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home value

Many factors impact the calculation of a home value. The amount of land that comes with a home and its location are two important issues to consider. The home values of comparable properties also affect the home value calculation. Look here for more information about how to calculate your home value and how to improve its worth. There are websites that can assist you in determining the values of homes in your area and real estate agents can also come up with an estimated value for your home.

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    Cannabis Legalization and Real Estate: What Happens to Property Values?

Cannabis Legalization and Real Estate: What Happens to Property Values?

By Liz Stevens| 2020-02-26T11:10:00-06:00 February 20th, 2020|

Cannabis legalization and real estate: what happens to property values? How has recreational cannabis legalization impacted the real estate market? This year, Illinois joined 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing recreational cannabis use.  Nearly $3.2 million of marijuana and cannabis products were sold on January 1st in Illinois, and there are still dispensaries [...]

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    How to Contest Property Taxes

How to Contest Property Taxes

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-01-31T11:38:16-06:00 January 31st, 2020|

How to contest property taxes. How the value of your home is determined and how to contest property taxes if the assessment on file is inaccurate. Q: I recently watched one of Ilyce’s video on YouTube on contesting real estate taxes. It really got me thinking, and I'm doing more research on my property taxes.  [...]

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    What To Do When Your Home is Overvalued by Your Homeowner’s Insurance Company

What To Do When Your Home is Overvalued by Your Homeowner’s Insurance Company

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-02-11T14:46:06-06:00 January 18th, 2019|

What to do when your home is overvalued by your homeowner’s insurance company. Hint: You may want to consider changing companies. Q: Every year, I get a renewal notice from my homeowner's insurance company and it indicates the value of my home. The insurance company lists my residence value at over $700,000. I understand that [...]

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    Interest Rates Rising: Federal Reserve Ups Fed Funds Rate 0.25%

Interest Rates Rising: Federal Reserve Ups Fed Funds Rate 0.25%

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-06-18T15:10:42-05:00 March 15th, 2017|

"Good afternoon. Today, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point, bringing it to 3/4 to 1 percent. Our decision to make another gradual reduction in the amount of policy accommodation reflects the economy’s continued progress toward the employment and price stability objectives [...]

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    Rising Home Prices Might Be Unsustainable In 2017

Rising Home Prices Might Be Unsustainable In 2017

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-06-18T15:03:08-05:00 February 28th, 2017|

Home prices are rising fairly dramatically, but those eye-popping increases could be unsustainable in 2017. According to the S&P/Case-Shiller index, home prices rose 5.8 percent annualized gain in December, a pretty dramatic increase, even as mortgage interest rates rose. Housing experts say that as the cost of buying a home accelerates, you shouldn't be seeing [...]

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    Starting a Home Remodeling Business? Avoid These Pain Points

Starting a Home Remodeling Business? Avoid These Pain Points

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-04-24T15:44:44-05:00 December 1st, 2016|

Q: I’m thinking of starting a home remodeling business with one of my close friends. He knows the most about the home remodeling business because he has done it in the past and was successful with it. The only difference now is he doesn't have the capital and has a low credit score due to [...]

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    4 Ways You Can Prep Your Home For Winter

4 Ways You Can Prep Your Home For Winter

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-03-24T15:38:36-05:00 November 11th, 2016|

A mild fall is one thing, but if you don't prep your home for winter, you could be putting your home value at risk. Prepping your home for winter means more than just digging out the shovels and filling a bucket with salt. A cold winter season can cause damage to your home and property, which translates [...]

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    4 Ways To Benefit From an Empty Nest

4 Ways To Benefit From an Empty Nest

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-08-03T11:35:57-05:00 September 9th, 2016|

This month, I’m sending my youngest son, Michael, off to college. (For those of you playing along at home, you may remember I have two sons, but my oldest is now a junior in college.) Sam and I are going to have an empty nest. That makes this post very personal. Back to school season is always [...]

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    Is now the best time to sell your home?

Is now the best time to sell your home?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-04-10T16:29:57-05:00 June 29th, 2016|

For many people, selling their home is generally part of a long-term plan, but occasionally a new opportunity might arise or you may want to change lifestyles and selling sooner vs. later looks like a good idea. Maybe your home has more space than you need or you’re thinking about changing jobs or you see [...]

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    Ep. 29: Landscaping and Your Property Appraisal

Ep. 29: Landscaping and Your Property Appraisal

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-04-26T10:10:26-05:00 October 22nd, 2015|

Are you doing everything you can to minimize the risk of a fire in your home? And just how much can landscaping affect your property appraisal? Get answers to these questions by listening to this week’s episode of the Ilyce Glink Show. You can click the audio link below to listen to the full show, [...]

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