Attention homeowners in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: Need an appraisal?

Here are the top seven reasons PA homeowners hire GLA APPRAISAL CO.:

  1. Find the right listing price (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. Remove PMI to cut a monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. To review a different appraiser's report for verification
  6. In the case of a PA divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in PA by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Do you own a home in or near Pittsburgh? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact GLA APPRAISAL CO..

At GLA APPRAISAL CO., we understand the special needs of a consumer after appraisal services. Our regular business clients are used to the appraisal process and the customary documents we provide. As our non-traditionalclient, we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to better understand what we do and how we document the results of our analysis.

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

Since you have an emotional attachment to your home, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Our professional appraisers at GLA APPRAISAL CO. are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. A professional appraisal is very important as a negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your property will attract interested buyers. The appraisal is something concrete to show the buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just you saying how much your house is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to an accomplished appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) eliminated from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is down below 80% of the value of your property. In most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI eliminated from your loan. We're qualified in helping homeowners just like you do away with unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Allegheny 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 to yours. That only means you are going to pay more taxes than you should. The sooner you take care of things like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting a professional appraisal from GLA APPRAISAL CO. is your perfect weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is near a declining area, your lender may just choose 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 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. GLA APPRAISAL CO. can provide you with an expert appraisal to help you reinstate your HELOC.

We Also Provide Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would like to have a seasoned appraiser double-check it for preciseness or do you want a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? GLA APPRAISAL CO. offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables in question. Or, if you're in a hurry, 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 help with that too. Even though this is usually requested by banks, you may wish to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.