Home Mortgage

Superstorm Sandy: One Year Later

Homeowners, victim to Sandy, are feeling dramatic flood insurance increases that could create ghost towns nationwide.

Tax Benefit from Home Sale

To benefit from the tax-free gain, you must live in your home for at least two of the five years leading up to the sale.

How to Appeal a Property Tax Evaluation

As homeowners begin receiving their local property tax bills, many are not sure how to go about the appeals process if they feel they’ve been over-assessed.Here's what they need to  know.

How to Challenge Your Property Tax Bill

Are your property taxes eating up a considerable part of your budget? Is your bill high even as your home value has dropped? Do you dread the time of year when your property tax bill arrives?

How to Fight High Property Taxes

Deciphering how property tax rates are set is not easy. There is no single formula used by states and counties to calculate property taxes. In fact, more than 13,500 local governments have the authority to assess property taxes; all states allow local governments to set their own tax rates even though many states place limits on their rates.