Be an informed seller. Get an appraisal from Fox Associates.

If you're planning on selling your home soon, an appraisal is absolutely necessary. Don't think of a professional appraisal as costing money; it pays in the long run! Unless a homeowner makes a career out of studying real estate values, like a professional appraiser does, it's practically impossible for them to understand local real estate values.

While important, an appraisal is not about the costs of purchasing and upgrading your home, or how much you want for it. Instead, the appraisal measures your home's market value.

Contact us for any questions regarding services specialized for home sellers.

For Sale By Owner?

More and more MA homeowners are deciding to sell their homes FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and foregoing the assistance of a real estate agent. But to do it right, with minimal waiting and for the best price, what you need is a professional appraisal. It can be very difficult to get objective opinions, it's very difficult to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. We will inform you of what you need to know, not just what you want to hear.

Not only will getting a professional appraisal help you set a sensible asking price to attract more potential buyers, a professional appraisal can:

  • Allow you to have the edge while negotiating once you have a potential buyer
  • Put buyers at ease with written proof of your home's condition inside and out
  • Call attention to any issues and get rid of any last-minute repair hassles that might hold-up a closing
  • Help lower the possibility of unidentified problems that cause sales to fall through

People are surprised when they find out that their home's value is higher than they originally thought. So investing in an appraisal allowed them to get several thousand more than they originally thought. Others have an an exaggerated opinion of the value of their home, by getting an appraisal it gave then the assistance they needed in order to set a more reasonable price their home allowing them to quickly sell it rather than sitting on the market for months. An overpriced home rarely attracts buyers, which means no offers and no closing, wasting valuable time, money, and efforts.

Pre-listing appraisals in Worcester County

You may have an extremely talented agent but it's definitely a good idea to get of your home's value to finalizing a listing agreement. And that's where Fox Associates comes in. We can provide you with a pre-listing appraisal so both you and your agent have an accurate writeup of your home's features and a detailed analysis of the latest and similar comparable sales or as they're commonly called, "comps".

Someone to ask for for local real estate knowledge

Not wanting to get a full appraisal but are looking for information about how the real estate market is doing in your area? You might feel like you don't need an "appraisal" but you'd still like some help collecting local sales and property data. We can provide assistance for your real estate quandaries with services especially tailored for customers with your real estate needs.

If your curious what you'll be getting from when ordering an appraisal just take a look....

  • Fast response to your initial inquiry: We personalize information to the needs of our customers We'll be thrilled to provide suggestions, just let us know what your situation is
  • Swift turnarounds for appraisals: Usually one week or less from the date we receive the request, we can have a PDF of the report in your e-mail inbox.
  • Consulting and Appraisal report formats to suit YOUR needs: We've worked on lots of assignments, and we've learned that practice of real estateconsulting and appraising there is no typical or standard, "boiler place" assignment. We provide many different of report types, and have a lot of experience at providing appraisals to clients that keep the industry jargon to a minimum in an easy to read format without a lot of industry jargon.
  • Any follow up questions? You can expect a prompt follow-up from Fox Associates: Reports we create are written in plain English, comprehensible to people outside the real estate industry, and adhere to the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice that regulates the appraisal practice. If you have any confusion about your appraisal, after you've read the report, feel free to give us a call or email us!