10/30/2017

Tax Reductions for California Fire Disasters


Tax relief, reduce your property tax bill with county 

Reduce income taxes for IRS AND Franchise Tax California when you file 

Do not assume you will automatically receive anything, you must file and ask for help in writing



Claim for property tax relief due to damage or destruction caused by major fire calamity
·         Applies to all Property Types
·         Assessment Reduction
·         Applies to Real or Personal Property
·         Any Disaster or Calamity
Proposition 50
Claim for the transfer of base year value to replacement property within County for property damaged or destroyed in a Governor-declared disaster.
[Revenue & Taxation Code section 69]
·         Applies to all Property Types
·         Base Year Value Transfer
·         Either Land or Improvements
·         Governor-Declared Disasters
Proposition 171
Claim for the transfer of base year value to replacement property outside of Sonoma County for property damaged or destroyed in a Governor-declared disaster.
[Revenue & Taxation Code section 69.3]
·         Applies to Principal Place of Residence
·         Base Year Value Transfer
·         Either Land or Improvements
·         Governor-Declared Disasters 
Proposition 1
Claim for base year value transfers from a qualified contaminated property to a replacement property within the same county.
[Revenue & Taxation Code section 69.4]
·         Applies to Principal Place of Residence
·         Base Year Value Transfer
·         Either Land or Improvements
·         Qualified Contaminated Property

Tax relief available after the fire
1.     Reduce property tax due to value loss
2.     Move tax basis to another county
3.     Move tax basis to new property
4.     IRS loss Casualty loss.  You may be able to deduct losses based on the damage done to your property during a disaster. A casualty is a sudden, unexpected or unusual event. This includes natural disasters of fires
5.     State Franchise Tax Board also offers calamity tax relief

You must apply for the tax loss through the county assessor. They do not automatically give homeowners credit. Don’t assume the assessor will give you a fair amount of tax loss. Land value is going to be drastically reduced because of contaminants and chemicals from the fire. We will rebuild but certain areas that were destroyed may reduce in land value because of the event and stigma.

6.     The application submitted by the person who was the owner of the damaged property on the lien date (January 1) and who will be liable for the property taxes for the next fiscal year.
7.     The damage must have occurred due to misfortune or calamity without fault of the owner.
8.     You must apply within 12 months of the date on which the disaster occurred or within 60 days following the date an application form is mailed to you from the Assessor's Office.
9.     The damage must exceed $10,000 in value loss.
I can email or send you the pdf of the form or help you fill it out. You need the address and APN number available on the county tax website lookup. DO NOT underestimate costs. Construction cost to rebuild figure in high-cost areas is $400 to $440 per square foot. Some properties may not be able to be rebuilt to the like kind. Some properties in rural Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma and Yuba Counties may be more expensive to re-construct.

Beware of giving contractors large cash up front. Contractors will be stressed to the financial maximum and will charge higher fees to complete work. Contractors may take on more work than they can reasonably finish to deadlines. Time costs money. Your insurance adjuster is not your pal. Videotape, cell phone photos and save all to the cloud- google cloud, or iPhone cloud or what you have- email to yourself and save.
Make lists of everything you think you lost and consult others – children, friends, relatives who may recall items in your home. They may also have photographs of the home during holidays, compile these images.

CLAIM FORM TO COUNTY MUST BE MAILED IN 
before October 7, 2018, 
BUT they take time to process the claim. 
They may not backtrack retroactive your tax reduction. 
Do it now.
Here is what they need:

Address of damaged property
Type of damaged property:
Assessor's Parcel No.
Personal Property:
If unsecured,
Tax Bill No.
Real Property:
1)
The damage was caused by fire and

Describe the damages



  My estimate of the amount of damage is:

 Real Property $__________Taxable

Date damage occurred

 The damaged or destroyed property consisted of
  


Equipment Supplies and personal Property $


repair or replacement started__


 Date repair or replacement complete

 9) If not completed, estimated completion date ___________________________________________________________________________________

