{"id":19339,"date":"2025-11-25T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=19339"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:46:09","slug":"what-makes-property-value-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/what-makes-property-value-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Your Property Value Increase? 12 Key Factors to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you own a home or are considering buying or selling a home, you may be wondering what makes property value increase. An increase in property value is called appreciation. Appreciation stems from a collage of factors influencing one another and ultimately coalescing to drive up values and determine how much profit can be made on a sale.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we discuss the factors that cause property values to increase over time and how to obtain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/home-value-estimator\">home value estimate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">What's your home worth today?<\/h3>\n                        <p>Tell us a little bit about your property and get a preliminary estimate of value in as little as two minutes.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/simple-home-value\/quiz?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Enter Address<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what makes property value increase over time, from location and crime rates to schools and HOAs. 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