Attention homeowners in Brielle and Monmouth County: Get an Appraisal today!

Check out the top seven reasons why New Jersey homeowners call on Allstate Property Appraisal Services:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home themselves or using an agent)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to cut a mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. If real estate property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. To determine the true market value of real estate to settle an estate
Do you own a house in or near Brielle? Do you need help determining the value of your real estate? Contact Allstate Property Appraisal Services.

We at Allstate Property Appraisal Services understand the particular needs of a consumer looking for appraisal services. Our business practices and reporting formats are relatively routine to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and accountants. As our valued client, you'll receive extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document our conclusions.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale by Owner

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. The professional appraisers at Allstate Property Appraisal Services will tell you what you need to know -- not just what you want to hear. We are objective. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very valuable as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. It's something concrete to show your buyer. The appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your property's market value, not just how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be more likely to give credibility to an expert appraiser's value report than yours.

Challenging Monmouth County's assessment of your property

Let's say your house is not appreciating as much as other homes close by -- your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you're going to pay more taxes than you should. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the faster you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. When contesting your property tax assessment, getting an expert appraisal from Allstate Property Appraisal Services is your perfect weapon.

Appraisals to remove PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to save money 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 less than 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to the lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. We are experienced in helping consumers just like you get rid of unwanted PMI insurance.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your home is in a declining area, your lender might just make the decision to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. Not only can this be difficult from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Allstate Property Appraisal Services can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just been given a copy of your appraisal and you'd prefer to have a seasoned expert double-check it for efficiency or do you want a second opinion without the charge and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you need it immediately, we can provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can, using online data sources as well as our own files.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal report? We can help with that too. Even though most appraisal reviews are commissioned by lenders for quality control, homeowners that have reason to believe they've been the victim of mortgage fraud are wise to invest in a second opinion.