The foundation is one of the most important parts of any home, if not the most important. The foundation is what supports your home, keeps moisture out, resists movement, and insulates from the heat and cold. While a majority of foundations last a lifetime without any issues, there are instances in which a foundation can fail in some way. Foundation…
Month: September 2022
What Is a Mother-in-Law Suite, and Does It Add Property Value?
What is a mother-in-law suite? In its simplest form, a mother-in-law suite is a residence created within a home, an addition built onto a home, or a separate dwelling unit intended for the use of an in-law or relative. The suite can be either connected to or built on the same lot as a home that’s occupied by other family…
How to Prepare for a Home Appraisal: 9 Tips to Maximize Your Home’s Value
The home appraisal is your last chance to ensure your home’s value comes in as high as possible, which is especially important since most offers you’ll receive will be contingent on the buyer acquiring financing from a mortgage lender. Basically, the higher your home appraisal is, the smoother the home selling transition will be. Taking the time to prepare your…
The top five hotspots for home sellers
Home sales across Britain are flying. With more people looking to move than the number of homes available to buy, sellers have the best chance of finding a buyer now than at any other time in the past ten years. In some towns and villages across England, the lack of homes for sale, compared to the number of sales agreed,…
How Much Does It Cost To Build a House—and Is It Cheaper To Buy or Build?
How much does it cost to build a house? The median price of constructing a single-family home is $296,652. That’s for an average-sized house of 2,594 square feet, which boils down to $115 per square foot. Because of COVID-19, however, Americans keen to purchase new construction will need to tack on a pandemic premium of an extra $35,872, cranking up…
Why Right Now Consulting with a Tax Attorney, a Property Tax Specialist or Trust Lender is Crucial, When Inheriting a Home in CA
As the rebounding economy in California shows signs of declining again, this time due to the Covid Delta Variant upsurge – every dollar counts now, for middle class and even upper middle class families… As California enters the Fall of 2022, and consumer spending tightens again, employment is becoming more unstable, shut-downs loom, and companies that are suffering again turn…
Do This, Not That: Real Estate Marketing Fundamentals
These days, it seems like there are many ways to run a real estate marketing strategy—but only a few will set you apart from the crowd. A strong real estate marketing plan should be grounded in the fundamentals. Rather than relying on the flashiest new technology to generate leads, agents who want to ensure their longevity in the industry should tap into…
Housing Price Growth Breaks Record, but Likely to Slow
A new report has found that the explosive growth rate in housing prices has reached historic levels, with a year-over-year gain of eighteen percent in July coming in as the highest 12-month expand since that data index was d in one thousand nine hundred seventy-sixth. After extremely Ltd supply and superheated demand fueled these increases, the recent report by analytics company CoreLogic anticipated significantly slower growth over the following year,…
15 Cheapest Cities in the United States to Buy a House in 2022
If you are looking for the cheapest cities to buy a home you came to the right place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many families want to move to other locations. Looking for an affordable house? Head to Detroit, which has the cheapest homes in America. The city’s median home price is less than $35,000, and in certain neighborhoods, you can…
Top 25 Cheapest States To Buy A House In 2022
Last updated on September 1, 2022 As a real estate investor, you want to find properties where your investment dollar will go the furthest. To help you do that, we decided to compile a list of the cheapest states to buy a house in America in 2022. We analyzed data from several sources: Zillow Research for home values and historic price…