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Emanuel Stewart May 29, 2020

4 Surprising Things That Might Increase Your Home’s Value

You’ve probably heard that living near excellent schools or having curb appeal can boost the value of your home. However, a home’s value is dependent upon a lot of different factors. Some of these things are more obvious than others. Things that might seem insignificant can have an impact on your home’s worth. Here are some surprising things that can affect the existing value of your home or how much a buyer is willing to pay for it.

Filed Under: Mortagage Tips Tagged With: Home Improvement, Market Trends, Mortgage

Emanuel Stewart May 7, 2020

What Is Pooled-Funds Investing?

Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) relaxed the rules about advertising investments. This allowed the trend of crowdfunding to expand dramatically giving real estate investors more opportunities for pooled-funds investing.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Financing Options, Market Trends, Real Estate

Emanuel Stewart May 1, 2020

What Is House Hacking?

Some clever millennials are teaching the older boomers a new way to invest in real estate, which goes by the name of “house hacking.”

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Trends, Multigenerational Living, Real Estate

Emanuel Stewart April 30, 2020

Case-Shiller: February Home Prices Gained Before Coronavirus Outbreak

Home prices continued to grow in February according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. National home prices grew at a seasonally-adjusted annual pace of 4.20 percent as compared to national home price growth of 3.90 percent in January. Case-Shiller’s 20-City Home Price Index showed higher home price growth rates in February with average annual home price growth of 3.50 percent. January home prices grew by 3.10 percent for cities included in the 20-City Index.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, Market Conditions, Market Trends

Emanuel Stewart April 28, 2020

The ‘Golden Girls’ Strategy? Elderly Adults Share Home Ownership

The “Golden Girls” trend got its name from the popular television sitcom about four elderly women who live together to share expenses. It is becoming a popular way in real life for elderly adults to share homeownership and it has many benefits.

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Market Outlook, Market Trends, Real Estate

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