You can determine how much your home has appreciated in value. This can be useful when you are in the process of setting a sale price for your house. Of course, there are many factors to consider when setting a price, such as prices of comparable houses. Check with your real estate agent. Most would be happy to provide you with a free market analysis.

You are asked to enter the beginning value and purchase date, along with a current value and date. It is not necessary to use today's date. You can change the date and values to anything you want. The only requirements are: the current price has to be greater than the purchase price, and the current date has to be greater than the purchase date.

The average annual increase is computed using a financial formula. This formula takes into consideration annual compounding. For this reason, the total percentage increase will not equal the average annual increase multiplied by the number of years.

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