When professional cyclist Phil Gaimon saw that interest rates had dropped in early March, he decided to call his mortgage broker, pronto. By March 28, Gaimon, 34, had locked in a rate of 3.375% for the two-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse he purchased in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Toluca Lake in 2014—nearly a whole point less than his […]
The $17,000 ‘Sweet Spot’ You Should Know About Before You Sell Your Home
Open the door to bigger profits. Home prices are on the rise, climbing another 3% year over year, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index from February released this month. Still, that growth is slowing and some experts are predicting that we’re increasingly entering a buyer’s market. And that means sellers who want to get […]
Your 2019 Home Tax Deduction Checklist: Did You Get Them All?
Welcome to your home tax deduction checklist! For homeowners, this kind of guidance is essential in the wake of all the (confusing) changes ushered in by the new tax plan, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The biggest change? The standard deduction jumped to $12,200 for individuals, $18,350 for heads of household, and $24,400 for married couples filing jointly. […]