Savings Corner
DECEMBER 23, 2023
A typical mortgage payment , property taxes, and insurance are taking up three percentage points more of the average wage than a year ago and 12 points more than early in 2021, just before home mortgage rates started rising. In about 88% of those markets, they remain up annually.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 26, 2011
If you own real estate, you have been, or someday will be, confronted with a rise in your assessed property value. This usually leads to an increase in your real estate taxes! Increases in your assessed value can sometimes be negotiated downward, saving you tax money. What is assessed value? Who does the assessment?
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The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
From early on, Alan and I knew we wanted to travel extensively throughout the United States over the course of our lifetime. Between camping and hoteling it over the years, we’ve managed to check off a LOT of items on our bucket list – including camping in every one of the 48 contiguous United States.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 4, 2014
We have to pay for maintenance and property taxes and the interest on the loan. These costs are are only partially offset by the fact that, in the United States, I get a tax deduction for some of them. Even though we bought a house in 2007, I never once expected it to be a money-maker.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. The state ranks No. 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.
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