Monday, August 2, 2010

Property Appreciation & Land Property Development

Property Appreciation


Unlike other investment options such as stocks and bonds, real estate property grows in terms of value over time. An increase in value usually means that the sale and investment value of the property also increases.

Now, you might wonder why does the value of a property go up, or ask what factors are driving the increase in property value. Well, actually, there are a number of reasons why property value appreciation happens and the following are among them:

Inflation - In the event of inflation, the prices of all goods and commodities increase, and properties are not spared from this economic phenomena. Personal and income properties usually appreciate in value due to inflation because the cost associated with replacing or maintaining them has increased.

Land Property Development

Supply and demand - The lesser the number of vacant land and property available, the higher the value of a property will be. The opposite of this supply and demand relationship is also true.

Property and land improvement - Making a cost-effective improvement to a property or to the land on which it stands can increase its value. Thus, property improvement should be carefully planned in order to realise the increase in value that you are aiming to achieve.

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