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How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days

March 28, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days How to sell your home fast using real estate auctions; This CNN report describes how to sell your home fast with the 5 Day Sale Method. (The video runs 2:58) Leave us your comments or thoughts by clicking the "comment" link below. Your name […]

New Tax Breaks Will Aid Some Homeowners

March 27, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

New Tax Breaks Will Aid Some Homeowners Before filing your federal income-tax return, check to see if you’re eligible for a few new breaks. Among them is a deduction for private mortgage insurance premiums. Claim it on Schedule A, line 13. The insurance must be "in connection with home-acquisition debt," the IRS says. […]

Playing the Housing Slump

March 26, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Playing the Housing Slump Financial lore says you should buy when there’s blood in the street — which suggests real estate is a bargain, because there’s blood all over the neighborhood right now. Time to invest? Now could spell opportunity for this year’s buyers. But what if you already own a home — […]

Interest Rate Cut: Bad for the Economy?

March 25, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Interest Rate Cut: Bad for the Economy? The Fed just "keeps on cutting". The most recent three-quarters of a point cut was welcomed (for a day anyway) on Wall-Street, but is the cure (the Fed is looking for) worse than the disease? We personally believe these continued interest rates cuts are going to […]

Taxes: Changing Mistakes

March 24, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Taxes: Changing Mistakes Taxes can be complicated, which means it’s easy to make mistakes…mistakes that could have gotten you a bigger refund…or could get you in hot water with the IRS. But just because a mistake is made doesn’t mean it can’t get corrected. Here’s money reporter Stacy Johnson with some quick advice […]

Home Mortgages with Bad Credit

March 23, 2008 by Malcolm Bond

Home Mortgages with Bad Credit 2 points to keep in mind with a mortgage loan for people with bad credit: Finding a bad credit mortgage could take a while. The reason it can take a while is, most of the high street banks and financial institutions have shareholders. They usually want to make […]