Need an appraisal in Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, or Philadelphia county?

The top reasons PA homeowners order from MAK Appraisal Group, Inc.:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using a real estate agent)
To challenge a PA property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower your mortgage payments
To reinstate your Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Verify another appraiser's report
If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate.

Do you own a home in Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Mongtomery, Berks, or Philadelphia county ? Do you need help determining the price of your real estate?

At MAK Appraisal Group, Inc, we understand the individual needs of a customer after appraisal services. While our typical business clients understand the appraisal process and standard reporting formats, you as a consumer will get extra service in the form of an explanation of the process and even special consumer-friendly reporting forms if the assignment allows for them.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at MAK Appraisal Group, Inc will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have a likely buyer. It's something tangible to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's price -- not just how much your home is worth. Interested buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value report than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) removed from your mortgage loan is a popular way to cut costs for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is below 80% of the value of your home. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan. We are veterans in helping clients just like you rid themselves of unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenging Northampton county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other houses close by. This means you are going to pay 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 things like this, the better off you'll be. Getting a professional appraisal from MAK Appraisal Group, Inc is your strongest weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender may choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your home is in a declining area -- even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be troublesome from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. MAK Appraisal Group, Inc can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you'd like to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for verity or do you need a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from MAK Appraisal Group, Inc can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. If you need it immediately, we'll provide 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 report you may have had done before. While typically requested by banks, you may want to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.