Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tax rule that hasn’t been updated since 1997 is ensnaring millions of homeowners in a hidden home equity tax. Today, roughly 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tax rule governing capital gains on home sales, which has remained unchanged since 1997, is causing a hidden home equity tax ...

The national average of hidden costs when it comes to owning a home is over $21,000, according to a Bankrate analysis. Hawaii topped the list with an annual average of $34,573. Contributing factors to ...

According to Realtor, roughly 1-in-3 homeowners—approximately 29 million households—have built up more home equity than the federal capital gains tax exclusion protects when people sell their primary ...