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As new products come on the market, they are not automatically as consumer-friendly as they are portrayed. Some are created to fall under categories not covered by existing consumer protection. They're still legal, but the differences are not necessarily readily apparent to consumers. Can you see what you might misunderstand? For ...

Taxpayers Seeking Homebuyer Tax Credits, Refunds Must File Paper  Homeowners filing for the home buyer tax credit are not allowed to use electronic filing and must file hard copies due to special documentation requirements. Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deployed new home buyer tax credit forms and instructions ...

The Offer: There's More to It Than Just The Price  Fixating on price in real estate may cost you the deal:  Sellers who decide that a specific dollar figure will buy their home and won't budge from that bottom line may sell themselves short.  Buyers who drop out of a transaction for a property they love because the ...

A new survey reveals that savvy consumers cashing in on the new and improved homebuyer tax credit are helping fuel economic recovery. The vast majority of current homeowners say they would spend the expanded version of the homebuyer tax credit on repaying existing debts, home improvements, savings and investments and household expenses, ...

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Ever get the feeling that sometimes, just sometimes, the universe is just not going your way? That after the Big Bang, the rest of the cosmos is speeding off in one direction, while you are stuck at a bus stop in Secaucus? Well, if you are a potential home buyer, you may soon feel that way as the government announces it will cost you more ...

The first time home buyer tax credit will be expiring the end of November.  Please keep in mind that it takes at least 30 days to close and in many occasions 45, if there are any hiccups in the process, which has become the norm.  If you would like to close on your new home before the deadline you should make an offer on a home within ...

Existing-home sales hit 8-month highInventories fall, adding hopes that the housing market is starting to recover.Posted by Elizabeth Strott on Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:33 AMExisting-home sales rose 3.6% in June to an annualized pace of 4.86 million, to the highest level since October, the National Association of Realtors reported ...

The highlights of below:  (1) Largest monthly gain for housing sales in 7.5 years, (2) 3rd straight month of gains in sales, and (3) Pending Sales Index is now above the level from one year ago.  Note also that for your clients the issues relating to the US Dollar.  In my opinion, the level of debt issued by the US Government and ...

Hi Everyone!This is pretty much breaking news this morning and the full details have yet to be released but big news hit the mortgage industry today regarding the $8,000 tax credit available to first-time homebuyers. According to the Federal Housing Administration, first-time homebuyers can apply the new $8,000 tax credit toward the purchase ...