I declare under penalty of perjury that all of the foregoing statements are, to the best of my knowledge, true and correct. Name (please print) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature ____________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________________________ Mailing Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Work) ________________________________________________________ (Home) _______________________________________________ SCAO 023 6/16 AB Please attach any available supporting evidence, such as repair bills, estimates and photographs. Sonoma County Assessor www.sonoma-county.org/Assessor _______________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _____________ Vessel or Aircraft: Registration No.___________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ __________Total $__________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Application For Reassessment of Property Damaged by Misfortune or Calamity Eligibility Requirements Section 170 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California and Sonoma County Ordinances contain provisions for reassessment of propert damaged or destroyed by misfortune or calamity. A brief summary of eligibility requirements is as follows: y 1. The application must be made by the person who, on January 1, was the owner of, or had in his possession, or under his control, the taxable property which suffered damage or by a person who acquired the property after January 1 and is liable for the taxes for the next fiscal year commencing July 1. 2. The damage must have occurred by misfortune or calamity, without fault of the owner or applicant. 3. The application must be delivered to the assessor within twelve (12) months of the date on which the calamity or misfortune occurred. 4. The damage must be shown to be in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000). I hereby apply for reassessment of the following described property which was damaged or destroyed through no fault of my own, and which damage or destruction was in excess of $10,000. (per R&T code 170) 2) 585 Fiscal Dr., Rm 104 Santa Rosa CA 95403-2872 707-565-1888

Mindful the county assessor offices have also been evacuated and may be distrupted. Keep copies, follow up, you may need to arbitrate fight or refile 







Desgravación fiscal disponible después del incendio
1. Reducir el impuesto a la propiedad debido a la pérdida de valor
2. Mover la base impositiva a otro condado
3. Mover la base impositiva a la nueva propiedad
4. Pérdida del IRS Pérdida de heridos. Es posible que pueda deducir las pérdidas en función del daño infligido a su propiedad durante un desastre. Una víctima es un evento repentino, inesperado o inusual. Esto puede incluir desastres naturales como huracanes, incendios, tornados, inundaciones y terremotos.
5. La Junta Estatal de Impuestos de Franquicias también ofrece alivio de impuestos por calamidades

Debe solicitar la pérdida de impuestos a través del asesor del condado. No otorgan automáticamente crédito a los propietarios. No asuma que el asesor le dará una cantidad justa de pérdida de impuestos. El valor de la tierra se reducirá drásticamente debido a los contaminantes y productos químicos del incendio. Reconstruiremos, pero ciertas áreas que fueron destruidas pueden reducir el valor de la tierra debido al evento y el estigma.

6. La solicitud debe ser presentada por la persona que era dueña de la propiedad dañada en la fecha de embargo (1 de enero) y quien será responsable de los impuestos a la propiedad para el próximo año fiscal.
7. El daño debe haber ocurrido debido a una desgracia o calamidad sin culpa del propietario.
8. Debe presentar su solicitud dentro de los 12 meses a partir de la fecha en que ocurrió el desastre o dentro de los 60 días posteriores a la fecha en que se le envió por correo un formulario de solicitud de la Oficina del Asesor.
9. El daño debe exceder $ 10,000 en pérdida de valor.
Puedo enviarte un correo electrónico o un pdf del formulario o ayudarte a completarlo. Necesita la dirección y el número de APN disponibles en la búsqueda del sitio web de impuestos del condado. NO subestimes los costos. El costo de construcción para reconstruir figuras en áreas de alto costo es de $ 400 a $ 440 por pie cuadrado. Es posible que algunas propiedades no se puedan reconstruir del mismo modo. Algunas propiedades en los condados rurales de Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Sonoma y Yuba pueden ser más caras de reconstruir.
 Tenga cuidado de dar a los contratistas un gran dinero por adelantado. Los contratistas serán estresados al máximo financiero y cobrarán tarifas más altas para completar el trabajo. Los contratistas pueden asumir más trabajo de lo que pueden razonablemente terminar con los plazos. El tiempo cuesta dinero. Su ajustador de seguro no es su amigo. Cinta de video, fotos de teléfonos celulares y guárdelo todo en la nube: google cloud, o iphone cloud o lo que tenga, envíe un correo electrónico a usted y guárdelo.
Haga listas de todo lo que cree que perdió y consulte a otras personas: niños, amigos, familiares que pueden recordar artículos en su hogar. También pueden tener fotografías de la casa durante las vacaciones, compilar estas imágenes.

EL FORMULARIO DE RECLAMACIÓN AL CONDADO DEBE SER ENVIADO POR CORREO antes del 7 de octubre de 2018 PERO se toman su tiempo para procesar el reclamo. Es posible que no respalden la retroactividad de su reducción de impuestos. Hazlo ahora.
Esto es lo que necesitan:

APN dirección cantidad de pérdida en dólares fecha de la pérdida cuando planeas reconstruir

copyright © Caroline Gerardo October 2017

10/24/2017

Reverse Mortgage Facts

Autumn Mortgage Greetings




Mortgage closing Stalled in California due to FEMA disaster area?
I can help!

