• How The NEW $200K Tax Break Helps Seniors and Disabled Austinites Stay at Home,Jennifer S. Goodman, AUSTIN REALTOR®

    How The NEW $200K Tax Break Helps Seniors and Disabled Austinites Stay at Home

    TL;DR Seniors and disabled homeowners in Austin will now receive up to $200,000 in school district property tax exemptions starting with the 2025 tax year. This expanded benefit was approved by Texas voters in the November 4, 2025 election. Eligible homeowners could save more than $2,000 per year, d

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  • Helping Your Parents Downsize Their Home Can Takes Years of Planning,Jennifer S. Goodman

    Helping Your Parents Downsize Their Home Can Takes Years of Planning

    It took 4 years to get my mother to agree to move from her 3-storey Toronto townhouse with laundry in the basement to a 2 bedroom apartment with everything on one floor (no ensuite laundry) and a view of downtown that reminds her of New York.  The day she moved in she was both happy and annoyed. “No

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  • Seniors Are You Over-Housed?,Jennifer S. Goodman

    Seniors Are You Over-Housed?

      Thinking about selling your family home of 20+ years because of personal reasons?  Maybe your kids are grown or your spouse passed away or your passion is just plain waning because you know this is your time to experience the beauty of your senior years and that big house full of memories no longe

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