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Tax Credit Fraud Eyed by the IRS

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Tax Credit Fraud Eyed by the IRS The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers. The $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed in February to help nudge the U.S. economy back to […]

Another Housing Bailout on the Way

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Another Housing Bailout on the Way Just as federal officials seek to wind down many bailout programs, the Obama administration has announced yet another initiative to prop up the housing market. Administration officials unveiled a plan to aid state and local housing finance agencies, which provide mortgages to first-time and lower-income homebuyers and enable the […]

Buying Like it’s 1999

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Buying Like it’s 1999 If you’re a savvy money saver and have money to spend or invest, you can find the bargains of a lifetime. Or, to paraphrase “the artist formally known as Prince,” you can purchase like it’s 1999. Comments or questions? Use the comment link below to contact us. Your email address is […]

Real Estate Outlook Mixed

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Real Estate Outlook Mixed Depending on which news channel you turn to these days, you’ll hear good news, and bad news, about the real estate outlook. Probably the most upbeat forecast of all the real estate news circulating these days comes from the country’s top group of forecasters, the National Association of Business Economists, which […]

Buying A Home vs Renting

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Buying A Home vs Renting If you’re renting a home (as opposed to owning) is it cheaper, or more expensive? After all, if you’re renting, you don’t have repair costs, homeowner’s insurance, mortgage payments, interest, and possibly private mortgage insurance. Buying a home can also be a lot of work, keeping in mind the costs […]

Mortgage Lending: Dave Lewis Comments

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Mortgage Lending: Dave Lewis Comments Fox Business News’ Dave Ramsey on why he doesn’t approve of the current trend in mortgage lending. Comments or questions on Dave’s comments about the current trend in mortgage lending? Use the comment link below and sound off. Your email address, although needed to post a comment, will NOT be […]

FHA Streamline Mortgage Process Revised

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FHA Streamline Mortgage Process Revised FHA Streamline is a refinance process designed for homeowners who currently have an FHA loan. Previously, homeowners could refinance to a lower rate without an appraisal. However, after November 17, 2009, appraisals are required if clients roll any portion of the closing costs and prepaid fees into the mortgage. Clients […]

Homeowners Are Rejecting Frills

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Homeowners Are Rejecting Frills The long U.S. housing downturn has led homeowners to scale back both the size of houses and the amenities found within them, but consumers are still willing to invest in energy efficiency, according to a quarterly survey by an architects’ trade group. The survey by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) […]

Consumer Confidence Dips

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Consumer Confidence Dips Worries about job security flared up in September, causing a widely watched barometer of consumer confidence to dip unexpectedly. The AP’s Alina Hartounian reports… Questions or comments? Use the ‘comment’ link below. Your email address, although needed to post a comment or question, will never be published on our website.