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Napa Valley College Breaks Ground on Wine Spectator Wine Education Center
NAPA, Calif., May 17, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Napa Valley College broke ground on the Wine Spectator Wine Education Center today, followed by a special ceremony attended by students, faculty and community dignitaries. This is the first of two phases to build The Napa Valley College Wine Education Complex
More home sellers are paying capital gains taxes — here’s how to reduce your bill
Married couples can shield up to $500,000 in home sale profits from capital gains, and single filers can exempt up to $250,000. In 2023, nearly 8% of U.S. home sales yielded profits exceeding $500,000, compared with about 3% in 2019, according to a new report.
First quarter 2024 housing affordability report
Seventeen percent of California households could afford to purchase the $814,280 median-priced home in the first quarter of 2024, up from 15 percent in fourth-quarter 2023 and down from 20 percent in first-quarter 2023.
44% of adults would buy their childhood home today if they could afford it
Nearly two-thirds of Americans born in the 1980s (62%) and more than half of those born in or after 1990 (55%) would buy their childhood home today if cost were not an issue.
Mortgage Rates Decrease for the First Time Since March
MCLEAN, Va., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.09 percent.
CA REALTORS® place open letter in California newspapers
California REALTORS® place open letter in California newspapers to mitigate confusion about pending changes in industry business practices. LOS ANGELES (May 1) – In light of the preliminary court approval of a settlement by real estate brokerages and the National Association of REALTORS®.