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Thinking of getting financing for your next home improvement project? If HELOCs stood out to you as a potential option, here's an easy overview of how they work:

Should You Use a HELOC for a Renovation? - Realty Times A lot of people are thinking about home renovations right now. You have different options to pay for these projects if you’re not going to pay in cash. One option is a Home Equity Line of Credit or HELOC. {loadmoduleid 306} A HELOC is a way to borrow against your home’s equity, and it provides f...

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What's your digital footprint, and why should it matter to a real estate investor? Discover this and other important figures beyond current market trends.

Important Statistics for Real Estate Investors if you want to know “what are today’s hot real estate markets?” you can simply google for that statistic.

The last newsletter covered equity-increasing home improvements, but not all renovations and repairs add value. Here's how to check for poorly done construction during your house tours.

How to Spot Shoddy Renovations While House Hunting A home's listing may advertise a new heater and fresh paint, but not all renovations and updates are professional quality. Here's how to tell whether the seller's improvements are quality work or cheap, rushed renos.

What if your next home project could help pay for itself? If you decide to do one of these five home improvements, they can -- by increasing the value of your home.

These Home Improvements Can Build Equity Number two on the list might surprise you.

They say insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. So why do we keep buying houseplants when we struggle to keep them alive, and why do they die so easily?

Americans kill nearly half their houseplants. So why do we still spend billions on them each year? A social media craze and lockdowns drove up houseplant sales in 2020. But an estimated 70% of plants die in the supply chain and customers' homes.

Housing intelligence uncovers vacation destinations nationwide that saw impressive equity gains last year. The findings noted that key 2021 regions were projected to boom in value as far back as 2018.

Vacation Locations Saw Large Home Equity Gains in 2021 The Mountain-West region is the hottest housing market in the country, and according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, Phoenix had the fastest year-over-year appreciation. Denver and Boise, Idaho, also showed up as desirable locations.

Buyers aren't the only ones frustrated by real estate investors out-competing them in the housing market -- homeowners associations are too, and many are creating new rules to prevent it.

Homeowner associations push back against investors Investors have been snapping up growing numbers of homes amid one of the hottest housing markets in living memory. Now, homeowner associations are fighting back, rewriting their rules to try and prevent investors from buying homes in their neighborhoods. Some homeowner associations are reportedly co...

The previous newsletter covered what can help improve your refinancing application, but what if you're still debating whether to refinance or not? This article can help you decide.

Mortgage refinancing: Should you do it? MPA takes you through the steps on how to refinance your mortgage

Refinancing your mortgage can help lower your monthly payments or give you access to much-needed funds. You could increase your chances of approval by avoiding these four common causes for rejection.

4 Reasons Why Refinancing Gets Rejected Check these four things before applying.

Economic growth output projected through 2033 was decreased to reflect the impact of the Federal Reserve's monetary policies. What does this mean for the housing market?

Fannie Mae Downgrades Expectations for Economic Growth According to the April 2022 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Gro...