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If you can afford to raise your deductible, you could save 25% or more on your homeowner's insurance premium.
On Wednesday September 18th, The Federal Reserve enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates.
90% of what goes into the current value of a residential property is what similar properties have sold for in the last 6 months—so the key to arriving at the most accurate estimate of your home’s current value is getting recent sold price comparables in your neighborhood.
More than 85.7% of homeowners with mortgages have a rate below the current weekly average of 6.46%, prompting many to stay put instead of selling and buying another home at a higher rate—a phenomenon called the “lock-in effect.”
Avoid poorly designed homes--this is often referred to as functional obsolescence. Functional obsolescence reduces the desirability of your home and makes it more difficult to sell. Here are some examples that you should steer clear of: 1) No bathrooms on first floor 2) Bedrooms with no closest 3) Knob-and-tube wiring or fuses instead of a circuit breaker box 4) One outlet per room
US construction starts increased 10% in July 2024.
