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Tips for Increasing Your Home’s Value Without Spending a Fortune

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The materials used in the construction and decoration of your home are also extremely important because they determine how structurally sound your property is, how it’s going to last over time, and how much maintenance it’s going to require. Again, there is not much you can do about construction materials. Materials used.

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September Real Estate Housing Digest

Movoto

Welcome to your go-to guide for all things real estate, housing market, and home decor! If rates continue to fall, it could encourage more homeowners to sell, adding much-needed inventory to the market. Florida, especially areas impacted by recent hurricanes, has seen significant inventory growth, leading to a softening market.

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Real Estate and Design Trends to Watch in 2024

Empire Appraisal Group

Homeowners Are More Apt to Stay Put With interest rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage still high, home prices holding steady and inventory still low, many homeowners plan to stay put, optimizing or expanding their existing square footage. Laurel Vernazza, Home Design Expert at The Plan Collection— Scarsdale, N.Y.

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Fannie: Words and Phrases in Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Stewart’s estate is indeed palatial, as the details and decor feel Versailles-like in nearly every room. Vugrin was the protegé of organic architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg during the 1980s when construction began. There’s also a screening theater, tennis court, hobby room, outdoor fireplaces, barbecue space, and sprawling lawns.

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Too many appraisers?

Appraisal Today

House decorating used a lot of seashells and items found on the local beach. Construction started in 2001 and took three years to complete with two bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a swimming pool. . The purchase market has suffered from persistently low housing inventory and the jump in mortgage rates over the past months.

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Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Market: How to Tell the Difference

Assurance Financial

Because in a buyer’s market, there’s more housing inventory and lower prices, giving power to the buyer. This economic decline can cause homeowners to sell their houses if they can no longer afford to pay their mortgages, increasing housing inventory and shrinking the buyer pool. Marketing Strategies.

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Value of a Pool

Appraisal Today

Four to five-story condo/townhome developments are under construction in my city (also across the street from my former office, now demolished) and other Bay Area cities. Leaving up Christmas decorations “too long” is a common issue. To read more, Click Here My comments: This is worth reading. It is very interesting.

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