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Floridians May Change Their Constitution to Slash Property Taxes. Is That a Good Thing?
Floridians are feeling the pressure of inflation. Higher insurance premiums. Higher fuel costs. And Floridians have extra challenges, given the weather extremes impacting the state. A typical deed holder also has to pay property taxes of around $3,000...
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Read moreWarning to Deed Holders: Don’t Fall for These Property Tax Relief Videos
Toby D. is a tax assessor in Douglas County, Colorado. Suddenly, Toby D. is fielding phone calls from disoriented deed holders. Some callers ask if school property taxes in the Colorado county have been abolished. Some ask if it’s true that tax hikes...
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Read moreWant a Condo Deed? Watch for a New Level of Scrutiny on Your Mortgage Application
Ever purchased a condo unit? You may recall the lender checking up on whether the condo association is keeping enough money in reserve, whether anyone might be suing the association over structural issues, and so forth. Cautious lenders scrutinize the...
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Read moreThe Future of Retirement: Mortgage Debt and Smaller Social Security Payments?
Social Security has been working for 91 years. Over these nine decades, the retirement experience has changed a lot. Today’s over-60 crowd is working longer and harder, for one thing. Largely gone are the days when housing expenses tapered off with...
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Read moreThe Deed Holder’s Ace in the Hole: Home Equity in an Emergency
Deed holders are racking up debt these days. Fuel, electricity, and food all cost more. And don’t get us started on insurance premiums and property taxes. All it takes is one surprise—a tree falling on a roof or a broken pipe—to push a hardworking...
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Read moreTrump Administration Intervenes in U.S. Bond Market. How Will This Impact Home Buyers?
It seems that ever since COVID struck, inflation just won’t let up. Interest rates on U.S. bonds (the “yield” you get from investing in a government bond) are also pressing higher. As long as yields on bonds climb upward, analysts say, borrowing...
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