Parent thinking about Reverse Mortgage to make life easier?
Let's talk!

Need money for the down payment - we have grants up to
$21000.00 ( terms and conditions apply, income limits,
California counties )
Call me to talk
C G
(949) 784-9699
the loan lady
NMLS 324982

Autumn greetings!
Praying for cooler weather in California!

Wesh Center Crew

10/16/2017

UPSTREAM for MLS



Upstream is going live in the Bay Area, California.
Will the National Association of Realtors Play ball?



I see a few enhanced things that come of this— 

Information of the lockbox available to show:

1. number of showings per property
2. rate of showings
3. neighborhood activity
4. days of the week activity
5. time and motion study on everything from list to close to analyze how to do it better without the Realtors

The broker will be able to edit the listing and "fine tune." 

   If agent moves office broker can edit information.
   Broker adds or edits photographs and improves the narrative describing the property, and makes it compliant.
   Broker chooses which systems the information will be able to access. For example, if local MLS does not want to share on Zillow or Trulia this could be blocked.


BUT why oh why doesn't the NAR develop it's own OWN OWNED— Super Multiple Listing Data and control who gets to use it?      Why give away the milk for free?

Why doesn't NAR have a national directory of agents with detailed
profiles- face shot, video, number of closed sales, specialty, degrees, and more?

Why not only go to one place that the NAR controls rather than
giving away free steaks?

Reminds me of the riots in Los Angeles in 1992. I'm sitting in the parking lot of a multifamily building I own under construction. The donut store across the street is on fire. Neighborhood persons run down Bonnie Brae yelling to me, "C G go get your free steaks!" In his arms, a stack of meat and bottles of alcohol.

Does the NAR not see that free steaks harm the market?
What about consumer privacy rights?
Do we want a camera videotaping minor children walking through a listing?

Initially, this was sold to Realtors as Data Managment that brokers control, but this is not true.

Do you hear Zillow screaming? Nope. I hear them rubbing saddle soap on their hands for the roundup.

Do you watermark all your photos with your own URL? Better start.

Why open up the cattle gates in the Bay Area? Why not get all the nitty gritty
details on the highest priced best of the herd in the United States...

Alex Lange is CEO,  HBS Harvard Business School
Experience working for Big Box Banks
corporate headquarters is in Seattle Washington

alexlangenow.com


UpstreamRE

10/13/2017

Second Offer

Today's real estate funny

Submit the second offer first.
You may have a second drink but not the first

10/12/2017

How I chose my realtor


About four hundred business cards, twenty regular mailers in US post office, a few random door
knocked who I never met, and the home phone that I never answer full of agents for listing appointments.

In the end I made two appointments. Both top sales teams in the county. One does more print ads, the other does short "films" of homes. Friends who are Realtor agents were pouty, mad, and some made
mean comments. I didn't use agent who was listing side, as they were not straightforward. I didn't use a from the few Realtors who send me mortgage business because this was vital to my personal life and I wanted to be free to push for what I needed.
In the end I wasn't  totally happy with my choice. Agent office double ended deal and sent buyer to their mortgage guy friend who ended up being the biggest liar I ever worked with. JMJ financial sent out approval letter on a file that was never underwritten,. It took 70 days not 30 to close because the Loan Officer continued to lie.. I had two back up buyers who continued to call every day after day 30, I told escrow in writing the deal was cancelled. Nothing about the transaction was easy, because the mortgage broker was searching to find a place to fund the loan while making up stories every day.

In the end the Borrowers signed loan documents (without legal wait period of Closing Disclosure), funded and recorded on Friday without my approval as it was a Friday before a long weekend. I ended up paying for 5 days of interest ( $1409.90 cost) and was pushed out of the houe in a firedrill with no notice. I did not have opportunity to wait for moving van on Monday and hired 4 "guys" and rented trucks to move a 3700 square foot house. A nightmare closing.

Now time has passed. Agent who I like contacts me to make a recommendation on a real estate website. I think I'll wait another year before I post a rating as it won't be 5 stars.

So an insider who has sold and bought more than 60 residential and 19 commercial properties one would think got the best service, cheapest commission and best deal. No.
I paid full commission. I believe the buyer got the best service. I did accomplish my goal of down sizing but it was terrible awful painful when it could have been much better.

Listing agent did not listen to my needs. Seller can't make arrangements to move when buyer's loan was not final loan approved. JMJ financial it appears no longer has this guy but owner Ryan Gale is still there and he did not care one bit.








