Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Calculate your closing costs What are closing costs? Closing costs are fees you pay to finalize a real estate transaction. A more detailed list of closing costs appears below, and your real estate agent can help estimate yours for your area and loan type. How do you calculate closing costs on a house?
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
The long answer depends on the market and whether you’re asking a lender, an agent or a county tax assessor. Knowing how to calculate your home’s value with the help of online tools and trained professionals better prepares you to buy, sell, refinance, tap into your home’s equity — or even negotiate lower property taxes.
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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
How to use the Rent vs. Buy Calculator The renting-vs.-buying You’ll need just seven pieces of information to use our Rent vs. Buy Calculator, things you may already know or have been tossing around in your mind: To make things easy, we made a number of assumptions about other typical costs that factor into this calculation.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No. 22 for state and local sales tax. Iowa also doesn’t tax Social Security benefits , and Iowans age 55 and older are exempt from paying state taxes on retirement income for tax year 2023. The state ranks No.
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