Appraisal services for New Orleans and Orleans County homeowners

The top seven reasons Louisiana homeowners hire Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC:

  1. To get a pre-listing appraisal (whether you're using a real estate agent or selling the home on your own)
  2. Challenge a property tax assessment
  3. Remove PMI to cut your mortgage payment
  4. Reinstate their Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  5. Verify another appraiser's report
  6. If property needs to be divided because of a divorce
  7. Settle an estate in Louisiana by determining the true market value of real estate in question

Own a house in or near New Orleans, Louisiana and need help determining the value of it?
Contact Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC.

We at Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC understand the unique needs of a consumer after appraisal services. The appraisal process and reporting formats are familiar to our business clients like banks, attorneys, and accountants. Being a regular person not in the real estate field that probably doesn't look at appraisals every day,we'll be sure you get extra guidance and explanations through the appraisal process to more fully understand what we do and how we document our findings.

For Sale By Owner/Pre-Listing Services

It's very hard to be objective about your home because you probably have an emotional attachment to it. Our professional appraisers at Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC are objective. We won't just tell you what you want to hear, we'll tell you what you need to know. In addition to helping you set a realistic selling price so your property will attract interested buyers, a professional appraisal is very crucial as a negotiating tool once you have an interested 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 more likely to give credibility to a professional appraiser's value conclusion than yours.

PMI Removal Appraisals

Getting the PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) canceled from your mortgage loan is an attractive way to save money for homeowners. Once your mortgage loan is less than 80% of the value of your property, in most cases you can apply to your lender to have the PMI canceled from your loan, which will make your monthly payments go down. We are experts in helping homeowners just like you rid themselves of unnecessary PMI insurance.

Challenging property tax assessments

Your local tax assessor may have your home overvalued if your home is not appreciating as much as other properties close by. This means you are paying higher taxes than you should be paying. Since your property assessment may likely go up again in the next period, the sooner you take care of things like this, the better off you'll be. A professional appraisal from Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC is your number one weapon when contesting your property tax assessment.

Recently got a freeze your HELOC?

Even if your specific property has not declined in value, your lender just might choose to automatically freeze your home equity line of credit (HELOC) if your house is in a declining area. This can this be inconvenient from a cash flow angle, and negative on your credit score since it may appear as though that credit line is maxed out. Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC can provide you with efficient appraisal that will help you reinstate your HELOC.

Do You Need Field and Desktop Appraisal Review Services?

Have you just received a copy of your appraisal and you would prefer to have a seasoned expert double-check it for accuracy or do you desire a second opinion without the added expense and delay of waiting for a whole new appraisal? Pollock Appraisal Group, LLC offers field reviews where we go out and check the subject and comparables in question. If you're in a rush, we'll provide desk review and verify as many facts as we can using online data sources as well as our own files.

We can also provide a retrospective review of any appraisal report you may have in your possession. Even though this is typically requested by banks, you may wish to use this service if you suspect mortgage fraud related to your property.