Home Equity

April 29, 2021

5 Major Factors That Affect Your Home Insurance

Factors That Affect Home Insurance

Homeowners should understand what factors dictate their insurance rates to know what they are paying for and how much they can save. The 5 factors below will directly impact your home's insurance rates. 

 

Material

The materials used to build your home are ...

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April 26, 2021

Best Home Renovations for ROI

Home Renovations That Give the Best ROI

One of these days you might want to move to another area, upgrade, or even downsize your home. Spending time and money on adding these home improvements to your house will increase its market value. Keep in mind that these renovations could work ...

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April 27, 2020

It's Over

(Disclosure: This video does not portray the political views of R.E. Shilow Realty or any of it's 
associates. This video clip wasd used because it is one of the best descriptions of the affects
of the Corona Virus on the current real estate economy.)

Real Estate Overview

It ...

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April 8, 2019

Top 5 Ways You Can Prepare Your Home For Sale

How to Prepare Your Home For Sale

Every seller wants their house to sell quickly and for as much money as they can sell it for, but it takes more than hoping your house sells to make it happen. Sprucing up your home and careful planning are important things to ...

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April 5, 2019

US Economic Report and Soaring Home Prices

US Economic Report

Median Home Prices

Median list prices are at a high for the first time in March at $300,000 according to a realtor.com report. According to Realtor, there are 1,349,597 active listings currently on the market with a 4% increase year over year.  ...

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March 19, 2019

Real Estate and The New Tax Change

What matters most, higher interest rates or property deductions?

Great outlook on interest rates, the federal reserve is widely predicted to raise rates 0-1 time this year. Last year the federal reserve raised rates 4 times. At one moment in the market last year 30 yr. mortgages were as high ...

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May 15, 2018

Rent or Buy!! Who is Right?

 

Rent vs Buy

 

This is a discussion that has and will continue to be a debate in households across the country. Depending on who you talk to you should wait and save your 20% down payment. Most mortgage companies will offer approx 3.5% as a down payment, but you will ...

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March 12, 2018

Know This Before You Rent Your Home

Top Questions to Ask Yourself

 

Have you thought about renting your home or purchasing a rental property? When you are thinking about turning your home into a rental you have to ask yourself a couple questions. These questions are essential to ask and answer yourself before turning your home into a rental ...

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Oct. 30, 2017

Managing Rehabs and Contractors

Managing Real Estate Investment Renovations

Investing in real estate projects is one of the best ways to spend your money if you have the right Construction Management Team. Investors (except silent ones) should be able to have a good idea of renovation costs before purchasing a property. Once purchased, you ...

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Aug. 10, 2017

Why Sell Your Property Now?

Sell Before 2017 is Over!!!!

Sell your house now while rates are at all-time lows. If you live in Baltimore and are thinking about selling your house now is the best time to sell. Interest rates are at the lowest since one can remember making mortgage payments for prospective buyers ...

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