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Property taxes have been rising. Here’s what it means for housing

Housing Wire

In many communities, homeowners and homebuyers have been hit with eye-popping property tax increases. And homes in many communities have shot up in value in recent years, leading to tax increases through reassessments. But opinions differ on how much impact higher taxes are having on local housing and mortgage markets. “I

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Trade groups want these reforms to reduce property tax foreclosures

Housing Wire

Unpaid property tax debts are leading to preventable foreclosures , with the greatest impacts on Black and Latino households and older homeowners living on fixed incomes. But if states take proactive measures to reform policies and disclosures around tax foreclosures, this could go a long way to prevent unnecessary home displacements.

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Financial planner: Reverse mortgages can help retirees with high property taxes

Housing Wire

A retired public school teacher living in the Pacific Northwest told MarketWatch that he is feeling stressed by high property taxes on a fixed income and asks if he would be a good candidate for a financial adviser. for 49 years, and my property taxes rise quickly. I have lived in Edmonds, Wash.

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U.S. property taxes increased twice as fast in 2023 compared to prior year

Housing Wire

property taxes on single-family homes rose twice as fast in 2023 as they did in 2022, with a total of $363.3 This is according to an analysis conducted by Attom , based on property tax data collected from county tax assessor offices nationwide at the state, metro and county levels. billion levied compared to $339.8

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New law gives Texas homeowners thousands in property tax relief

Housing Wire

A bill that will reduce statewide property taxes for Texas homeowners by roughly $18 billion went into effect Jan. The measure raised the homestead exemption—the amount of money a homeowner can take off the value of their house (and primary residence) before it is taxed—from $40,000 to $100,000 per year,” a Newsweek article explained.

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A property tax reckoning is coming

Housing Wire

The culprit is property tax bills, which arrived on April 1, bearing property tax increases driven by fast-rising home prices. In Spokane, the average property tax bill has risen from about $2,500 in 2019 to about $3,000 in 2021, tax assessment data shows. But the increases are already in progress.

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How will California’s Proposition 19 impact property taxes?

Housing Wire

A slim majority of California residents voted in favor of Proposition 19 on Election Day, green-lighting a motion that gives new property tax breaks to older homeowners while increasing property taxes for those inheriting their parents’ or grandparents’ properties. Presented by: CoreLogic.