[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fn1udd2wh0dwo":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":31,"next":37},{"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":29,"updatedAt":30},1866,"82338-great-reasons-to-buy-a-home-today","82,338 Great Reasons to Buy a Home Today","The financial benefits of buying a home as compared to renting one are always up for debate. However, one element of the equation is often ignored – the ability to build wealth as a homeowner.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F19123820\u002F20210420-KCM-Share.jpg","The financial benefits of buying a home as compared to renting one are always up for debate. However, one element of the equation is often ignored – the ability to build wealth as a homeowner.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nMost experts are calling for home prices to continue appreciating over the next several years. The most recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpulsenomics.com\u002Fsurveys\u002F#home-price-expectations\">Home Price Expectation Survey\u003C\u002Fa>, a survey of over one hundred economists, real estate experts, and investment and market strategists, expects home appreciation to increase as follows:\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n \t\u003Cli>2021: 6%\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>2022: 4.5%\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>2023: 4%\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>2024: 3.6%\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>2025: 3.5%\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\nUsing their annual projections, the graph below shows the equity build-up a purchaser could earn, using a $350,000 home as an example:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F20210420-MEM-Eng-1.png\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44228\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F20210420-MEM-Eng-1.png\" alt=\"82,338 Great Reasons to Buy a Home Today | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>A homeowner could increase their net worth \u003Cstrong>by over $80,000\u003C\u002Fstrong> in five years. 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