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What is your home worth? The market value might depend based on the real estate market, condition of your home, amount of land associated with the property, amenities to your property and comparable properties' market value. Learn more here about how to calculate the market value of your home and what it means for you.

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Declining Home Value May Spur Short Sale Instead Of Refinance

Added April 24, 2009 by Ilyce R. Glink

What can you do when you owe more on your mortgage than your home is worth? If you owe more than 105 percent of the value of the home you can't refinance under federal programs. If you're really eager to sell your home and move on you may want to try to do a short sale with your mortgage lender. In a short sale, the mortgage lender forgives the balance of the loan that's above the amount you receive for the sale, and at the moment you can do this without paying federal income tax on the difference.

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How To Price Your Own Home To Sell

April 2, 2009

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Without the help of an experienced real estate agent, how should you price your home to sell? Experienced FSBO sellers share some of their pricing advice. Compute your listing price based on your property tax bill. Compare your home value to similar properties on the market. If you're hoping to sell…

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