Not surprisingly,
rising home values lead to increased consumer spending, which results in a stronger economy.
Not exact matches
According to the study by the Georgia State University's Fiscal Research Center, that willingness
led to a
rise in
home values in those areas.
Generally, if your assessment
value goes up by less than your municipality's average, you won't face a tax increase; if your
home value rises more than is typical, it could
lead to higher taxes.
Pushback against overly tight credit after the housing crisis, a shrunken proportion of first - time buyers and worry about affordability as
home values rose led to some tweaks to guidelines that could ease financing pressures for homebuyers this year.
Rising home values across the nation
led to an increase in maximum loan amounts for conforming loans, which could make it easier for some borrowers to qualify for a loan this year.
«Currently this is highly tilted with a lack of
home inventory,
leading to
rising values.
«Low inventory of
homes available for sale and a growing economy has
led to steadily
rising home values as indicated by the strong annual increase of the HVI index,» Banfield says.
In markets facing low inventory,
rising prices and interest rates, the ability to provide clients and
leads with a three - year forecast of a
home's
value serves as a clear competitive advantage.
Factors that have
led to increases in homeowners premiums in the past few years include
rising home values, higher repair and rebuilding costs, and larger than average catastrophe losses in hurricane - prone areas.
Providence, R.I.,
led the nation in increasing
home values with a 40.9 percent
rise in its median
home price, from $ 71,900 in January through March 1986 to $ 101,300 in the same quarter of 1987.