Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Katy and Fort Bend County

The top seven reasons TX homeowners use Encore Appraisal Group, LTD.:

  1. Pre-listing appraisals (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
  2. Challenge Fort Bend county's assessment of your propertyworth
  3. Remove PMI to lower your monthly mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
  5. Verify a different appraiser's report
  6. In the case of a TX divorce, where property needs to be divided
  7. Settle an estate in TX by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near Katy, TX and need help deciding the price of it?
Contact Encore Appraisal Group, LTD..

At Encore Appraisal Group, LTD., we understand the particular needs of a customer looking for appraisal services. While our usual 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.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because you most likely have an emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Encore Appraisal Group, LTD., will be objective. We'll tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. In addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your house will attract many interested buyers, a professional appraisal is a crucial negotiating tool once you have a potential buyer. It gives you something tangible to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's price, and not just you saying how much your house is worth. Interested buyers assume that you have an emotional attachment to your home and will be far more likely to give credibility to a seasoned appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. An attractive way to cut expenses for homeowners is getting the PMI eliminated from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your house. In most cases you can apply to a lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan. Encore Appraisal Group, LTD. is veterans in helping consumers just like you abolish unneeded and unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge Fort Bend county's assessment of your property

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if you live in an area that is going down or not appreciating as much as other properties nearby. That means you're most likely paying more taxes than you should. The quicker you take care of a matter like this, the better off you'll be, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. An appraisal from Encore Appraisal Group, LTD. is your chief weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is near a declining area, your lender may 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 disadvantageous from a cash flow standpoint, but it can be destructive to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Encore Appraisal Group, LTD. can provide you with efficient appraisal to help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a seasoned expert to double-check your appraisal for efficiency, or do you want a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? In a field review we'll go out and check the subject and comparables. If you're in a rush, we'll 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 While usually requested by banks, you may want to employ this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.