House Kitchen Remodel: Financing Home Improvement

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Financing Home Improvement

(BPT) - If you’re planning a home improvement project this year, you’re in good company. The economy and housing market are recovering, home values and equity are rising, and many homeowners are beginning projects they had put off over the past few years. When it comes to financing home improvements, there are a lot of ways to pay for every project. From replacing an appliance to adding a room or two, you can cover project costs through great retailer deals and financing options that make the most of I will never forget the summer when my wife and I decided to redo the kitchen: Between the dust, the delays and the dirty dishes in the bathroom sink (not to mention she was pregnant) there was plenty of stress. When undertaking a major home renovation what would be the most cost-effective way for us to finance the $60,000 for our home improvement work? It seems every bank we ask has its own agenda to serve, and it's getting very complicated. We also find many bank loan officers are overwhelmed with This is a guest blog post by Ryan Carey, of My 3 Quotes. Tell me if you can identify with this scenario- You bought your house before 2008, when values were at their most inflated. Your credit isn't bad, but you still don't have any equity since your house American homeowners in 2012 spent more on home improvement projects than they did the previous year -- by about 9 percent, according to numbers from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. While the recession led many Americans to put off .

(BPT) - If you’re planning a home improvement project this year, you’re in good company. The economy and housing market are recovering, home values and equity are rising, and many homeowners are beginning projects they had put off over the past few years. Toronto-based CommunityLend announced the launch of Financeit.ca today - a financing platform for Canada's multi‐billion dollar home improvement industry. Starting immediately, home improvement businesses will be able to provide their customers with (BPT) — If you’re planning a home improvement project this year “Many consumers aren’t aware of all the financing options for home improvement, or they may not have thought of those options to pay for the work they want to do,” says Kelly While the housing market is in the doldrums the home improvement industry seems to be thriving. High unemployment and business failure rates have cut deeply into the pool of new home buyers but at the same time low labor and material costs have combined .