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Is a buyer entitled to a reduction from the fair market value (FMV) of a property acquired from a city when their purchase agreement included a below-market leaseback agreement?

by David Swistock | Jul 5, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Laws and Regulations, Recent Case Decisions, Tax | 0

290 Div. (EAT) v. City and County of San Francisco

Average U.S. homeowner tenure dips after pandemic upheaval

by Madison Hart | Apr 25, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

The average tenure of homeowners has changed since the pandemic. California is no different, but how many changes occurred? Read on to discover the impacts of homeownership tenure changing.

Property taxes leap in 2020-2021

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 18, 2021 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Tax | 1

The past year’s homebuyers are shouldering a significant chunk of their communities’ property taxes.

Property tax inequality: shifting the burden to boost homeownership

by Amy Platero | Apr 26, 2021 | Economics, Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Tax | 0

How fair and equitable is our property taxation system?

Proposition 19 shakes up past property tax laws

by Emily Kordys | Oct 20, 2020 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 13

Proposition 19 would extend and restrict previous measures impacting real estate. Read on to learn how it will affect your clients if passed.

POLL: Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime?

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime? No, leave Prop 13 alone (78%, 80 Votes) Yes, it needs to be...

The unequal property tax burden on Black and Latinx households

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 27, 2020 | Fair Housing, Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Tax | 15

Black and Latinx households pay higher property taxes. Why? And how does this impact California’s housing market?

The votes are in: Income inequality depresses home prices

by Benjamin J. Smith | Apr 13, 2020 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 2

Readers weigh in on how income inequality affects California home prices.

POLL: Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime?

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 16, 2019 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 2

Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime? No, leave Prop 13 alone. (82%, 108 Votes) Yes, it needs to be...

May an owner of a home constructed while title was held by an LLC receive tax benefits under Prop 13?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jul 31, 2019 | Investment, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Wright v. County of San Mateo Facts: The owner of an unimproved lot applies for a mortgage to fund...

Today’s homebuyers are wealthier than their new neighbors by necessity

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | Home Sales, Tax | 8

New buyers tend to be wealthier than their neighbors.

Tax Benefits of Ownership: Proposition 13 and the transfer of assessed value to a replacement residence

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 25, 2019 | Real Estate, Tax | 9

This excerpt from the forthcoming edition of Tax Benefits of Ownership delves into the basics of property taxes, 1979’s aging Proposition 13, and a residence purchased as replacement property.