New from our research library

​​​​COLLEGE STATION – While you’re listening to the Halloween edition of our Red Zone podcast, check out the latest offerings from our research library:

Tax Rules for Vacation Home Sales​
Selling a vacation home at a profit will generally lead to taxation at favorable capital gains tax rates. A loss from such a sale is not deductible unless the home is converted to rental property prior to the sale. Written by Jerrold J. Stern.

Regional Contributions to Texas’ Home Sa​les Recovery from the Great Recession
Texas regional home sales have recovered from the onslaught of the Great Recession, ​with Texas’ larger local regions leading the recovery followed by smaller regions. After two years of exceptionally strong home sales expansion in 2012 and 2013, the state’s home sales market experienced much slower and moderate growth rate in 2014. Written by Dr. Ali Anari.