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Foreclosures are rising, but it’s not yet alarming

Housing Wire

The impact of tax and insurance liabilities There are some growing concerns stemming from inflation and the rising costs of property taxes and insurance premiums, which may be problematic for some households, particularly older Americans with fixed incomes. creating chaos in property insurance markets.

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Build-for-rent is a bet on the ‘new normal’ housing market

Housing Wire

Construction starts in the BFR market are being propelled by the ongoing demand for single-family rental units as high mortgage rates and limited for-sale inventory push home-purchase prospects further out of reach of many would-be homebuyers. In addition, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

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Opinion: How did homeowners get into home equity prison?

Housing Wire

While the person sits back and watches the value of their house climb to levels that have never been seen before, they are still struggling to get back to their pre-pandemic income level while also having to pay more for homeowner’s insurance and property taxes, not to mention the fact that all of their other bills have increased as well.

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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

When including the approximately 900,000 single family homes constructed by new homebuilders during the year, according to data from the Census and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) , that 200,000 represented close to 20% of all single-family homes supplied to the market in 2019. In 2019 the number was 200,000.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

The New York state political zeitgeist was recently and suddenly tilted against luxury development in New York City. If this latest turn of events plays out as written, we'll be able to look back at this era as a milestone where the supertanker began to turn in the wrong direction for the new development multi-family industry.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

They are also used to assess the value of the home for home improvement loans and insurance evaluations. Read on for more information about how a home appraiser determines the value of your property. A home appraisal is a legal document containing information that determines the current fair market value of a new or existing property.

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Does Adding an In-Law Suite Pay Off?

Empire Appraisal Group

Constructing an ADU could increase your property value while providing rental income or extra living space for a family member. cities either do not allow ADUs or have strict regulations that inhibit their development, says Kol Peterson, an ADU consultant and the author of “Backdoor Revolution: The Definitive Guide to ADU Development.”

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