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But if the home is your permanent residence, Florida offers several property-tax benefits that may help eligible homeowners reduce their taxable value and limit certain assessment increases over time.

Three terms you'll want to know are:

Homestead Exemption
Save Our Homes
Portability

Let's break t...

Once you become a homeowner, you may eventually find yourself with a little extra money at the end of the month and wonder:

"Should I put this toward my mortgage?"

Making extra payments toward your mortgage principal can be a useful strategy for some homeowners. It may help reduce your loan balance faster, which can reduce the amount of interest you pay over the...

But what exactly is it?

Simply put, home equity is the portion of your home that you actually own.

You can think of it like a savings account built into your house. As you pay down your mortgage and, in many cases, as your home increases in value, your equity can grow over time.

And that's one of the reasons homeownership can be an important part of buil...

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