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POLL: How will home prices be affected by ending the MID?
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Letter to the Editor: Why are first tuesday writings politically biased?
Question: Why do first tuesday writings — posted here on the journal and in affiliated books — seem politically biased? Answer: The writers at first tuesday strive to keep political opinions out of our fact-based writings, but let us address some of the issues that...
Brokerage Reminder: Escape assessments – when the purchase price is not market value
Here’s what to do when you receive a Notice of Proposed Escape Assessment.
POLL: Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime?
This poll will close on September 4, 2017.
POLLS: Challenges in the housing market and income tax reform?
These polls will close on June 19, 2017.
California’s Prop 13 is broken
Ought California homeowners and renters continue to subsidize large corporations?
The votes are in: MID elimination will drive down home prices, but for how long?
Our readers are divided over how eliminating the MID will impact home prices.
Providing tax advice to clients
Question: Are agents qualified to provide tax advice to their clients? Answer: Many agents erroneously believe they cannot give their clients advice on the legal and tax aspects of a transaction. Much of the confusion on this aspect of agency is rooted in the trade...
Increasing the welfare exemption limit for property taxes
This new law encourages the creation of low-income housing units by increasing the welfare exemption limit on property taxes.
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