Taylor Swift tax on real estate coming to a city near you

Taylor Swift tax on real estate coming to a city near you

A new push by states to tax the real estate of the wealthy is going nationwide with cities across the country looking at expensive second homes as the gold mine to solve all their social problems. What is the new “Taylor Swift Tax”? What are some of the new proposals...
American’s staged a property tax revolt, GA led the way

American’s staged a property tax revolt, GA led the way

  Voters in eight U.S. states passed measures in the last election to offer some form of relief on property taxes, a sign of their mounting frustration with tax bills that have soared alongside huge jumps in home values. Many states will have property tax...
Property tax bomb coming to a city near you?  Are you ready for skyrocketing taxes?     

Property tax bomb coming to a city near you?  Are you ready for skyrocketing taxes?     

It seems nobody is talking about the property tax bomb coming to almost every major city.  What is causing the huge decrease in property tax revenue even though your individual property taxes have skyrocketed?  Why will your property taxes continue to skyrocket? I’m...
A hidden crisis in US Housing; are fish the root cause?

A hidden crisis in US Housing; are fish the root cause?

  I took the pic above of a house after a small fire in CO.  I’m amazed the house had made it.  Unfortunately thousands of property owners in LA are not as lucky.  The recent fires in LA are estimated to cost upwards of 50 billion making it one of the costliest...
Property Insurance rates set to jump by 50%; why and who pays?

Property Insurance rates set to jump by 50%; why and who pays?

  The mortgage industry should be prepared for large increases in insurance premiums up to 50% according to the Situs Whitepaper. Jennifer Rasmussen, one of the reports authors stated that the average homeowner “was not cognizant of the sheer magnitude of these...