Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are undoubtedly one of the most influential and successful celebrity couples in the world. In addition to their impressive careers, the couple has also built an impressive real estate portfolio that spans across several states, including South Florida.
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Choosing the right state for retirement can significantly impact the overall quality of life and on your income. In this article, the top states for retirement are ranked based on criteria such as taxes, cost of living, and climate.
The seven states with the most favorable tax policies for retirees, including no state income tax, no tax on retirement income, and discounts on other taxes, are Florida, Alaska, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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Currently, the number of cash buyers in the residential real estate market has increased. Indeed, fewer people are willing to buy a property due to high-interest mortgage rates. The rise of mortgage rates has slowed down the market and decreased the competition. It has been more than twenty years since the interest rate was too high. This new trend has impacted the real estate market.
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On November 8th, Miami Beach’s residents rejected the measure that would have given the ability to transform the Deauville site into a larger project. Unfortunately this vote didn’t prevent the developer from tearing down the building. On November 11th, the last occupants left the building.
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The current state of America’s housing market raises many questions. The population and investors are concerned about the real estate market. In recent months, the housing market in the US has evolved. At the beginning of the year, conditions were more favorable for buyers then now. Recently, the situation has changed. After analysis, we deducted 3 main points about the housing market in the US.
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When it comes to buying a property, we all have various motives, but one we would all agree on would be: to avoid losing money by any means!
Eventually, you can reduce the risks of buying the wrong property, following the advice of your realtor, or real estate professionals in the designated area.
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The home-sharing market around the world has been extremely affected by the COVID-19 situation. Flights getting canceled and people scared of getting infected or spreading the virus has created a huge wave of short term rental booking cancellations that have seriously affected Airbnb hosts. The real question is can the industry’s leader survive to this lockdown?
The New Federal Tax Law signed at the end of 2017 by president Trump has clearly created a new trend of Tax Refugees trying to escape the high taxes of northern cities, to the shiny and tax privileged Miami. The most affected ones are the wealthy property investors after the law reinforced a deduction for state and local property taxes at $10,000. However, this doesn’t mean that these buyers are in a rush for changing residency and moving out to Florida.
This story has been all over the news, with shocking headlines it might have been misinterpreted as a drastic and radical movement that was happening from one day to the other. Nevertheless, this is not precisely the reality.
Another day and yet another new condo construction in Miami. The inventory of Miami Beach is about to increase with the tenacious construction of Park on Fifth. This 44-story luxury condo will be raised at 500 Alton Road with a welcoming location for visitors and residents of Miami Beach coming from the MacArthur Causeway.
We’ve been writing about how the Tax Cut and Jobs acted signed by Trump in 2017, has made Miami an investment paradise for Tax Refugees (wealthy buyers investing in South Florida looking for a tax break). New York has been one of the best examples of high tax immigration to the sunshine state. As a consequence, Florida is now the 3rd most populous state in the country.
However, this is not the only reason why people are moving to Miami and why the population has almost doubled since 1990. It seems logical for hard-working New Yorkers to think about their retirement and do the math of how long would their money last with the incredibly expensive lifestyle of the Empire State city compared to Miami.
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