Real Estate Taxes
Photo: Vernon Bryant/Dallas Morning News Lee Harvey Oswald lived in the unassuming brown brick house at 1026 N. Beckley Avenue right up until he was apprehended for allegedly shooting the president. It was the last place he is known to have lived. And now it can be yours. It’ll cost you, of course. The…
Read MoreThere’s been some debate in Washington on what to do about the country’s growing inability to pay its bills. As a means to shrink the budget deficit, the House Ways and Means Committee discussed doing away with the popular mortgage interest deduction. It’s a pretty popular tax break for homeowners. It allows taxpayers to deduct…
Read MorePhoto: Business Insider We’ve got a low cost of living, a relatively stable job market, affordable real estate (when you can find it!) and an average commute time of just 12 minutes! Wait … WHAT? According to Business Insider‘s list extolling all the reasons Dallas is easy on the wallet, most Dallasites have an…
Read MoreJessa McIntosh has lived all over the U.S., but like many East Coast families, a job opportunity resulted in a move to Dallas. While her husband, Forgan (awesome name, right?) was settling in to his new job, a pregnant Jessa and her 2-year-old daughter, Sayer, were tasked with finding the perfect house for their growing…
Read MoreActually, it’s probably a combination of these factors, says Bloomberg News’ Josh Barro. States that have low or no income taxes such as Texas are also more friendly to developers, resulting in lower housing costs. Trulia economist Jed Kolko found that for every 100 people who moved to California in 2011, 120 people left. Those…
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