How Owning a Home Grows Your Wealth with Time [INFOGRAPHIC]
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If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, be sure to factor in the long-term benefits of homeownership.
Read MoreWhy Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community
If you’re thinking about buying or selling a house, it’s important to know that it doesn’t just affect your life, but also your community.
Read MoreA Drop in Equity Doesn’t Mean Low Equity
Protect Your Belongings with a Home Inventory
As a homeowner, you’ve likely invested a significant amount of time and money into furnishing and decorating your home with items that are important to you. Unfortunately, unexpected events like natural disasters or burglaries can result in the loss or damage of these belongings. That’s why it’s important to create a home inventory to document…
Read MoreYour Needs Matter More Than Today’s Mortgage Rates
If you’re thinking about selling your house right now, chances are it’s because something in your life has changed.
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Why You Can’t Compare Now to the ‘Unicorn’ Years of the Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Comparing housing market metrics from one year to another can be challenging in a normal housing market – and the last few years have been anything but normal. In a way, they were ‘unicorn’ years.
Read MoreThis Real Estate Market Is the Strongest of Our Lifetime
When you look at the numbers today, the one thing that stands out is the strength of this housing market.
Read MoreThe Main Reason Mortgage Rates Are So High
Avoid Taxes by Keeping Track of Improvements
Keeping track of capital improvements to your home can help you avoid taxes later down the road when you sell it. Some homeowners don’t even consider such a thing because they are aware of the capital gain exclusion of up to $500,000 for married homeowners and $250,000 for single filers. Possibly, the gain in a…
Read MoreReal Estate Is Still Considered the Best Long-Term Investment
With all the headlines circulating about home prices and rising mortgage rates, you may wonder if it still makes sense to invest in homeownership right now.
Read MoreOops! Home Prices Didn’t Crash After All
During the fourth quarter of last year, many housing experts predicted home prices were going to crash this year.
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