[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1elyaqpnjpmex":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":47,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":51,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":55},{"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},1312,"how-to-put-your-housing-cost-to-work-for-you","How to Put Your Housing Cost to Work for You","There has been a lot written about the benefits of homeownership. One benefit that continues to rise to the top is the added wealth homeowners gain simply by paying their mortgage while their home increases in value over time.\r\n\r\n","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F27141612\u002F20190328-Share-KCM.jpg","There has been a lot written about the benefits of homeownership. One benefit that continues to rise to the top is the added wealth homeowners gain simply by paying their mortgage while their home increases in value over time.\r\n\r\n\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem> (NAR) recently broke down the equity gained from price appreciation and principal payments in their \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feconomistsoutlook.blogs.realtor.org\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F11\u002Fwealth-gains-from-homeownership-across-metro-areas-in-2018\u002F\">\u003Cem>Economists Outlook Blog\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>. Homeowners who purchased their homes five years ago have already gained almost $80,000 in equity over that time with \u003Cstrong>80% of the gains coming from price appreciation.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nFor a homeowner who purchased their home 30 years ago, they have gained nearly $250,000 in equity with 70% coming from price increases. \u003Cem>The full results can be seen in the chart below.\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F20190328-ENG-MEM.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39344\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F20190328-ENG-MEM.jpeg\" alt=\"How to Put Your Housing Cost to Work for You | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nAccording to the \u003Cem>Home Price Expectation Survey\u003C\u002Fem>, a family who \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F18\u002Fwant-to-increase-your-familys-wealth-heres-how\u002F\">purchased a median priced home\u003C\u002Fa> this January can expect to gain more than $42,000 over the next five years simply from price appreciation alone.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nYour home is one of the only investments you can live inside as you pay it off over time. 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