home value: How do Solar Panels Affect your Home's Value?
- 07/09/15 11:43 PM
You know that dependency on fossil fuels is a financial and environmental mistake. You want to save some a little money and help to save the environment at the same time. Solar panels is an easy way to do both of those things.
Cost: Solar panels cost, on average, $36,000 to install but Federal tax credits make the actual cost to homeowners closer to $21,000. The average homeowner will save about $200 per month or $2400 per year by switching to solar panels. But how do solar panels affect the way buyers see your home? Is your home worth more or less after … (7 comments)
home value: How can you get your home ready to sell?
- 06/30/14 03:51 AM
When you make the decision to sell your home, there are 3 factors you need to consider: 1. Location - Where your home is located has the biggest impact on how much money your home will sell for and on how quickly your home will sell. An important first step in selling a home is to study the real estate market conditions in your area. Please contact us for the most recent real estate market reports for your neighborhood or go to TeamZuhl.com. Your real estate professional will also help you to compare your home with others like it to see what the market value of your … (5 comments)
home value: The Pitfalls of Overpricing your Home
- 12/23/13 03:55 AM
"Let's just price it a little bit higher so there's room for negotiation," Mrs. Homeowner said. "You never know!" Mr. Homeowner agreed. Mrs. Homeowner nodded. "We can always lower the price later!"
When I invest my time and my money into marketing a home, I want it to sell. Simply put, I don't get paid until the keys exchange hands. While the strategy Mr. and Mrs. Homeowner wanted to use is common, it's also a result of being grossly uninformed. If you overprice your home, there will be no one to negotiate with. Buyers are educated - they can see, … (27 comments)
home value: What do the latest school Ratings mean, and what do they mean to you?
- 08/24/13 10:53 PM
How's your school doing? Among other factors, home values are directly linked to schools. Great schools bring up the prices of homes, and bad schools bring down the prices. If you haven't seen the news, this year's School Ratings by Inside New Jersey has been published. Inside New Jersey is not the only school rating system but it is the first to publish their results this year.
Inside New Jersey used 4 years of data to evaluate schools. The criteria they used were the HSPA (High School Proficiency Assessment) and SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) results. Each school was given a letter grade - A, B, C … (3 comments)
home value: Which home improvements will increase my home value the most?
- 01/19/13 03:02 AM
Last week, Remodeling Magazine published its 26th annual report on the relationship between the cost of a remodeling project and the value the project adds to the home. Factored into the report is information related to the changing costs of remodeling projects and the effects of the real estate market on local and national home prices in 2012. Remodeling Magazine calculates a return-on-investment by determining the percentage of the job cost that is recouped in the resale value of the home.
The remodeling projects that recoups the highest percentage of job cost is the replacement of the entry door … (5 comments)
In all, 164 homes were sold in Cranford from January 1-June 30, 2012. The details of these sales were analyzed to determine how the number of bathrooms and the number of bedrooms affected sales price.
The most obvious statistic is that the more bedrooms a home has, the higher the sales price. 2 bedroom homes sold for 50% more than 1 bedroom homes, and 3 bedroom homes sold for nearly 52% more than 2 bedroom homes. Above 3 bedrooms, however, the sales price increased by … (0 comments)
You know that dependency on fossil fuels is a financial and environmental mistake. You want to save some a little money and help to save the environment at the same time. Solar panels is an easy way to do both of those things.
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