Is Your Pinellas County Home Value on the Rise?

FEB 17, 2016-1 MIN
Pinellas County Real Estate Podcast with Sean McManamon

Is Your Pinellas County Home Value on the Rise?

FEB 17, 2016-1 MIN

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was browsing the latest real estate news when I came across something that might interest you.</span></b></span></span></span> &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to CoreLogic’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Equity Report</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “256,000 properties regained equity in the third quarter of 2015.” Anand Na</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">llathambi</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, their President and CEO, expects</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> home values to continue appreciating in 2016. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In fact, he predicts a 5% rise in home prices this year! </span></b></span></span></span></div> &nbsp; <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is obviously fantastic news for </span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinellas County</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> homeowners. The problem, however, is that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">many people are unaware that their equity has increased. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to a study by Fannie Mae, only 37% of Americans believe that they have “significant equity,” when in reality, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">74% of homeowners have a great deal of value in their properties. </span></b></span></span></span></div> &nbsp; <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="366" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ICe7in1E3EJemc2UQhKUgTSe5m_7pL9aoJWvOjM3JRiY1j1VLqxtCbkQzjC9c8LWMgeV3qNfoVealu1neKxBW_HSuw9pu4dga7YckfuQscX1l6g7ZXuHWHB9wWDByGV_jC_IHcOZ" style="border: medium none; height: 366px; transform: rotate(0rad); width: 463px;" width="463" /></span></b></div> &nbsp; <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Essentially, 37% of homeowners have no idea how much their home is actually worth. Not only that: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">they are completely unaware that their home is worth more than they think! </span></b></span></span></span></div> &nbsp; <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just thought I would share this information with you today because you could be one of those people. If you’ve been on the fence about selling your home in </span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinellas County</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it’s time to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">reevaluate your situation and take advantage of your equity before market conditions change! </span></b></span></span></span></div> &nbsp; <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can take a look to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">see if your home is worth more than you thought </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by following the link:</span></b><br /> <br /> <a href="http://valuemyhometoday.com/" target="_blank">http://valuemyhometoday.com/</a></span></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a free, no-obligation tool that will give you an idea of how much your home is worth. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may be shocked by how much value your home has accrued! </span></b></span></span></span></div> &nbsp; <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-edc27a05-d194-57c8-da99-6c1fb5e2a804" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any questions about how you can cash in on your increased equity, or if you need real estate assistance of any kind, I’m always here to help! </span></b></span></span></span></div>