Mountain Gateway Appraisal

04/27/2024

One chapter ends, another begins! Moving HQ to Ellijay!

02/14/2024

Dream place 🤩

02/09/2024

All property appraisals are the same.

This is a misconception that leads to misunderstandings and potentially costly mistakes.
👉 Appraisals: Appraisals are assessments of a property's value, conducted by a licensed appraiser. The process and outcome varies based on the appraiser's experience, knowledge of the local market, and thoroughness of research.
🤓 Experience and Expertise: An experienced appraiser with a deep understanding of the local market is more likely to provide an accurate and comprehensive appraisal. Different types of properties may require specialized knowledge.
🏘️ Comparables: Appraisers select comparable properties to assess the property's value. The choice of comparables impacts the appraisal outcome. A skilled appraiser will choose the most relevant properties.

01/30/2024

12/22/2023

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Pennsylvania!

12/19/2023

NAR's 2024 FORECAST

The following forecasts for 2024 were presented by NAR (National Association of Realtors) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit.
• 30-year fixed mortgage rate will average 6.3%
• The Fed will cut rates four times as economic activity slows.
• Existing-home sales will reach 4.71 million, a 13.5% increase from the (estimated) 4.1 million sales in 2023.
• Rents will calm down further, holding down the consumer price index.
• Foreclosure rates will remain historically low, comprising less than 1% of all mortgages.
• U.S. GDP will grow by 1.5%, avoiding a recession
• Net new jobs will slow to 1.7 million, compared to 2.7 million in 2023 and 4.8 million in 2022.
• There will be 1.48 million housing starts, including 1.04 million single-family and 440,000 multifamily.
• Housing inventory will increase roughly 30% as sellers who have delayed selling over the past two years list their homes.
The following 10 markets, in order, have the most pent-up housing demand and will outperform other metro areas:
1. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas
2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
3. Dayton-Kettering, Ohio
4. Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
6. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
7. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee
8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
9. Portland-South Portland, Maine
10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia

11/27/2023

Happy Monday!!
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving week.

02/27/2023

Happy 11th birthday to this tiny shop helper! Unwrapping trophies and answering calls is her favorite thing to do around the shop!

Happy Birthday KJ! We love you Big!

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02/21/2023

We are wishing Weston a Happy 12th Birthday today! This kiddo has been creating things and “building” trophies around the shop since 2016.

Happy Birthday Weston-we hope you have an amazing day!!

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