CFBP

  • Congressional oversight of the CFPB?
  • Will Cordray quit before they fire him for failing to cooperate with suppoenas
  •  Financial CHOICE Act affect the CFPB's director?
  • What new rights does the ACT grant a party facing a CFPB enforcement action?
  • How would it change what the CFPB must consider in issuing regulations?
  • easier for a financial institution or service provider to obtain compliance advice from the CFPB?
  •  CFPB's authority to enforce UDAAP laws and regulations?

What would be the practical impact of all of these changes on providers of consumer financial products and services?
Are Major Changes to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Enforcement Authority Coming?
On June 8, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act, which, if enacted, reins in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) giving Congress control over its budget and funding.The Act forces the CFPB to bring regulatory actions in a court of law, if asked; and removing the CFPB's authority with respect to enforcement actions involving unfair, deceptive and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP). The CFPB has been the most effective – and aggressive – federal regulatory agency we've seen in years. Its rules of the road have not always been clear, and many in the regulated community believe the agency has gone too far in bringing some enforcement actions. Enactment of the Financial CHOICE Act would significantly change how the CFPB enforces federal consumer financial protection laws, which would give some relief and more regulatory certainty to the regulated community.



Richard Cordray is rumored to be running for Governor of Ohio. He knows his days are numbered. There's a crew of Republicans who want him out, including our President
Democratic spin on Ohio
Washington wants to gut the CFBR 
Trash the bureau which fined so many big banks and stodgy bankers.
They collected billions in fines and the money stays with the CFBP
President Donald Trump can’t replace Cordray without firing him for cause, an act that carries its own political risk given the bureau’s popularity with the public 
Hensarling and other lawmakers are expected to file a resolution to overturn the rule under the Congressional Review Act
citing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray for contempt of Congress

10/09/2017

Custom Universal Phone Chargers








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your wife's apple and you're samsung?
No longer need two different chargers
call now 949 784- 9699

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9/18/2017

Tell Equifax to Go To



Dear Rick Smith:

CEO
Equifax
1550 Peachtree Street NE 
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-885-8000
Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374






EQUIFAX CEASE and DESIST holding, keeping, recording, storing, compiling or sharing my personal credit profile



marisa.salcines@equifax.com
 cust.serv@equifax.com 

etsupport@equifax.com I ask that you delete ALL information you have in your main frame, data storage, history and files within five days. I am opting out of Equifax for all time. Equifax failed me in your fiduciary duty to protect my credit file and private information.


I do not want any of your services. I do not want your crummy identification protection. NOTHING Equifax sells, does, warrants or compiles is safe because your management team decided you don't care about me or millions of Americans. Equifax profits from my credit profile without my authorization. I opt out of Equifax all together.

I never authorized you to save or compile information about me. I never gave you permission to keep my social security number, date of birth, driver's license, addresses, credit history and purchasing habits. 

Since you failed to maintain the cheapest of fire walls and exposed me to harm I will never trust what your business says or does. You waited to release the hacking only after key employees sold stock options, ramped up a huge marketing campaign, tried to hide the bad news in the hurricane news, waited months to tell America... shame on you RICK.

I am instructing all my creditors past and current to cease and desist from selling my information tapes to you. 

Please confirm you are doing this in five days. Equifax shared my information after I notified you not to share with affiliates. This is a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting ACT, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and a number of consumer privacy laws in my home state.

 more information read here:
http://cgbarbeau.blogspot.com/2017/09/short-equifax-stock.html 
Sincerely, 



9/15/2017

Alternative to HARP 3.0



Can't make it on a DU or LP Refinance HARP because your loan wasn't sold to Fannie or Freddie?
If you got your loan prior to May 31 2009 and have paid as agreed I may have a product which
lowers your rate.

No modification
No forgiveness of debt allowed
No cash to borrower more than $250
Refinance first trust deed only
No cash out
Primary, Second Home, investment homes okay up to 4 units
Minimum FICO score 620 middle mortgage
NO GSE


Call me to run numbers for you

Let's see what we can do to reduce your monthly payment!
Rates are down don't wait!

