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Guides on property valuation, estate planning, and farm, commercial, and residential appraisals
written by the Spurgeon Appraisals team for landowners across Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa.

Two-story gray home with a front porch and garage, showing how COVID-19 changed home values in Quincy and Hannibal Pandemic Prices and Rural Residences: How COVID-19 Changed Home Values in Quincy and Hannibal Bright open living room with a cream sofa and warm wood floors, showing quick home improvements that help sell your home 6 Quick Home Improvements to Help Sell Your Home Open-concept kitchen with a large island and dining area, illustrating why to get a home appraisal before you list Selling Your Home: 3 Reasons to Get an Appraisal Before You List Craftsman-style single-story home with a front porch at dusk, illustrating whether you need an appraisal to sell your home Do I Need an Appraisal to Sell My Home: The Pros and Cons White farmhouse with a red barn and creek, illustrating why a house can be worth less than it cost to build Why Is My House Worth Less Than It Cost to Build White farmhouse with a wraparound porch and fenced pasture, illustrating how to prepare your home for an appraiser Preparing for the Appraiser: How to Get Your Home Ready for an Appraisal Historic gray home with a covered porch among mature trees, representing 2015 housing trends in Quincy, Illinois 2015 Housing Trends in Quincy, IL White two-story home with a stone path and landscaped yard, representing 2016 housing trends in Quincy, Illinois 2016 Housing Trends in Quincy, IL Wood-framed custom home under construction, illustrating how appraisers value new construction before it is built Appraising New Construction: How We Value Custom Homes Before They're Built Cottage-style home with dormers and a gravel path among oak trees, representing home prices in Hannibal and Palmyra, Marion County Housing Trends in Marion County: Hannibal and Palmyra Home Prices White farmhouse with a wraparound porch and brick walkway, illustrating how interest rate changes affect rural home prices When Interest Rates Change: What It Means for Rural Home Prices

We specialize in Farm, Commercial, and Home appraisals throughout Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, giving the personal attention you deserve, every step of the way, from a certified real estate appraiser.

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