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Housing: The Foundations Of The Middle Class Are Crumbling
Of Two Minds ^ | 02/27/2025 | Charles Hughes Smith

Posted on 02/27/2025 8:05:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: desertfreedom765

Speaking of Prop 13, it was great when they passed it. But they knew eventually all those who benefited the most, would eventually be dead. And the reason why in just another few years 95 percent of everyone in CA will be paying sky high taxes.


41 posted on 02/27/2025 10:02:17 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: PGR88
And above all, the REAL owner is state and local government. You own tax on that, in perpetuity and forever increasing. Don’t pay that, and your home will be seized. You are simply a debt slave

Bingo!

It's amazing..in a free country the corrupt in government are still allowed to get away with this robbery bull sh*t.

42 posted on 02/27/2025 10:05:59 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Jeff Chandler

And has a $300,000 home. These pieces don’t add up.


43 posted on 02/27/2025 10:11:27 AM PST by gunnut
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To: gunnut

It certainly adds up in the majority of cases.

In many cases, older homeowners no longer have mortgages on their homes. If they are on a fixed or limited income and their taxes continue to increase, they’re in trouble. This is why many elderly who own their homes commonly end up in the tax foreclosure process.

This is GD crime in my opinion.


44 posted on 02/27/2025 10:23:20 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: SeekAndFind

Blackrock and Vanguard bought up many homes, and turned them into rentals. Instead of prices going down, they go up because with Billionaires buying, there are few vacancies.


45 posted on 02/27/2025 11:08:30 AM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: Alberta's Child

My grandma lived with us, and there were from 3 to 7 children in the home depending on the year. My parents allowed her to help buying school clothes, and things for dinner. Otherwise, my Father had too much pride to take money from a retired old lady.

Hell, I live with a disabled old lady, my wife, and I pay all the bills. Her money is hers. Money is tight for me, as I am retired too. I saw this coming, sold my house at a loss, bought a MH in a community and good thing too. We both were struck with Cancer. The bills are tolerable, and we can afford medical care. Our household income is $2500 a month.

I weep for my children though, they pay more in rent than I paid on my mortgage in my life.


46 posted on 02/27/2025 11:24:39 AM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: Alberta's Child

My grandma lived with us, and there were from 3 to 7 children in the home depending on the year. My parents allowed her to help buying school clothes, and things for dinner. Otherwise, my Father had too much pride to take money from a retired old lady.

Hell, I live with a disabled old lady, my wife, and I pay all the bills. Her money is hers. Money is tight for me, as I am retired too. I saw this coming, sold my house at a loss, bought a MH in a community and good thing too. We both were struck with Cancer. The bills are tolerable, and we can afford medical care. Our household income is $2500 a month.

I weep for my children though, they pay more in rent than I paid on my mortgage in my life.


47 posted on 02/27/2025 11:24:51 AM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: TexasFreeper2009
That a "once-in-a-lifetime" exemption, or can you wash and repeat ad libitum?

Also, doesn't capital gains kick in only if you haven't owned the residence for a minimum 12 months? Least ways, that was the case back in the 1970s in CA.

Regards,

48 posted on 02/27/2025 12:10:36 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

you can use it once every two years, they changed it in 90’s


49 posted on 02/27/2025 12:38:24 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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