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The Appraiser’s Guide to Evaluating Home Value Before You Buy

Birmingham Appraisal

Strategies for Evaluating Home Value: What Buyers Need to Know When it comes to purchasing a home, understanding the various factors that affect its value is important. Evaluating home value is essential in this regard. Key Factors For Buyers to Consider 1.

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Opinion: Pass the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

Housing Wire

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (Neighborhood Homes) would begin addressing these challenges by developing or renovating 125,000 affordable homes in economically distressed communities. This cost gap all-too-often prevents the renovation of affordable houses that need a great deal of work.

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HELOCs are now “raging back”

Housing Wire

A combination of fast-rising home values and the fact that nearly two-thirds of borrowers with at least some home equity have mortgage rates below 4% — and would not benefit from refinancing — is helping to propel a resurgent market for home-equity lines of credit (HELOCs). billion in 2021 to $4.6

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William Raveis ain’t no stinkin’ iBuyer

Housing Wire

” He added: “We’re giving them 100% of the value creation so they make out better in the end, as opposed to an iBuyer program where it’s their business model to buy low and sell high and make the difference in between.

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Home Appraisal 101: Maximizing the Value of Your Home

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

Naturally, even if you choose not to sell your house, you certainly want to maintain your investment and ensure that your home value doesn’t drop. Here, we’ll explore everything you need to know about home appraisals and how to maximize the value of your house. . What’s in a Home’s Value?

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Maximizing Tax Advantages of Owning a Home

Eppraisal

This exclusion can result in substantial tax savings for homeowners who have seen appreciation in their home's value over time. Home Office Deduction For homeowners who operate a business or work from home, there's an additional tax advantage in the form of the home office deduction.

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Real estate farming: Become the go-to agent in your area using these tips, tools & strategies

Housing Wire

Real estate agents rarely use farming as their only marketing approach, but the ones who use it successfully credit real estate farming for the longevity of their business. Clients are more likely to pick up the phone and call you after seeing your name on multiple mailers, business cards and signs.