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Re:Why a house is a terrible investment (2013) by sulam on Monday April 23, 2018 @04:39AM (#16901617)
Capital gains didn’t apply because of the unique rules around primary residences — our new home cost more than the old. In fact it’s better than other investments in this particular way!

Regarding property tax, yes, but dividends are taxed as well and you generally are going to pay capital gains in the specific situation I’m describing if you replace “primary residence” with “stock”. Primary residences with mortgages have better tax treatment, really. If it didn’t I wouldn’t have a mortgage.

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Re:Why a house is a terrible investment (2013) by dman on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:39PM (#16905612)
I like to think of this as the Government encouraging you to pay more in recurring taxes by waiving a one time tax - you did end up increasing your exposure to the real estate market and your annual property taxes through this transaction.
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