Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Thought this article may be helpful to people with vacation homes.
Finally — IRS Guidance on Exchanging Vacation Homes Revenue Procedure 2008-16 Provides Safe Harbor
Until now, the issue of whether a vacation home qualifies for tax deferral treatment under IRC §1031 was the subject of much scrutiny and uncertainty. To the ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Heres an article I found that clarifies why this may be true.
The Federal Reserve has been on a rate cutting spree once more. Many mortgage applicants are calling their mortgage representative and expecting a lower interest rate. Others who have been waiting to refinance are puzzled as to why mortgage rates ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Should someone pay points to get a lower interest rate or not. This is a very common question that a customer asks. Some clients like to pay points and some would rather not. When you pay "points", you pay interest in a lum sum upfront to get a lower rate ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
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Bankruptcy or Debt Settlement Program??? Please Help
To make a long story ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Homeowners in the hardest-hit cities hope for some relief from the Bush administration's recent foreclosure initiative -- but they'll still have to cope with dramatically declining home-sale prices.
Residents of Sacramento, Calif., where home sale prices for November 2007 fell a startling 18.6% from the year before, are likely breathing a ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
The housing market will continue its downward spiral, forecasts say, and that means opportunities for buyers. But waiting for the market bottom may not be the smartest strategy. Here are 5 reasons to buy now -- and 5 reasons you may want to wait.
By Melinda Fulmer, MSN Real Estate
The latest ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
This is a small tangent from real estate, but I thought it would be useful for those of us that are still wrapping our mind around internet trends like Blogs, Wikis and RSS. I came across several short video clips on YouTube produced by CommonCraft – Explanations in Plain ...
Posted in Real Estate Terminology, Techniques, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Protect Yourself from Predatory LendersBuying or refinancing your home may be one of the most important and complex ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
A growing trend in today’s market are homeowners that choose to walk away from their mortgage payment, not because they can’t afford the home, but more so because of loss of equity.
This is even more of a reality for those that ended up borrowing 100% for the purchase. Some ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Most people only know of one type of real estate ownership; fee simple, also known as freehold. There are a handful of states that have another form of ownership known as leasehold.
The difference in these two types of land tenure is very different and affects the value of the ...
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