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  2. Special assessment tax - Wikipedia

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    Special assessment tax. In the United States, a special assessment is a charge that public authorities can assess against real estate parcels for certain public projects. This charge is levied in a specific geographic area known as a special assessment district (SAD). A special assessment may only be levied against parcels of real estate which ...

  3. What’s the best way to pay for home renovations ... - AOL

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    Key takeaways. Using savings to fund renovations avoids the extra expense of interest and accumulation of debt, and encourages sticking to a budget. But it depletes cash reserves and may mean ...

  4. Should I draw from my retirement accounts to pay for home ...

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    You can borrow up to 50 percent — or up to $50,000 — of your 401(k) for home improvements. Between market fluctuations, inflation and the interest rate hikes, funding your next home ...

  5. Uniform Residential Appraisal Report - Wikipedia

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    A Uniform Residential Appraisal Report or URAR is one of the most common forms used in United States real estate appraisals. It was created to allow for standard reporting and analysis of single-family dwellings or single-family dwellings with an "accessory unit". It is also suitable for a building in a planned unit development (PUD) but is not ...

  6. Mortgage-backed security - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A mortgage-backed security ( MBS) is a type of asset-backed security (an "instrument") which is secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages. The mortgages are aggregated and sold to a group of individuals (a government agency or investment bank) that securitizes, or packages, the loans together into a security that investors can buy.

  7. Home equity loan vs. home improvement loan: Which is better ...

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    Payment. Home equity loan: Lump sum of cash. Home improvement loan: Can be a line of credit or lump sum, depending on the lender. Interest Rates*. Home equity loan: 8.5 –10.11%. Home improvement ...

  8. Highest and best use - Wikipedia

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    The highest and best use of the site is to demolish the house and sell the site as a commercial lot. The market value would be $225,000 ($250,000 site value minus $25,000 demolition cost). However, if the demolition costs rose to $55,000, the highest and best use would be the existing residential use, because the value as a commercial lot (now ...

  9. Real estate appraisal - Wikipedia

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    Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the process of assessing the value of real property (usually market value).Real estate transactions often require appraisals because they occur infrequently and every property is unique (especially their condition, a key factor in valuation), unlike corporate stocks, which are traded daily and are identical (thus a centralized ...