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Renovations That Increase Home Value in BC: Our Top 8 Picks

D Fritz Appraisals

Major Home Renovations & Home Appraisals: What You Should Know Are you planning house renovations and want to know the best home improvement investments? Or maybe you are planning to sell your house and are wondering about renovations that increase home value the most.

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Home equity is the bright gem of the housing market

Housing Wire

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity.

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Opinion: why we all have a stake in closing the homeownership gap

Housing Wire

Less demand for homes will cause home values to drop in many neighborhoods. Falling home prices will not only make it more difficult for retirees but will impact existing homeowners that may want to purchase something larger or in a more desirable neighborhood. GDP, roughly $3 trillion.

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With mortgage rates on the rise, here are some products originators should tap into

Housing Wire

David Peskin: As we all know, the housing market is booming right now. Since its inception in 2012, RMF has originated over 1,300 reverse mortgages for homes valued over $1 million, including some homes valued as high as $5 million.

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How to Price Your Home for the Current Market

Eppraisal

Knowing how to price your home correctly isn’t rocket science, but it’s still tricky.    Property Valuation Your home value is the primary determiner of your asking price. Online Home Value Estimation Informal home appraisal tools can give you ballpark estimates of how much your property is worth.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Home appraisers are trained to inspect and measure your property and perform comparisons that result in an accurate valuation for the current housing market. Home appraisals are a vital part of the home buying process as they have a big influence on the amount a lending institution will loan the buyer.

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How Remaining Economic Life Works

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Once we know how much the home costs to replace, we can extract a percentage of how much the home improvement has depreciated. Let’s say that in this example, the home that sold for $500,000 has a replacement cost of $425,000. If that is the case, the home’s improvements have depreciated approx.

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