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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. ecoming part of a homeowner’s association is a growing ...

In many communities, high or rising HOA fees are scaring off potential buyers—especially as mortgage rates remain elevated and household budgets get tighter. For new buyers, the idea of taking on a ...

It's officially tax season. Attempt to control your glee. But seriously: Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, was the first day that the Internal Revenue Service started accepting and processing 2024 income tax ...

In most cases, homeowner association fees aren’t tax-deductible. However, if the property generates income through rent or as a qualified home office, you might be able to write off HOA expenses.

In 2005, Harold Medina, then a real estate newspaper special section editor, asked for articles on HOA law issues. The name “HOA Homefront” also was his idea, so thanks to him for creating and naming ...

The clash is about strong personalities, an exacting homeowners’ association and a partisan divide that has reached the hyperlocal level. The clash is about strong personalities, an exacting ...

Q: Our HOA has their bank accounts with an online bank. Our payments are mailed to a postbox address outside California. I contacted the bank, and they were unable to provide a physical branch address ...

More than 75 million Americans live in subdivisions or other communities with homeowner associations (HOAs) that require them to pay monthly fees and follow a set of rules. And Floridians who live in ...