Attention homeowners: Real estate appraisal services for in Fremont and Alameda County

The top 7 reasons CA homeowners hire Sonic Appraisal Group Inc:

Get a pre-listing appraisal (whether they're selling the home on their own or using an agent)
To challenge a CA property tax assessment
Remove PMI to lower a monthly mortgage payment
To reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (or HELOC)
Review another appraiser's report for verification
In the case of a CA divorce, when real estate property needs to be divided
Determine the true market value of property in question to settle an estate

Need help deciding the price of your home in or near Fremont, CA?
Contact Sonic Appraisal Group Inc.

At Sonic Appraisal Group Inc, we understand the particular needs of a customer seeking 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.

Pre-listing Services/For Sale By Owner

Since you have an emotional attachment to your house, it's often very hard to be objective about it. Professional appraisers, like the ones at Sonic Appraisal Group Inc, are 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 property will attract buyers, a professional appraisal is a very valuable negotiating tool once you have an interested buyer. The appraisal is something concrete to show your buyer. An appraisal is an independent third party's opinion of your home's price -- not just how much your house is worth. Interested buyers know you have an emotional attachment to your house and will be much more likely to give credibility to a qualified appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

Appraisals to cancel PMI

PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance. A preferred way to cut expenses for homeowners is to get the PMI removed from their mortgage loan, thus saving them money on their monthly payments. Your monthly payments will go down once your mortgage loan amount is down 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. We're experts in helping folks just like you rid yourselves of unwanted PMI insurance.

Challenge property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your house overvalued if your home not appreciating as much as other houses close to yours. This means you're probably paying higher taxes than you should be paying. The faster you take care of a matter like this, the better, since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period. Getting a professional appraisal from Sonic Appraisal Group Inc is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Was your HELOC recently frozen?

If your property is in or near a declining area, your lender might just decide to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) - even if your specific property has not declined in value. This can be be bad for your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out, and also inconvenient from a cash flow viewpoint. An appraisal from Sonic Appraisal Group Inc can help you reinstate your HELOC.

Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Would you like a second opinion without the added cost and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Or do you need a veteran appraiser to double-check your appraisal for verity? We can go out and check the subject and comps in question in a field review. Or, if you're in a rush, 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.

Do you need a retrospective review of an appraisal? Sonic Appraisal Group Inc can We can assist you. While typically requested by banks, you may need to make use of this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your house.