{"id":4985,"date":"2023-06-15T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T20:53:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:53:41","slug":"why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/files.keepingcurrentmatters.com\/content\/images\/20230614\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?w=358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community Simplifying The Market\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;clear: both;max-width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/06\/06\/real-estate-is-still-considered-the-best-long-term-investment-1\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">buying<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/05\/26\/moving-now-can-give-your-house-its-day-in-the-sun-infographic\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">selling<\/a> a house, it&#8217;s important to know that it doesn&#8217;t just affect your life, but also your community.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>National Association of Realtors<\/em> (NAR) releases a <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2023-state-by-state-economic-impact-of-real-estate-activity-report-us-05-01-2023.pdf?_gl=1*13hskvj*_gcl_au*NTQ4NDc1ODEzLjE2Nzg5MTgyNzk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">report<\/a> every year to show how much economic activity is generated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/05\/25\/the-benefits-of-selling-now-according-to-experts\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">home sales<\/a>. The chart below illustrates that impact:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/content\/images\/20230614\/20230615-economic-impact-of-a-typical-home-sale.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/files.keepingcurrentmatters.com\/content\/images\/20230614\/20230615-economic-impact-of-a-typical-home-sale.png?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the visual shows, when a house is sold, it can make a big difference in the local economy. The impact comes largely from the workers required to build, update, and buy and sell homes. Robert Dietz, Chief Economist at the <em>National Association of Home Builders <\/em>(NAHB), <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoagentmagazine.com\/2023\/01\/02\/nahb-robert-dietz-new-construction\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">explains<\/a> how the housing industry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/05\/18\/powerful-job-market-fuels-homebuyer-demand\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">adds jobs<\/a> to a community:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>The economic impact means housing is a significant job creator.<\/em><\/strong><em> In fact, for every single-family home built, enough economic activity is generated to sustain three full-time jobs for a year, per NAHB research. . . . And one job for every $100,000 in remodeling spending.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Housing being a major job creator makes sense when you consider there are many different industries involved in the process. A recent article from <em>Fortune<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2022\/08\/09\/real-estate-housing-market-falling-prices-economic-risk\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">notes<\/a> housing activity could have a more robust impact than you think due to the many ways it\u2019s tied to the economy:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHousing has three direct linkages to economic activity (GDP): the construction of new homes, the remodeling of existing homes, and that of housing transactions. . . . <\/em><strong><em>consider the activity associated with home sales \u2013 think broker fees, lawyers, etc. \u2013 which are a sizable contributor to housing\u2019s GDP footprint.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/05\/24\/owning-a-home-helps-protect-against-inflation\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">buy<\/a> or sell a home, you work with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/05\/22\/why-buyers-need-an-expert-agent-by-their-side\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">team of professionals<\/a>, including contractors, specialists, lawyers, and city officials. Each person plays a role in making the transaction happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>So, when you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/06\/13\/your-needs-matter-more-than-todays-mortgage-rates\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">make a move<\/a><span> in the housing market, you&#8217;re not just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2023\/05\/23\/why-buying-a-vacation-home-beats-renting-one-this-summer\/?a=375140-ca8522ad04357da9549c08492a932f70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: blue\">meeting<\/a><span> your own needs, you&#8217;re also making a positive impact on the community. Knowing this can give you a sense of empowerment as you make your decision this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line<\/h3>\n<p>Each and every home sale is important for the local economy. If you\u2019re ready to move, reach out to a trusted real estate agent. It won\u2019t just change your life \u2013 it\u2019ll also have a strong positive effect on the whole community.<\/p>\n<p>Source: New feed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about buying or selling a house, it&#8217;s important to know that it doesn&#8217;t just affect your life, but also your community. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) releases a report every year to show how much economic activity is generated by home sales. The chart below illustrates that impact: As the visual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4986,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10157519356927224_105287467588662":"","twitter_15771620_15771620":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[54],"class_list":{"0":"post-4985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-info","8":"tag-100-financing","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community&#8212;NWI Loan Guy Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community&#8212;NWI Loan Guy Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you&#8217;re thinking about buying or selling a house, it&#8217;s important to know that it doesn&#8217;t just affect your life, but also your community. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) releases a report every year to show how much economic activity is generated by home sales. The chart below illustrates that impact: As the visual [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NWI Loan Guy Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NWIHomeLoans\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NWIHomeLoans\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-15T10:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-19T02:53:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"410\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a2840f8950fa5f9de1d1db60cab8be1e\"},\"headline\":\"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-15T10:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-19T02:53:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":386,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"100% financing\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Local Info\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community&#8212;NWI Loan Guy Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-15T10:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-19T02:53:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a2840f8950fa5f9de1d1db60cab8be1e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1\",\"width\":750,\"height\":410},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"NWI Loan Guy Blog\",\"description\":\"Home Loans and Mortgage Refinances in Indiana and Illinois\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nwiloanguy.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a2840f8950fa5f9de1d1db60cab8be1e\",\"name\":\"Scott\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7070c0e7f57008527a09dbef24de155ba16daedbf61748d3598995b65c3c0ce5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7070c0e7f57008527a09dbef24de155ba16daedbf61748d3598995b65c3c0ce5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7070c0e7f57008527a09dbef24de155ba16daedbf61748d3598995b65c3c0ce5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Scott\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.nwiloanguy.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/NWIHomeLoans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/loan_guy\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community&#8212;NWI Loan Guy Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community&#8212;NWI Loan Guy Blog","og_description":"If you&#8217;re thinking about buying or selling a house, it&#8217;s important to know that it doesn&#8217;t just affect your life, but also your community. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) releases a report every year to show how much economic activity is generated by home sales. The chart below illustrates that impact: As the visual [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/","og_site_name":"NWI Loan Guy Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NWIHomeLoans","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NWIHomeLoans","article_published_time":"2023-06-15T10:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-01-19T02:53:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":410,"url":"http:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Scott","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/"},"author":{"name":"Scott","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2840f8950fa5f9de1d1db60cab8be1e"},"headline":"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community","datePublished":"2023-06-15T10:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-19T02:53:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/"},"wordCount":386,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1","keywords":["100% financing"],"articleSection":["Local Info"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/","url":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/","name":"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community&#8212;NWI Loan Guy Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1","datePublished":"2023-06-15T10:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-19T02:53:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2840f8950fa5f9de1d1db60cab8be1e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1","width":750,"height":410},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Buying or Selling a Home Helps the Economy and Your Community"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/","name":"NWI Loan Guy Blog","description":"Home Loans and Mortgage Refinances in Indiana and Illinois","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a2840f8950fa5f9de1d1db60cab8be1e","name":"Scott","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7070c0e7f57008527a09dbef24de155ba16daedbf61748d3598995b65c3c0ce5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7070c0e7f57008527a09dbef24de155ba16daedbf61748d3598995b65c3c0ce5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7070c0e7f57008527a09dbef24de155ba16daedbf61748d3598995b65c3c0ce5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Scott"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.nwiloanguy.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NWIHomeLoans","https:\/\/x.com\/loan_guy"]}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230615-why-buying-or-selling-a-home-helps-the-economy-and-your-community.jpg?fit=750%2C410&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p65HxI-1ip","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5457,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4985\/revisions\/5457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}