Terms and conditions apply

C G
Carolne Gerardo Barbeau
(949) 784-9699

https://carolinegerardo.eaglehm.com/ 



NMLS 324982

this is not a 3.0 that everyone waited for the government to roll out, and now probably will not,
this is an alternative
call for the ins and outs
Come on down to the beach off Costa Mesa :)

9/08/2017

Shame On Equifax

masked hackers 

I'm one of the millions probably everyone who has credit in the United States and Canada who Equifax gave my personal information to the Russian mob, crazy terrorists and North Korean hackers. Equifax offers a crummy credit monitoring service in exchange for this damage. Don't be stupid enough to go through the same website Equifax allowed bad guys to enter! Big E's credit monitoring is a joke. Big E does NOTHING to protect consumers. Bad guys can open credit in my good name even after I die thanks to Equifax. Right now Big E is in meetings coming up with a spin on how they SHARED your private life information with every bad guy.

This is the most serious credit breach ever disclosed. Equifax gave enough information for anyone to open credit, buy a house, buy a car, get into your bank accounts from now until the end of time.

I want to opt out of Equifax because they are sloppy, careless and continue stupid mistakes, but this is impossible because they hold us all hostage. But sorry, you can't opt out of Equifax.
The hacker got into Equifax's main frame information bank by downloading a person's credit report, then found a way to see what the Big E says is 134 million accounts. Assume Equifax lies, it's a billion records they hacked.

What makes me mad is Equifax kept this secret for months. Not until an employee whistle blower let it be leaked does Equifax come out and admit they gave my social security number, date of birth, driver's license number, home address, home phone and email to evil doers. Notice they let the leak out when everyone is watching news about the hurricanes, a marketing cover ploy. 

Short EFX stock

Here's what the CEO Rick Smith says:


 Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced a cyber security incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from May through July 2017. Cough cough the big E (one of the three American credit cops) have known about this for two months. 
The information accessed includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, driver’s license numbers. In addition, credit card numbers for approximately 209,000 U.S. consumers, and certain dispute documents with personal identifying information for approximately 182,000 U.S. consumers, were accessed. As part of its investigation of this application vulnerability, 

BIG E you are despicable. 

For more information visit the FAQ sorry fu page"

Rick SMITH CEO you are fired. 

Here's the hacker's ransom request:
"Equifax executives sold 3 million dollars in shares taking advantage of their insider information after the attack," notes the hacker's website. "We believe that 600 BTC is a fair amount ransom."


The hackers ransom my (and probably your) information for $2,600,000 today. They say they will post all our information if not paid by the 15th of September.
Once personal information floats out there - anyone can buy a house, a car, get a credit card in my good name and I will be stuck fighting this until I die.
Updates on my request to force Equifax to erase my file and success with 2 banks agreed to stop selling my monthly tapes of credit information here:

http://cgbarbeau.blogspot.com/2017/09/tell-equifax-to-go-to.html
Dear Hackers 
If I may address you. Please don't post my personal information, Go ahead and put up everything you know about RICK SMITH.  He sold stock options BEFORE this scandal was public as well as other key and highly paid employees. Report them to the SEC and CFBP for fraud, insider trading, and lack of fiduciary duty. Orange jump suits for Equifax employees.

If you are an Equifax employee who sold any EFX stock between May 2nd and today, the SEC is going to find you.
I assume a great number of employees knew -even the marketing department was ramping up campaigns and spend un-tethered dollars to fight the impending doom. The Big E was running ads on internet, television and radio in incredible volume in July and August to hide this scandal. Big E spend ten times their normal marketing advertising budget in July and August to cover up the mess.
Filings show three Equifax executives — Chief Financial Officer John Gamble, U.S. Information Solutions President Joseph Loughran and Workforce Solutions President Rodolfo Ploder — completed stock sales on Aug. 1 and 2nd
Laura Louise Wilbanks Chief Marketing OFFICER dumping EFX stock when CEO and management begin huge marketing campaign to save the ship BEFORE they release the bad news
Loughran Joseph Michael II 

Stock down to 99 today from high of 170 before the bad news
And now to relax your soul because you read this far:
Copyright © Caroline Gerardo September 2017 all rights reserved

9/05/2017

How A Reverse Mortgage Helps Mom and Dad

Mom keeps her rose garden with a Reverse Mortgage


The advantages and disadvantages of a reverse mortgage


Mom or Dad get older and retirement income doesn't meet their basic needs. You may not have
the cash flow to send them money every month. They may be silent about the struggle to cut coupons and make ends meet.
He or She or both have equity or cash value in their home.
They want to stay in the home until the die.
Neighborhood friends, church and stores are familiar. There's a boy down the street who walks the aging dog. The family next door greets and waves each time the parents come or go. It's easy to know where you are going and walk the sidewalks. Familiarity over time makes a place become a home.

