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7 Top Tips for a Great Home Appraisal: A Checklist to Prepare Your Property

PennyMac

Home improvements and renovations. This can include anything from the central air system you installed 10 years ago to the kitchen flooring and countertops you just renovated (along with the new oven and fridge to match, of course). An appraiser will also evaluate your home's foundation and its condition.

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My Top 8 Search Criteria For Finding The Best Comps

Birmingham Appraisal

Older homes may have unique features or craftsmanship that adds to their value, while newer homes might have modern conveniences and energy-efficient technologies. In some neighborhoods, older homes may be highly sought after, while in others, newer constructions may be more desirable.

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Seattle’s Storied History With the Craftsman Home 

Will Springer Realtor

Though it went through extensive renovations in 2016, the home still stands today.). Craftsmans were popping up within walking distance of public transportation. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer described the new-home construction “of the mushroom order … here and there and everywhere.”.

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Will Springer Realtor

They have also been spending oodles of money to shape their residences to meet new living needs – modern and spacious, when possible – as households live in their homes for longer. such renovations to these homes (between 20 and 39 years old), with about 200,000 of those projects running north of $25K each.

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Biden’s plan to fix housing supply depends on Congress

Housing Wire

One measure would continue a novel policy at the Department of Transportation to give jurisdictions that promote density and rural main street revitalization higher scores in competitive federal grant processes. Under Biden’s plan, HUD will also increase the “usability” of its lending for manufactured housing.

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

Now, home builders would need to construct as many as 1.2 This was the fastest pace for combined single-family and multi-family construction since June 2006. >> NAHB reported an estimated 15% of all new-construction home sales in the U.S. That’s 52% higher than 2018, when Freddie first began looking at housing shortages.

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JUST IN TIME: THE 15-MINUTE COMMUNITY

Will Springer Realtor

Create options for multiple modes of transport – bikes, cars and transit should all be factored in. David Goldberg, chair of the Land Use & Transportation Committee of the Seattle Planning Commission, is helping to lead the city’s own 15-minute neighborhood. THE ROI OF HOME RENOVATION. Promote racial and income equity.

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