Have confidence in your listing price with an appraisal from Oxford Home Valuations.

Avoid having your home on the market too long or selling yourself short by getting an appraisal to demonstrate the right listing price.

Many people are surprised when they find out that the market value of their home is more than they estimated, so investing in a professional appraisal actually allowed them to receive several thousand more dollars than they thought they would when their home was sold. Others have an inflated opinion of their home's estimated value and an appraisal helped them to decide on a realistic price for their home in order for it to sell. Overpriced homes don't attract potential buyers, which means you have wasted time on money and are left with no offers. Each month that your home is still sitting on the market is another month you have to pay the mortgage. In the meantime, you're stuck paying the mortgage while your house sits on the market.

In today's fluctuating market, appointing a licensed appraiser is the #1 way to get a just listing price for your home.

Working with a real estate agent to sell your property? Then they'll provide you with a comparative market analysis (or a CMA) that includes similar sale homes in your town. It's a customary starting point when deciding your home's listing price. If you're going to maximize your profit and minimize the home's time on the market, this is a really important step.

Even if you've hired the most experienced agent, it's definitely in your best interest to also have a third-party's objective opinion prior to signing a Listing Agreement.

That's where we come in! We'll perform a pre-listing appraisal so you and your real estate agent both have a detailed analysis of the most recent and similar comparable sales and an accurate description of your home's features.

Oxford Home Valuations can help you decide on a realistic selling price so your house will charm buyers, and we can also:

Be an extremely valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer
Provide written proof of your house's quality inside and out to wow potential buyers
Eliminate last-minute repair hassles and make you aware of problems that might delay a closing
Decrease the chances of unknown dilemmas that cause the process to flop
Eliminate the wait for the buyer's appraisal to have assurance the deal will close.

Improvements to add value to your home

In addition to "how much?", there may be more important questions to ask yourself before listing your house. Questions like "Would it be better to paint the outside of the house before we sell it?", "Would it help to put in that new bathroom?", "Should I finish my closet remodel?" Everything we do to our houses can have an effect on their value. Unfortunately, not all of them have an equal affect. A kitchen remodel might improve the appeal of a home, but it may not justify the expenses involved.

We'll help you make some of these important decisions. Appraisers don't have any vested interest in your final selling price, like an agent do. Our appraisal fees are based on efforts to finalize your report, and not a percentage of the sales price. An appraisal fee from Oxford Home Valuations is based on our efforts to complete the report, and are not a percentage of the sales price. Our fees are not a percentage of your home's sale price — your fee to us is based on efforts to finalize the report. So please consider ordering an appraisal from Oxford Home Valuations. When it comes to investing in your home and deciding on a fair price to sell at, we'll help homeowners make the sharpest decisions.