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$7,500 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Explained
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

As part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the IRS authorizes a deduction of up to $7,500 for qualified first-time homebuyers. What does that mean? Read on for an explanation.

Article | Aug 18, 2008 | Views: 14342 | Comments: 25
Tags: housing tax credit

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Century 21 CEO Tom Kunz Discusses the Real Estate Market
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Century 21 CEO discusses the real estate market and of course he's not that gloomy. It's his job to keep the houses selling. He lists four factors that are key to homesales and points out that...

Videos | Nov 29, 2007 | Views: 1734 | Comments: 0
Tags: housing, housing bubble, housing market, tom kunz

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Housing and Mortgage Data Doesn't Fit Media's Picture of Doom and Gloom
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Take a look at the data below and tell me if all of the sub-prime talk really makes sense. I suspect that savvy investors are seeing through the hype and are already taking positions to profit...

Article | Aug 29, 2007 | Views: 2148 | Comments: 8
Tags: housing, real estate, credit crunch, subprime mortgages

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Another lawsuit against Countrywide
Submitted by RealEstateMan  (bestcashcow.com)

Conn. lawsuit says that Countrywide misled borrowers. Associated Press / August 7, 2008

Article | Aug 8, 2008 | Views: 1048 | Comments: 2
Tags: mortgages, real, estate, banks, finance

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Rent Versus Buy? New tool uses rent ratio to help you decide.
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

A new tool from HeatMap.com combines rental and housing sales data to provide an indicator on whether it makes sense to rent or to buy.

Tools | Jun 11, 2008 | Views: 1155 | Comments: 1
Tags: rent ratio, heatmap

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The Great New York City Housing Collapse Is Now Underway
Submitted by Ted Sholes  (bestcashcow.com)

New York real estate brokers are still saying that housing prices will never fall more than 5% in Manhattan. They are full of shit.

Article | Nov 23, 2008 | Views: 719 | Comments: 6
Tags: real estate, new york city, manhattan, manhattan real estate, new york real estate crash

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Housing Bailout Bill Has Benefits for More Than Distressed Homeowners
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The Housing Bailout Bill making its way through the Senate doesn't just benefit homeowners in trouble. It can also benefit many other homeowners, from first time buyers, to seniors, to veterans....

Article | Jul 25, 2008 | Views: 833 | Comments: 0
Tags: housing bill

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Captain Capitalism Blog Explans Mortgage Mess in Cartoon Form
Submitted by Sam Cass  (docs.google.com)

A Blogger calling himself Captain Capitalism has put together a short cartoon that explains the mortgage mess. From what I can tell he's an economics professor at a university in Minnesota.

Article | Feb 25, 2008 | Views: 1002 | Comments: 0 
Tags: subprime, housing bubble, mortgage mess

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The Revised $15,000 First Home Buyer Tax Credit
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

Another wide ranging item in the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus package, that has garnered as many questions and interest in the media, is the proposed $15,000 first-time home buyer (owner)...

Article | Feb 10, 2009 | Views: 629 | Comments: 0 
Tags: obama, real, estate, home, credit, tax, stimulus

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Key home sale index slides to 6-year low
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (money.cnn.com)

I've been worried about a slide in real-estate for some time. I don't think the bottom is here yet and this article confirms my fears

Article | Jul 3, 2007 | Views: 1807 | Comments: 2 
Tags: housing, real estate bubble, real estate, housing bubble

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Senator Proposes $15,000 Tax Credit, Expands Eligibility
Submitted by KarlaB27  (bestcashcow.com)

A Republican Senator proposes an increased tax credit and expands home buyer eligibility.

Article | Jul 17, 2009 | Views: 541 | Comments: 0
Tags: real estate, tax credit, home buyer tax credit of

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15% of Homes Listed in Detroit are for sale under $20,000
Submitted by JRodgers  (www.dailyspeculations.com)

This is a fascinating statistic if it is true. I also agree with the point about average wage in Manhattan being a meaningless statistic.

Article | Sep 25, 2007 | Views: 766 | Comments: 2 
Tags: real estate, detroit, manhattan

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Remodeling Activity Forecast to Trend Down in 2008 According to Harvard
Submitted by Cindy Daniels  (bestcashcow.com)

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies projected that housing remodeling activity would be down in 2008. Bad news for Home Depot, Lowes, and thousands of contractors, etc. More fallout from...

Article | Oct 18, 2007 | Views: 1012 | Comments: 1
Tags: home remodeling forecast

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Refinancing my Mortgage - Is it Worth it?
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

With interest rates on 30 year fixed-rate mortgage loans falling below 5%, the lowest level since the 1950s, many borrowers are keen to refinance their home loans and save tens of thousands of...

Article | Jan 23, 2009 | Views: 417 | Comments: 0 
Tags: mortgage, real, estate, home, loan, refinance

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Indymac and FDIC Working to Adjust Delinquent Mortgages
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The FDIC, through Indymac Federal Bank is testing a program to adjust mortgages to help people stay in their homes. The idea is to prevent foreclosures, which are expensive to banks, as well as...

Article | Nov 1, 2008 | Views: 382 | Comments: 2
Tags: fdic, indymac mortgage program, nanci puerto



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