Change is difficult for the elderly. Packing mementos, giving away belongings and down sizing to smaller home does not always bring happiness. Living in assisted care facility seems safer to children who live far away because there are professionals to check on Mom or Dad. You sell your parent(s) on bridge, golf, and activities but the loss of privacy, loss of history and lack of freedom is hard for them to accept. For me not being able to garden would make me depressed.

A reverse mortgage allows Mom or Dad or both to stay in their home. Increase monthly cash flow pays for prescriptions, food, travel and little luxuries they couldn't previously afford. 

A reverse is a government loan also called a HECM - organized like a backwards Home Equity Line.

The home ownership obligations with a HECM are property taxes, fire insurance (or flood if in mapped area) and Homeowner Association fees due (if any). The borrowers keep the property in their own names. they can live there until they pass away. Remaining equity, is then distributed upon refinance or sale of the home.

The Disadvantages are:
They are very expensive and after October 1 2017 the Trump Administration is increasing the costs.

Find out all the rules, ins, outs, and take a loko at the new reverse mortgage. It might be a good tool for your family.
Terms and conditions apply

NMLS 324982
C G Barbeau

(949)  784 - 9699 cell

949 South Coast Drive # 240
Costa Mesa, CA 92626


8/30/2017

HELOC Rates Rise

HELOC coming due in full?
Home Equity Loan rising?
Second Mortgage rate increase?
Home Equity Lines Of Credit are seeing rates rise
and becoming due in full as they age
Call me for solutions
(949) 784- 9699
C G
NMLS 324982
Although rates on first trust deeds decreased this past two days, prime seconds will not
If you have a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) you should be concerned where your rate and monthly payment will be in the future

$100k line at 5.25% = $522
Take the rate @ 10% = $877
Take the rate @ 18% = $1,507
Most of these lines of credit have a lifetime cap of 18%.
Prime Rates rise for HELOC

United States Average Monthly Prime Lending Rate  Forecast 2016-2020
Bank Lending Rate in the United States is expected to be 4.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts’ expectations.
Looking forward, we estimate Bank Lending Rate in the United States to stand at 4.25 in 12 months’ time. In the long-term, the United States Average Monthly Prime Lending Rate is projected to trend around 5.25 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

Given the forecast, Home Equity Lines of Credit are getting pretty expensive. Get ahead of the curve and let us help you get into a fix loan.

Don’t gamble your home, moved to a fix loan!



8/01/2017

California Property Tax Percentage

California Tax rates by County Assessor
Property taxes in California Counties percentages
Cities can have additional charges such as sewer, water, police,
California Flag 
fire department, vector control.
Mellos Roos taxes can also be added when a tract is new.
Mello Roos tax pays for the curbs, gutters, roads, parks etc
built to accommodate new construction areas. This additional
tax can be very expensive. Local taxes are on average around an
additional quarter or .25%

In general property taxes are about 1.2% of current sale price and they
increase over time. Only way to reduce the property taxes is if values fall,
you can temporarily request for a formal review

Property taxes in California are a percentage of the real estate value.

Proposition 13 declared property taxes were 
assessed their 1975 value and restricted 
annual increases of the tax 
to an inflation factor, not to exceed 2% per year.

Alameda    .88%
Alpine       .58%
Amador     .77%
Butte         .74%
Calaveras  .87%
Colusa      .79%
Contra Costa .96%
Del Norte     .74%
El Dorado .81%
Fresno        .88%
Glenn        .70%
Humboldt .62%
Imperial    .94%
Inyo          .68%
Kern         .12%
Kings       .80%
Lake        .86%
Lassen     .78%
Los Angeles.79%
Madera     .89%
Marin     .78%
Mariposa .72%
Mendocino .65%
Merced    .98%
Modoc    .72%
Mono    .68%
Monterey .78%
Napa      .82%
Nevada   .82%
Orange   .71%
Placer   1.02%
Plumas   .65%
Riverside 1.13%
Sacramento .95%
San Benito 1.00%
San Bernardino .92%
San Diego .78%
San Francisco .66%
San Joaquin 1.06%
San Luis Obispo.73%
San Mateo .69%
Santa Barbara .67%
Santa Clara .79%
SantaCruz .68%
Shasta      .76%
Sierra      .62%
Siskiyou  .68%
Solano     .97%
Sonoma    .80%
Stanislaus  1.02%
Sutter     1.02%
Tehama    .73%
Trinity    .54%
Tulare    .85%
Tuolumne  .65%
Ventura   .79%
Yolo      .93%
Yuba     .95%