Skip to content

General Appraising & Consulting Services, Inc. is a full service real estate appraisal firm dedicated to providing our clients professional, quality driven solutions for their valuation needs in the far Western North Carolina region.

Learn about our services

Existing-home sales make more gains

Posted on August 20, 2015 by
Existing-home sales are up for the third straight month, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Existing-home sales make more gains

Builders grow more confident in market

Posted on August 17, 2015 by
Builder confidence in August rose to its highest level in nearly a decade, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Builders grow more confident in market

Does a nearby Trader Joe’s boost your home’s value?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by
Homeowners who live near Trader Joe's have higher property values than those near Whole Foods, according to a RealtyTrac report.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Does a nearby Trader Joe’s boost your home’s value?

Time to say ‘goodbye’ to home equity loans?

Posted on August 7, 2015 by
Two of the nation's largest financial institutions have discontinued their home equity loan products.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Time to say ‘goodbye’ to home equity loans?

CFPB to servicers: Cancel PMI on time

Posted on August 6, 2015 by
The CFPB released a "compliance bulletin" this week to remind mortgage servicers of the cancellation and termination requirements for private mortgage insurance.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on CFPB to servicers: Cancel PMI on time

Jumbo standards are loosening

Posted on August 5, 2015 by
Good news today for folks who can afford to borrow a half-million or more to buy a house: J.P. Morgan is the latest bank to ease its lending standards for jumbo mortgage.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Jumbo standards are loosening

Delinquent borrowers get the attention

Posted on July 30, 2015 by
Mortgage servicers are spending more time on borrowers who are behind on payments than those who are current, according to a new J.D. Power study.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Delinquent borrowers get the attention

Homeownership falls to level last seen during Beatlemania

Posted on July 28, 2015 by
The national homeownership rate is at its lowest level in 48 years, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Homeownership falls to level last seen during Beatlemania

Records shattered in existing-home sales

Posted on July 23, 2015 by
Existing-home sales reached record highs in June, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Records shattered in existing-home sales

Housing starts and sales on the rise

Posted on July 17, 2015 by
Housing starts jumped nearly 10 percent from May to June, a sign that the housing market is getting stronger.
Posted in Mortgages | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Housing starts and sales on the rise