Homestead exemptions offer exceptions to financial claims on your primary residence. Homeowners filing for bankruptcy may be able to use a homestead exemption to shield the home’s equity from ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has ...

A homestead exemption is a legal mandate. It helps protect a home from seizure by creditors following a declaration of bankruptcy or the death of a spouse with ownership interest. In many states, the ...

There are many issues to consider when pursuing homestead property and navigating through Article 52 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, which governs judgment enforcement, can be challenging.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado’s Amendment G asks voters in the November election whether to extend a homestead property tax exemption to more military veterans with disabilities.

Arkansas' homeowners will be eligible for $100 more, or $600 for a parcel, in their homestead property tax credit, starting Jan. 1. That's the result of Act 330, enacted during the Legislature's ...

Identical bills that would increase the homestead property tax credit by $100 to $600 per parcel, effective for assessment years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2025, sailed through the Arkansas House ...