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Economy

Vegan4life

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3. Its not just housing prices

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:43 AM

Feb 2025

Homeowners insurance and property taxes are rising year after year. Then there are maintenance costs.

My small town just did the required property reassessment. Home values went up 65 to 200 percent, and so taxes rise. This is unsustainable, especially for those on fixed incomes.

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Home delistings soar 64% to the highest level in nearly a decade as buyers turn down sellers [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 OP

People that need homes can't afford them. lark Feb 2025 #1

I also see where interest rates are falling yet again. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2025 #2

Its not just housing prices Vegan4life Feb 2025 #3

That's not necessarily true. Taxes in many areas are unrelated to the appraisal Wonder Why Feb 2025 #8

Houses are not selling in my neighborhood SARose Feb 2025 #4

CPI and PCE inflation measures don't have house prices, home insurance, property taxes, or mortgage payments progree Feb 2025 #5

It took us almost six months and five buyers mwmisses4289 Feb 2025 #6

Soon to be repriced in Crypto Bro Scrip bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #7

The crash is underway. roamer65 Feb 2025 #9

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