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Property Taxes and the Cost of Home Appreciation in a Hot Market

Will Springer Realtor

Don’t look now but something else is about to cost you more – property taxes. Homeowners in King County – or the lenders paying their mortgage – recently received notices in the mail about the assessed value of their property. This figure will help adjust their property tax next year. That’s quite a gap.

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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

Research local market trends Stay informed about local market trends, such as inventory levels, demand, and median home prices. A real estate attorney can provide guidance on local laws, review contracts, and ensure that your interests are protected throughout the home-buying process.

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6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches

Housing Wire

Today we’ll show you how to deploy 6 creative ways to get more from your searches so you can get those buyers in contract faster. If your buyers can’t or won’t compete for scarce inventory, change your strategy. It’s time to get more creative, aggressive and profitable with your MLS searches.

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Home sellers are returning to the market

Housing Wire

The bearish take is that there are many more sellers than buyers and inventory is rising. In addition to a higher number of new listings, there were also more new contracts started this week than in any week in 2023. Housing inventory There are now 556,000 single-family homes on the market. Mortgage rates are at 7.5%

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VA Appraisals and Fee Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Paying high property taxes. Once you’ve saved up the thousands for a down payment on a mansion and managed to move in, don’t forget to budget for the sky-high property taxes you’ll be paying for as long as you own the home. I’ve seen mansions that are $1,000 per day just in property taxes alone.”.

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How to grow housing supply in 2021

Housing Wire

For now, though, the low inventory means housing starts have legs to move higher. Existing home inventory is also at all-time lows. Existing home inventory is also at all-time lows. Unsold inventory sits at an all-time-low 2.5-month Keep this rule of thumb in mind for the future, below 4.3 Existing Home Supply.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

At the current mortgage rate, and with a 20% down payment, homes priced at $250,000 will have a typical monthly payment of around $1,358, before property taxes and home insurance costs. Home prices in many markets have been supported by low inventory and resilient housing demand for available homes.” percent the previous week.