Capital Appreciation


Definition of "Capital appreciation"

Sharon Chase
  Keller Williams Realty

Increase in the value of property. The appreciation may arise for many possible reasons, such as inflation, construction of higher priced homes in the neighborhood, tax incentives, and lower interest rates on mortgages.



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