[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fw306csrxmg94":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":51},{"item":4,"previous":35,"next":41},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":33,"updatedAt":34},773,"the-connection-between-home-prices-family-wealth","The Connection Between Home Prices & Family Wealth","Over the next five years, home prices are \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2017\u002F02\u002F27\u002Fwhere-are-the-home-prices-heading-in-the-next-5-years\u002F\">expected\u003C\u002Fa> to appreciate 3.22% per year on average and to grow by 17.3% cumulatively, according to \u003Cem>Pulsenomics’ \u003C\u002Fem>most recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pulsenomics.com\u002FQ1_2017_HPE_Survey.php\">\u003Cem>Home Price Expectation Survey\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>.\u003C\u002Fem>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002F01120157\u002F20170306-Share-STM.png","Over the next five years, home prices are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2017\u002F02\u002F27\u002Fwhere-are-the-home-prices-heading-in-the-next-5-years\u002F\">expected\u003C\u002Fa> to appreciate 3.22% per year on average and to grow by 17.3% cumulatively, according to \u003Cem>Pulsenomics’ \u003C\u002Fem>most recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pulsenomics.com\u002FQ1_2017_HPE_Survey.php\">\u003Cem>Home Price Expectation Survey\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nSo, what does this mean for homeowners and their equity position?\r\n\r\nAs an example, let’s assume a young couple purchased and closed on a $250,000 home in January. If we look at only the projected increase in the price of that home, how much equity will they earn over the next 5 years?\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002F20170306-STM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-35114\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F03\u002F20170306-STM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"The Connection Between Home Prices & Family Wealth | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nSince the experts predict that home prices will increase by 4.4% this year alone, the young homeowners will have gained $11,000 in equity in just one year.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>Over a five-year period, their equity will increase by nearly $43,000!\u003C\u002Fstrong> This figure does not even take into account their monthly principal mortgage payments. 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