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

The top 7 reasons AZ homeowners use Hughes Appraisal Group:

To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
To challenge a AZ property tax assessment
Remove PMI to reduce their mortgage payments
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
To review a different appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a AZ divorce, where property needs to be divided
To settle an estate in AZ by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near Scottsdale, AZ and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Hughes Appraisal Group.

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

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your own house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at Hughes Appraisal Group are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's value -- not just you saying how much you think your home is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an experienced appraiser's value assessment than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

An attractive way to cut costs for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is less than 80% of the value of your house, in most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. At Hughes Appraisal Group, we're experienced in helping clients just like you get rid of unneeded PMI insurance.

Challenge a property tax assessment

Lets say you live in an area that is going down -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are paying more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the earlier you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be. Getting an appraisal report from Hughes Appraisal Group is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

If your home is near a declining area, your lender just might decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow standpoint. Hughes Appraisal Group can provide you with efficient appraisal that will help you reinstate your home equity line of credit.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need an expert to double-check your appraisal for preciseness, or do you desire a second opinion without the cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? An appraiser from Hughes Appraisal Group can go out and check the subject and comparables in question in a field review. Or, if you need it ASAP, 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.

Need a retrospective review of an appraisal? We can We can assist you Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may need to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.