Buying
7 Reasons to Own Your Home
If you’ve never owned a home before and are currently renting or leasing living quarters, you may want to take a look at some of the statistics below compiled below by the National Association of Realtors. Home ownership is not only personally rewarding, but can also boost ones economic profile as well.
1. Substantial Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code allows homeowners to deduct the interest paid on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the upfront expenses involved in a home purchase.
2. Cyclical Home Value Appreciation. Residential homes have historically shown long-term, stable growth in value. While year-to-year fluctuations are often experienced, existing-home sale prices have increased on average 6.5 percent each year from 1972 through 2005, and increased 88.5 percent over the last 10 years, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Economic indicators predict that the number of U.S. households is expected to increase15 percent over the next 10 years. The result will be an expected high demand for housing, the majority of it will be purchased, rather than leases or rented.
Read More >>Parkside Homes – Quality New Homes In Mt. Juliet, TN
Recently, I have had the pleasure of joining up with the quality builders of Parkside Development Company in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. If you are looking for a new home in Mt. Juliet, stop by Parkside Homes and give it a good look. I will be there and I’ll give you a tour of these fabulous homes. These are quality new homes in Mt. Juliet built with environmentally friendly materials and a beautiful design layout. Parkside builders spent a lot of time designing energy efficient floor plans that are both green and smart to save you BIG money time and time again on your gas and electric bills.
Parkside Builders have put a lot of thought and action into “green living”. The neighborhood is strategically positioned near the brand new Mt. Juliet shopping center that has just about everything a person needs – food, shopping, restaurants and entertainment. Just up the street is a new Loews Home center and a Super Wal-Mart. The interstate is close by to save time on your commute so you can spend more time with your family. How would you like to get to Nashville international Airport in less than 10 minutes? The Villages at Providence is that close. Our neighbors enjoy wide sidewalks and walking paths that weave through the gorgeous streets and landscapes. They’re perfect for taking a morning jog or and evening stroll. If you love the water, you’ll be happy to know that the Providence swimming pool complex is hop, skip and jump away!
Read More >>Home Buyers Checklist
1. Get an experienced Nashville Realtor. Many buyers think they can save money by not using an agent. This can be an $ EXPENSIVE$ mistake! An experienced Realtor or buyer’s agent has years of successful negotiations under their belt. They will help you negotiate the best deal in the current Nashville real estate market place based [...]
Read More >>To Buy or Not To Buy?
Consider this… Benchmark interest rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped to a 38-year low recently. Consumers have a growing up-side to purchasing or refinancing in this current “down” market. Other considerations: Recently the average rate on a 30-year loan was 4.71% with an average 0.7 point, the lowest rate since Freddie Mac began its weekly [...]
Read More >>Home Buyer Tax Credit-Part II
Part 2 of 2 Benefits of Ownership Owning a home is the American dream. Right now the timing for Nashville home sales is better than it has ever been. Owning a home in Nashville not only provides amazing tax benefits but it also provides shelter and security to families. Did you know that: — Dollar [...]
Read More >>Home Buyer Tax Credit-Part I
Nashville Real Estate Search Online and the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Part 1 of a 2 Part Posting There is a an enormous amount of interest in the new Tax Credit that is available for “First Time Buyers”. The purpose of this posting is to give BUYERS insight as to how they might benefit from these [...]
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