FHA Wants to Tighten Limits The Federal Housing Administration is about to beef up the borrowing requirements for home buyers, a move that could dampen the fragile housing market’s recovery. Home buyers are going to have to dig deeper in their wallets to purchase a home. Currently, borrowers are required to have a 3.5 percent […]
The Extended Tax Credit: What it Means
The Extended Tax Credit: What it Means Everyone knows by now that Congress and the President passed an extension to the first time home buyer tax credits that were due to expire at the end of November. Now the questions are rolling in as to how to best take advantage of the new credits. The […]
The Cost of Gift Cards
The Cost of Gift Cards Gift cards could cost you more than you might think. Read the fine print before you shell out your hard earned money for possible traps to those convenient gifts. Have a comment or advice for anyone thinking of buying gift cards this year? Had any good or bad experiences with […]
Getting Your Home To Sell Quickly
Getting Your Home To Sell Quickly The housing market has been hit hard during this recession. Homes in most every region of the country have lost a lot of value. Homes that used to sell quickly are sometimes on the market for months now. Sometimes they don’t sell at all. So with it being a […]
Buy it in 2010, Claim it for 2009
Buy it in 2010, Claim it for 2009 There’s great news for anyone buying a home in 2010 and utilizing the home buyer tax credit. You can buy a home in 2010 and still claim it on your 2009 taxes so you get the tax credit early. According to the IRS website: “For all qualifying […]
Hate Your Bank? 3 Tips To Help Ditch ‘Em
Hate Your Bank? 3 Tips To Help Ditch ‘Em Don’t let your bank fool you into thinking that closing an account is a lot of red tape or hassle. Here are three tips for a smooth switch when changing banks. Have any tips or advice for people wanting to swtich banks? We’d love to hear […]
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