Elliott & Company Appraisers


FEBRUARY 2004	A Publication of ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers



ELLIOTT® Nationwide Network of Appraisers Reaches Record Level

ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers now has a network of over 2,750 licensed and certified real estate appraisers throughout the United States. Through this network, the company is able to deliver prompt service in each of the 50 states of the U.S.A. Despite the large number of active members, the company has strict standards of which appraisers must comply to become and remain a member of its network. With its ongoing effort of quality control, the staff at ELLIOTT® frees the company’s clients to concentrate on the lending aspect of their business and not have to worry about hunting down the right appraiser in a distant location. Qualified appraisers who wish to apply for membership in the network may do so by going to www.appraisalsanywhere.com.

Walk-in Pantry Tops List of Kitchen Features

According to the National Association of Home Builders, a walk-in pantry is the feature most requested by people who are having a single-family home built. According to NAHB’s free publication called “Housing Facts, Figures & Trends 2004,” 78% of the respondents rated these large pantries as “desirable or essential.” Coming in second with 71%, according to this survey of new kitchen preferences, was island work areas and the third most popular special feature in this area was light wood cabinets (59%).

Also reported in this publication, a typical newly built 2,272 square-foot home would have an average of 19 windows, 19 tons of cement and 13,387 board feet, according to the latest NAHB research.

Atlanta led all U.S. metro markets in single-family permits during the first nine months of 2003, followed in order by Phoenix-Mesa, Riverside-San Bernardino, Houston and Washington. The New York metro area led the country in multi-family permits, followed by Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and Las Vegas.

Quotes of Wisdom and Wit

“On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.” - Benjamin Franklin

“I do not know what weapons World War III will be fought with, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein

“History, although sometimes made up of the few acts of the great, is more often shaped by the many acts of the small.” – Mark Twain

“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.” – George Washington




Contact Us
Newsletter Editor: kevin@elliottco.com	Web Site: www.appraisalsanywhere.com

ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers currently offers appraisal service throughout all 50 of the United States. Clients are encouraged to place orders directly to any office local to properties to be appraised or to the central office for assignment.

Orders may be placed via telephone, fax or through the company's Web site. All Internet orders will be processed through the central office.

Some Offices Are Independently Owned and Operated

3316-A Battleground Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410