Malena Carollo
@malenacarollo.bsky.social
Reporter, CalMatters/The Markup | Signal/📞: (813) 591-0688
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March 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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One woman I spoke with lost her home bc she was unable to afford the property tax hikes from a $16k air conditioner through the program. The CFPB found that property taxes for PACE homeowners increased by about $2,700/yr, or 88%. My reporting found jumps as high $5,300, or a 600% increase /3
December 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
One woman I spoke with lost her home bc she was unable to afford the property tax hikes from a $16k air conditioner through the program. The CFPB found that property taxes for PACE homeowners increased by about $2,700/yr, or 88%. My reporting found jumps as high $5,300, or a 600% increase /3
In 2020, I published an investigation at the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social showing that PACE loans in Tampa Bay/across Florida were saddling homeowners with unexpected costs, hefty loans, and putting them at risk of losing their homes /2
www.tampabay.com/investigatio...
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Tax hit: An energy efficiency finance program is trapping Florida homeowners in debt
An energy efficiency finance program is trapping Florida homeowners in debt.
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December 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
In 2020, I published an investigation at the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social showing that PACE loans in Tampa Bay/across Florida were saddling homeowners with unexpected costs, hefty loans, and putting them at risk of losing their homes /2
www.tampabay.com/investigatio...
www.tampabay.com/investigatio...