Minson Appraisal Group Date of Death Appraisal in Utah: What Families Need to Know When Settling an Estate When a home is part of an estate, one question often affects everything that comes next. What was the property worth on the date of death? That is not always the same as what the home would sell for t...
Minson Appraisal Group Why an Appraiser’s Square Footage May Be Different From a Realtor’s Number in Utah When a homeowner sees one square footage number in the MLS, another in county records, and a different figure in an appraisal, it is easy to assume someone must be wrong. In reality, these differences...
Minson Appraisal Group Why a Pre-Listing Appraisal Can Help Utah Home Sellers Price With Confidence Setting the right asking price is one of the hardest parts of selling a home. Price too high and the home may sit, lose momentum, and invite price reductions. Price too low and you may leave money on ...
Minson Appraisal Group Divorce Appraisals in Utah: How Home Value Is Determined When Equity Is on the Line Dividing real estate is often one of the most difficult financial issues in a divorce. For many couples, the home represents the largest asset in the marriage, and determining its value fairly can aff...
Minson Appraisal Group Retrospective Appraisals in Utah: A Core Requirement for Estate and Trust Administration A retrospective appraisal establishes a property’s fair market value as of a specific date in the past. In Utah estate and trust matters , that date is most often the date of death. For executors, tru...
Minson Appraisal Group PMI Removal in Utah: What an Appraiser Actually Verifies (and Why Requests Get Delayed) Private Mortgage Insurance, commonly referred to as PMI, is one of the most frequent reasons Utah homeowners request a private appraisal. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many homeowners assu...
Minson Appraisal Group The 14.6% Salt Lake County Tax Hike: How an Independent Appraisal Can Lower Your 2026 Bill Salt Lake County’s approval of a 14.6 percent property tax increase for the 2026 budget has come as a shock to many homeowners. Over the past several weeks, I have spoken with property owners througho...
Minson Appraisal Group How Appraisal Judgment Is Applied Across the Salt Lake Valley From the outside, the Salt Lake County can look like a single, continuous housing market. In practice, residential appraisals across the valley rarely follow a one-size-fits-all approach. While proper...
Minson Appraisal Group How Salt Lake County’s Neighborhood Diversity Shapes Residential Appraisals Salt Lake County is often described as a single market, but anyone who works with residential valuation in this area knows that each neighborhood has its own identity, its own rhythm, and its own set ...
Minson Appraisal Group Salt Lake County Home Appraisals and What Today’s Market Trends Really Mean for Value Salt Lake County has always moved differently than the rest of Utah, and the past year has made that gap even wider. Statewide headlines talk about interest rates and broad inventory numbers, but thos...
Minson Appraisal Group How Winter Preparation and Market Shifts Are Shaping Home Values in Utah County As temperatures drop across Utah County , homeowners begin to notice details that summer tends to hide. Roofs that went uninspected, landscaping that’s now dormant, and driveways that show small crack...
Minson Appraisal Group Utah County Home Appraisals: What Realtors and Homeowners Should Know About Today’s Value Landscape Utah County has become one of the most talked-about real estate markets in the state. What was once a quieter, family-centered area has turned into a region of rapid construction, strong resale activi...
