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Manhattan residents who itemize their federal tax returns pay an average $102,000 in state and local taxes – more than anywhere else. The second highest tax tabs, nearly $50,000, are in Marin County, the home of musicians and movie stars across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. Other enclaves with large bills for property,…

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Abstract As retirees live longer, spend more on medical care, and get less income replaced by Social Security, many may need to tap their home equity to be comfortable in retirement.  The most direct way to access home equity is downsizing, but few choose this option because they generally prefer to stay in their house.&nbs…