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Katherine Yellen Appraisal Associates
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Appraisal - General

Serving Kent, CT and surrounding areas

In business since 2000

Offers commercial services

"We used her for an estate tax appraisal. She also does Tangible Personal Property Appraisals. Quick, personable, accurate and knowledge. She has it all. We are a law firm, and she is our GO TO person."
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A. DeMello Gemological Laboratory
New to Angi
Appraisal - General

Serving Kent, CT and surrounding areas

In business since 1983

Credit card accepted

Offers commercial services

A. DeMello Gemological Laboratory specializes in jewelry, diamond, and fine collectible appraisals as well as china, sterling silver flatware, holloware and fine art pieces.\nArthur DeMello is the principal appraiser holding a BA from Berkley College and a GG (Graduate Gemologist) from (GIA). Art has 23 years as the business president. Clients include many home owners, jewelers: Shreve Crump & Low, Bailey Banks and Biddle, Reed & Barton, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston Police, US. Dept. of Justice, The FBI, Bank of America, Smith Barney, The New England Patriots, The Boston Red Sox and many others. Appraisals are done for insurance, estate liquidation, collateral loans, and many other purposes while you wait at your home or at our 36 offices located throughout the northeast states. Please call Art today to get your appraisals done in the most timely and professional manner!

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Antiques and Jewelry Appraisals questions, answered by experts

Your home insurance company may allow you to use an appraisal instead of an inspection when you apply for coverage. Keep in mind that despite this, an appraisal is far less detailed than the different types of home inspections available and may not reveal potential risks that you’ll want to know about.

If installing board and batten fixes an issue with the home, it could increase the value, but it isn’t commonly installed for that purpose. Board and batten is an aesthetic choice and, like most aesthetic choices, will do little to raise your home’s value. That being said, certain design elements can help attract more buyers, even if your home’s price won’t see a noticeable bump. 

While there’s technically no limit to the dollar amount you can borrow for a home addition, the standard limit is around 80% of the value the addition is expected to add to your home. That means you could feasibly borrow up to $80,000 if an appraiser determines that the addition or bump out will add $100,000 in value to your property. You might also be limited by your debt-to-income ratio or credit score.

The differences between market value and appraised value depend on the local market, so they can match, or either one can be higher than the other. In a “seller’s market,” where there is an abundance of buyers, market value will likely sit higher than the appraised value because there’s more demand for the low inventory of homes. In a “buyer’s market,” where there are more homes than there are buyers, the market value is more likely to sit below the appraised value to entice buyers.

Yes, appraisals are often used for property tax appeals, estate planning, and determining market value.

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