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No-Reserve Classic Car Lots Sold 122 Times Out of 123. Within the Same Model, They Sold for a Fifth Less.
The conversion rate is close to a restatement of the format. The price gap is not, and it is what a seller is actually…
This Week
The story that mattered most, and the two that ran it close.
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South Carolina Caps Boat Sales Tax at $500. Virginia Has the Lowest Rate and the Biggest Bill.
Five states, read from their own statutes. Four cap the tax, so the effective rate falls as the boat gets dearer. The one that does not cap it charges 400…
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The Same $10 Million House Costs $532,500 to Transfer in New York and $70,000 in Florida.
Both figures are computed from the two states’ published rates. The multiple grows with the price, because only one of the systems has thresholds.
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New York City Has Nine Property Transfer Tax Thresholds. Crossing the $10 Million One Costs $100,000.
Five taxes levied by two governments, and not one is charged as a top slice. Every threshold re-prices the whole sale rather than the part above it.
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What an American House Costs: Zillow’s Own Index, by Metro, County and Tier
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A Rolex Submariner Costs 3.57 Ounces of Gold Today. A Daytona Costs 9.34.
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No US Resort County in the National Top 20 Lost Value. Eleven Below It Did.
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Nine of the Ten Most Expensive Counties in America Are Resort Towns. Manhattan Is Ninth.
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Flats Are the Weakest Property Type in All 13 UK Regions. In England They Fell 2.2 Percent While Detached Rose 2.5.
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Gold Fixed at $4,336 on 2026-08-07. The Record High Was $5,405, Six Months Ago.
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The Top Third of US Housing Lagged the Bottom in 65% of Metros. In the Biggest 25, It Led.
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Five Swiss Watches Ask Under $10,000. The Cheapest Is a Third of a Submariner.
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11 Classic Cars Under $50,000, Ranked by Whether They Actually Sell
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Gold Fixed at $4,336 on 2026-08-07. The Record High Was $5,405, Six Months Ago.
The London bullion market has published a gold price twice a day since 1968. All 14,657 afternoon fixes are free to read, and this is what…
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The Same $10 Million House Costs $532,500 to Transfer in New York and $70,000 in Florida.
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New York City Has Nine Property Transfer Tax Thresholds. Crossing the $10 Million One Costs $100,000.
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A Rolex Submariner Costs 3.57 Ounces of Gold Today. A Daytona Costs 9.34.
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Flats Are the Weakest Property Type in All 13 UK Regions. In England They Fell 2.2 Percent While Detached Rose 2.5.
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Gold Fixed at $4,336 on 2026-08-07. The Record High Was $5,405, Six Months Ago.
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The Top Third of US Housing Lagged the Bottom in 65% of Metros. In the Biggest 25, It Led.
At Length
One piece worth the whole afternoon.
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No US Resort County in the National Top 20 Lost Value. Eleven Below It Did.
Eleven of 38 American resort counties fell over the year. Every one of them ranks outside the twenty most expensive counties in the country.
What the good things cost
One letter a week: what we priced, and the one number that explains it. No advertising, and your address goes nowhere else.
Weekly, Thursday morning
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The E30 M3 Makes $63,250 at Auction. The E36 Makes $27,750. Same Badge.
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The Ferrari F355 Costs More Than the 360 That Replaced It. Five Models, by What They Actually Sold For.
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Stamp Duty on a 10 Million Pound House Runs From 1.11m to 1.81m. The House Is the Same.
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What a Boat Costs to Own: Depreciation, and Where You Are Allowed to Use It