Being a homeowner always brings advantages and disadvantages. It can help or hurt your finances depending on where you live, what debt you take on and what your goals are. The joys include having your own place, stable housing costs, and the opportunity to build equity.
In fact, according to a J.D. Power study from 2018 more loanable equity than ever before. Rising home prices have increased the equity that homeowners can add by 10 percent from the previous pre-recession peak in 2005.
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