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Property Tax Hikes Strike Once-Affordable States

Appraisal Buzz

Homeowners enjoying the equity gains of soaring property values are now contending with an unwelcome consequence: skyrocketing property taxes. Over the past few years, property tax payments have climbed sharply in many regions, particularly in states once regarded as affordable. since 2019. since 2019.

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Skyrocketing home values driving higher property taxes

Housing Wire

But homeowners in the area are also facing a serious unintended consequence of that skyrocketing property taxes. According to a new report from CoreLogic, median property tax payments in Miami-Dade County have risen 56.8% year-over-year jump in median property taxes and Miami-Dades rose by 9.9%.

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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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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.

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Property Taxes: Increases, Payments, and Where They’re Surging Most

Appraisal Buzz

metro areas in Florida have seen the highest increases in property tax bills since the pandemic began, making it more difficult to afford a home in the Sunshine State, according to recent Redfin research. to $228 since 2019), according to a Redfin analysis of property taxes for single-family homes among the 50 most populous U.S.

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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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High property taxes in Maine? Mayor says to ‘consider a reverse mortgage’

Housing Wire

The mayor of South Portland, Maine , recently acknowledged that property taxes in the region are particularly challenging for those living on a fixed income. Property taxes in the city — as is the case with many localities nationwide — are higher, and the tax burden is increasingly shifting from commercial to residential properties.