Real Estate Insights

Kevin Dorwin

Partner & Practice Leader

Individuals and Families

Strategies to Help Your Child Buy a Home

How to Help Your Adult Kids Buy a Home. Each strategy can have major estate, tax and family dynamic implications. Here are several different strategies you might consider.

Steven J. Giacona

Partner & Practice Leader

Individuals and Families

Domicile vs. Tax Residency: What Is Domicile and How Do You Change It?

As a CPA and financial advisor, clients often ask me for ways to reduce taxes. Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which limited state and local tax deductions to $10,000, many clients, particularly residents of high-tax states such as New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, have raised the question […]

Mariella Foley

Partner

Individuals and Families

Staying in the Marital Home After Divorce: Emotions vs. Economics

As someone contemplates divorce, one of the most common concerns, after custody of the children, is whether either spouse will be able to continue living in the marital home. Most likely, the home has significant emotional value. It could represent heartfelt memories of raising your family during happier times or it could be the location […]

Cheryl Donaldson

Principal

Individuals and Families

Three Things to Consider When Moving to a Non-Income Tax State

Changing residency is not as simple as one would think. Extreme care must be taken and you must have a game plan ready to execute. Be sure to connect with your Cerity Partners financial advisor in the beginning phases of your planning. With their expertise and guidance, you will be better prepared to avoid to avoid the pitfalls that snag the unwary.

Judith Gordon

Principal

Individuals and Families

California Homeowners’ Exemption vs. Homestead Exemption: What’s the Difference?

Many homeowners may not be aware of an exemption that slightly lowers annual property taxes or the exemption that protects homeowners from a particular kind of creditor.