Even with home values sliding, your home is still one of the most valuable assets that you own.  There are many ways and reasons to value your home to include market/resale  value, property taxation, new construction, or for mortgage purposes.  But for insurance purposes the reconstruction value is the most important. The many factors that influence the value of your home are location, construction type, square footage and the amount of customization.  A lot of people just assume [Read more...]