Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 21, 2020

Increasing your property value through renovations or home additions, and paying off your mortgage, seem like the most straightforward ways to build equity. But there are also some factors that determine what your house is worth that are out of your control, like the location and popularity of the particular housing market.

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Appraisal Partners Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Increasing your property value through renovations or home additions, and paying off your mortgage, seem like the most straightforward ways to build equity. But there are also some factors that determine what your house is worth that are out of your control, like the location and popularity of the particular housing market.

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Quicken Loans

JULY 5, 2021

A younger generation of home buyers who want to live more sustainably enter the housing market daily. Adding these modifications to your home now may increase its value later. Getting a LEED certification isn’t cheap, and ensuring that you have an approved professional will save you from getting ripped off.

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Houston Properties

MAY 24, 2021

Avoid These 9 Memorial Villages Home Selling Mistakes. 10 Staging Ideas For A Pristine Memorial Villages Home. Seller-Musts To Increase Memorial Villages Home Value. 20 Revamps to Sell Your Memorial Villages Home Fast. Memorial Villages Home Preventive Maintenance Tips. We had 3 offers in less than 2 weeks.

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PennyMac

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Other cash buyers, like investors, may also be ready to buy your house quickly. Especially in a seller’s market, you will likely be able to sell successfully. Save money on home improvements When you sell your house more traditionally, you want to get the most money from your sale by fixing up your home.

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PennyMac

AUGUST 14, 2024

Plan for Additional Expenses: Budget for closing costs, moving expenses and any immediate home improvements. How to Prepare Before Selling Your Current Home Do some prep work to ensure you’re ready for a smooth home-selling experience and your home is well-positioned for a successful sale.

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Assurance Financial

OCTOBER 27, 2023

There are a few ways to build equity in your home, including refinancing, renovating, paying down your mortgage and making a sizeable down payment. Your home’s value may also increase with an upward trend in the housing market. Loss of equity: With a HELOC, you borrow against your home equity.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 8, 2021

GREATER BUYING POWER Buyers who are struggling to purchase a home in this frenzied housing market will receive a bit of a lifeline in 2022. Every year loan limits established for mortgage backers like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are reviewed and adjusted according to regional home values. That was followed by 1.0%

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Houston Properties

MARCH 5, 2021

Avoid These Top 9 Heights Home Selling Mistakes. Sell Your Heights Home Fast: Top 10 Home Staging Ideas. Increase Home Value: Listing Checklist For Houston Heights Sellers. Sell Your Heights Property With These 20 Home Renovations. Follow This Preventive Heights Home Maintenance Guide To Sell Fast.

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D Fritz Appraisals

OCTOBER 11, 2022

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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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

New home construction rates and sales of existing homes are both growing, signaling good news for residential improvement and repairs next year. Plus, stronger gains in home values (and thus home equity levels) should boost both discretionary and “need-to-do” replacement projects for owners staying in place.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 13, 2025

As 2025 dawns, the housing market and mortgage industry brace for a year of change. This years outlook reveals a complex interplay of factors likely to shape the housing markets trajectory in the months and years ahead. Tax cuts and deregulation are likely to be met with open arms by many in the mortgage/housing space.

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