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Building "Affordable Housing"
Does the need for more housing that is affordable mean simply low-income housing? Projects that are being proposed focus on building small condos as the path to creating more affordable housing. That does not address what most residents want. If you look at the Santa Clara house prices vs. Santa Clara condo prices, you will see that the price of houses has been growing faster than condos. In fact, the price of condos has been essentially flat since 2018. The increase in mortgage interest rates would imply that recent condo buyers have higher payments but the demand vs. supply for condos is less than the demand vs. supply for houses, judging by price trends.Reducing government fees and regulations is rarely done. Adding more fees and regulations is unfortunately the path our different governments take. Making housing more affordable is about removing costs, not adding them.If our governements simply changed regulations…
Median Days On Market
The roughly two-year-long pronounced difference in house price growth between Santa Clara County and cities near San Francisco invites us to examine other trends.The volatility of "days on market (DOM)" makes it a trend that is harder to use when looking for changes in real estate trends. DOM is an important attribute to look at, however. It is what sellers, buyers, and agents feel. DOM is also widely available for Silicon Valley cities because our local MLS's publish it and when listing agents begin listing a new home for sale, they will almost always look at it and share it with their home seller.DOM has been quite low for Daly City houses since the beginning of 2023 up to the present (Dec 17, 2024). Even the median DOM shows significant volatility during this period, varying from about 11 days to almost 20 days.Now look at DOM for a Santa Clara…
Short Term Rental Taxes: Airbnb, Vacation, etc.
You do not have to be a real estate professional to move short-term rental income out of the passive income category. This allows many families to deduct their short-term rental losses from other income, reducing their taxes. These tax savings and the higher per-day rent received for short-term rentals make these rentals an attractive investment/business opportunity. Learn more at "Airbnb & Short Term Rental Properties" on julianalee.com.
1031 Exchange, Cash Boot Is Taxed
If your replacement property has a lower purchase price than the sales price of the property you sold, the difference will be refunded to you by your 1031 exchange intermediary at the end of the 180 day period defined for purchasing your replacement property. Since you will be receiving the cash, the IRS will not defer the taxes owed on this portion of your sale. Typically it will be taxed as a capital gain. This cash received is referred to as a cash boot. View more 1031 exchange rules.