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New SALT Cap Could Slash Property Tax Pain for Homeowners in These High-Tax States

Published by REALTOR.com | July 3, 2025 As home values soared over the past decade, property tax bills rose right along with them. For millions of homeowners in high-tax states, property taxes haven’t just been painful—they’ve been punishing. As home values soared over the past decade, property tax bills rose right along with them. But …

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How To Sell an Investment Property and Make a Killing

Investments, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by REALTOR.com | June 30, 2025 Thinking about selling a rental or flip? Here’s how to sell an investment property in 2025 while minimizing taxes and maxing your profit. An investment property, by definition, is a place with one simple goal: to make money. So if you want to learn how to sell an …

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Will Mamdani’s Proposed Millionaire Tax Save Or Sink New York City?

Politics, Taxes / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by Forbes.com | June 27, 2025 Zohran Mamdani won over New York City voters by promising to make the city more affordable with a rent freeze and free services funded in part with an added tax on the rich. What would be the real result of a new millionaire tax in New York City? …

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Homeowners Face a Stiff Penalty for Staying in Their Homes Too Long—a Hidden Home Equity Tax

Equity, Residential, Taxes / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by REALTOR.com | June 24, 2025 Today, roughly 29 million households have built up more home equity than the federal capital gains tax exclusion protects when they sell. Millions of American homeowners are sitting on a hidden tax burden they never planned for—one that threatens their hard-earned home equity and, at the same time, …

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Americans Pay Trillions In Rent, But Few Get Credit Score Boost For It

Rental Property, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by CNBC | June 11, 2025 $1.4 trillion is paid to landlords every year in America, but only 20% of those landlords choose to report the rent paid. An estimated $1.4 trillion is paid to landlords of residential properties every year in America, but only 20% of those landlords choose to report the rent …

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How To Become a Landlord: Do You Have What It Takes?

Investments, Rental Property / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by REALTOR.com | June 17, 2025 Want to become a landlord? With rents rising, becoming the one collecting those checks could be a smart investment move. In today’s housing market, rents are on the rise, and many people hoping to keep their living expenses affordable are opting to rent over buy. Given the trend, you maybe …

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Want to Invest Like a Pro? Start With Their Playbook

Investments / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by Think Realty | June 18, 2025 Property investment offers unique advantages for those looking to build wealth outside traditional employment. Real estate investing is a pathway to financial independence that many aspire to traverse. Property investment offers unique advantages for those looking to build wealth outside traditional employment. Among them are portfolio diversification, …

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The Housing Market Was Supposed to Recover This Year. What Happened?

Housing Market, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by The New York Times | June 2, 2025 Economists predicted that the United States would break free of its long-running housing slump in 2025. But the opposite happened. As 2025 began, the stars were aligning for a housing market rebound. Inflation was easing, the economy looked strong and mortgage rates were drifting downward. …

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Home Equity Bonds Are Surging: Here’s Why

Mortgages, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by REALTOR.com | June 9, 2025 With stubbornly high mortgage rates, homeowners are now tapping into their home equity instead of refinancing— and Wall Street is noticing. Mortgage rates remain stubbornly high, making homeownership a challenging path for many Americans. In fact, as of June 5, the 30-year mortgage rate stood at 6.85%, according …

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Probing Alternative Solutions To The Affordable Housing Crisis

Housing Market, Residential / By W. J. Mencarow

Published by Forbes.com | June 10, 2025 The affordable housing crisis in the U.S. is so pervasive, so complicated and affects so many families that experts say it calls for new and innovative solutions. The crisis impacting housing affordability stands among the most pervasive and complicated challenges facing the nation. In virtually every part of …

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