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What’s The Leaven Causing Home Prices to Rise Today?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Perhaps they were drinking the Kool-Aid that some are drinking today, that market value is whatever the purchase price is. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid that any contract price is reflective of market value. I remember loan officers telling me that I needed to be “creative” with my appraisals.

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4 reasons you’re better off selling your house this spring [INFOGRAPHIC]

Cornerstone

The fact that housing inventory is at record lows has driven up prices – and potential profits — by 14.1 Increasing prices also indicate increasing home values, allowing a seller to tap into thousands of dollars in equity gains. Sellers who may have been reluctant to list in the past few years are now considering it.

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