Real estate appraisal services for homeowners in the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

See the top 7 reasons PA homeowners hire Nordquist Appraisal LLC:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using an agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge property tax assessments
  3. To cut your mortgage payment by removing PMI
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or 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. Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate in PA

Do you own a home in or near Pittsburgh? Do you need help deciding the price of your real estate?
Contact Nordquist Appraisal LLC.

At Nordquist Appraisal LLC, we understand the individual needs of a consumer after appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like lenders, lawyers, and accountants. But as a general consumer,we will provide you with extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more clearly understand what we do and how we report the results of our analysis.

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

It's very hard to be objective about your own home because of your emotional attachment to it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Nordquist Appraisal LLC, will be objective. We will tell you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear. A professional appraisal is a very important negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer, in addition to helping you set a realistic price to sell at so your home will attract buyers. It gives you something concrete to show your buyer. It's an independent third party's opinion of your house's value, and not just how much you think your home is worth. Potential buyers know that you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value judgement than yours.

Appraisals to remove PMI

A popular way to cut costs for homeowners is to get the PMI canceled from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. PMI stands for "Private Mortgage Insurance". Once your mortgage loan amount is below 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI removed from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. Nordquist Appraisal LLC is seasoned in helping consumers just like you rid themselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenging a property tax assessment

If you live in a region that is declining or not appreciating as much as other properties close to yours, your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued. That only means you are most likely paying more taxes than you should. The faster 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 Nordquist Appraisal LLC is your perfect weapon when challenging your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

Your lender just may decide 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. This can this be disadvantageous from a cash flow viewpoint, and unfavorable to your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Nordquist Appraisal LLC can provide you with a professional appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for efficiency, or do you want a second opinion without the expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Nordquist Appraisal LLC offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comps in question. Or, if you need it in a rush, we can provide 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 desire to utilize this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your home.