In January, there were more real-estate agents than homes for sale in the U.S.

Re:In January, there were more real-estate agents than homes... by exclusiv on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:02PM (#26559694)

It's 500k of tax free gains for married couples.

How is that, or even the 250k individual comical? Also, that's the gain that has no taxes AFTER fees/commissions. It does not get "eaten away".

You can also do 1031 exchanges, opportunity zones with real estate, or put it into an LLC. A lot of flexibility and tax strategy available.

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Re:In January, there were more real-estate agents than homes... by frongpik on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:53PM (#26562651)

I'd rather pay capital gains tax on a 250k stock appreciation, than have my house appreciate by the same amount. It's just ordinary people don't have brokerage accounts that can appreciate by so much.

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Re:In January, there were more real-estate agents than homes... by munk-a on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @01:13PM (#26570098)

As a slight diversion, this thread danced around a pretty interesting point in my eyes - why are ordinary people denied access to brokerage accounts with advantageous rates - it's not likely that the money actions will be nearly as dynamic or require nearly as much oversight as folks with a lot of money and the minimum investment bars seem unreasonably high before you start dodging the heavy fees. Isn't that system just furthering wealth inequality?

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