Navigating the Real Estate Market in 2025

Vance Barse Featured in USA TODAY on Home Buying and Tax Time

Did you buy or sell a home in 2025? There’s a lot to think about, especially for first-time buyers or sellers.

Expert Guidance

If you sold a home during 2025, particularly one you had owned for a while, you may have pocketed a good amount of cash. Luckily, homeowners are entitled to an exclusion on the capital gains you reap from the sale” – Vance Barse

2025 Tax Tips

“Single filers can exclude up to $250,000, while the exclusion goes up to $500,000 for taxpayers filing jointly. The exclusion does have some restrictions: you need to have lived in the home for two years in a row during the last five years, for example.” – Barse

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Barse expects more consolidation in the RIA space, and more private equity taking minority stakes in RIAs.

“I think that wave will continue and gain momentum as the average advisor in this country matures toward the right-hand side of the age bell curve, and people want succession planning, “ he said. “There’s never been a better time to sell than right now. And sellers are getting very handsome premiums, terms and conditions.”

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