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6 Smart Ways to Build Home Equity

Zillow

started with about 7-percent equity, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. A lender can help you decide what works best for you. One-eighth of this additional 16 percent equity is from paying down your mortgage , and the rest is market appreciation. How much equity do you have? Some require time, money - or both.

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11 New Construction Home Buying Tips: How To Buy a New House

Raleigh Realty

here are the best new construction homebuying tips How to buy a new construction house Last week we wrote an article on how to buy a house for first-time home buyers. With that being said, if this article reads with familiarity, that’s because there are similarities between buying an existing home and buying new construction.