All Posts Tagged With: "appreciation"
Is Now The Time to Rent?
At a time when home values are soaring in most metro areas, along comes The New York Times with the thought that renting may well be a better financial choice than buying. The Times says that “after five years in which rents have barely budged while house prices in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and [...]
19Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Should I Price A Home On The Basis Of Its Rent?
Question: I want to invest in real estate. Is there a way to price homes based on rental values? Answer: No doubt you can compute a return on investment given a purchase price and such factors as improvement costs, net income, the value of depreciation, savings through amortization, and appreciation (if any). But then no [...]
23Aug2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Numbers Game Understates Realty Appreciation
With so much attention given to stock market ups and downs, pricing changes in real estate are sometimes overlooked. No less important, real estate appreciation is often understated and therefore the investment value of property ownership is played down. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight is a little-known government entity which oversees both Fannie [...]
3Aug2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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