers just like you get rid of undesirable PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if you live in an area that is declining or is not appreciating as much as other homes nearby. That means you are paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of things like this, the better. When challenging your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC is your number one weapon.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender may just choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is close to a declining area. Not only can this be disadvantageous 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. AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC can help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for precision, or do you want a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from AK Home Town Appraisal, LLC can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. 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.

We can also provide you with a a retrospective review of any appraisal you may have had in the past. While typically requested by banks, you may want to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.