Once again, Chapter 13 rescued a client. He’ll get out of debt and pay off credit cards with no interest going forward. So many people tell me they could pay off the credit card balance if it wasn’t for the high interest. This client owned a home, had a job, and was solvent on paper, but […]
California Homestead Grows With Inflation: Calculating The Homestead Increase
Calculating California’s homestead reveals the homestead in 2022 is now capped at $626,400. That’s even more generous than the originally enacted $600,000. And it will change next year. To calculated the current homestead exemption, you need an armful of data (and a bit of math). Because, the new law provided not only for a bigger […]
California Gets New Homestead
The California Legislature enacted a dramatic increase to the state’s homestead law at the very end of the legislative session in August. It became effective January 1, 2021. The dollar amount of the homestead increased to a minimum of $300,000 and a maximum of $600,000. Gone is the link between marital status or dependents. Every […]
6 Things You Need To Know About The California Homestead
California’s homestead exemption is the Super Hero of the exemption world. While other exemptions protect things worth a thousand dollars here and a couple of thousand there, the homestead protects big bucks. Starting January 1, 2021, the homestead for every homeowner is at least $300,000 and as much as $600,000, depending on countywide home prices. […]
