Comments on: The Value of Home Ownership http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/16/the-value-of-home-ownership/ Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2 By: The Potential of Iskandar is Very High but Investing in Iskandar has Risks | Johor Bahru Real Estate http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/16/the-value-of-home-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-5923 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:39:04 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=470#comment-5923 […] Penang’s Economic Gains – The Value of Home Ownership – Strong Singapore Dollar This entry was posted in commentary, Housing, Singapore and […]

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]]> By: Anonymous http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/16/the-value-of-home-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-4397 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:26:02 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=470#comment-4397 I think home ownership is a long term investment.
A home appreciates at a typical annual rate of five percent and the homeowner who made a cash down payment of 10 percent generally will receive a 94 percent return on that cash after owning the home only three years, 225 percent after five years and 623 percent after 10 years.

Tax advantages to home ownership include interest payments on mortgages and property taxes in most cases, home equity loans which may also be used to consolidate debt, thereby making all the debt interest tax deductible.
Thanks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2009/04/16/the-value-of-home-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-4388 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:52:52 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/?p=470#comment-4388 I still remember all the talk several years ago about how much real estate prices were going up. Home ownership was viewed as the path to wealth. Today, there’s a lot of talk about the benefits of renting over owning a home. It’s funny how we forget the past, in good times and in bad. We’ve owned a home since 1993, and it’s provided us with financial and other benefits I wouldn’t trade for anything (even as we watch the value of the home fall like a rock).

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