Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

This year may go down in real estate history as the year of correction. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process. Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? Make a list of what’s important to you in a home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2014

Your best strategy may involve situations such as waiting until your income levels go down; gifting your property instead of selling it; waiting for the market prices to go up; selling now, even if at a loss; or living in your property for awhile before you sell it. Real Estate agent commission : Negotiable!

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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.

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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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