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U.S. offers special homeowner benefits to military personnel
The United States tries to take care of its warriors, a tradition that Congress has continued in little-known sections of the latest home buyer tax credit legislation and one of the government's main programs to help military owners who must sell their...Tags: Homes, Real Estate Buyers, Sacramento, Marketing, Contracts
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IRS to outline changes in the home buyer tax credit program
If you're thinking about applying for the new $6,500 home buyer federal tax credit or the extended $8,000 version, the Internal Revenue Service has just issued its first formal guidelines for you.
Tops on the agency's list of advice: Cool it for a couple...Tags: Homes, Real Estate Buyers, Contracts, The Washington Post, Internal Revenue Service
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Feds plan to tinker with mortgage interest reporting
Taxpayer problems in complying with the rules are legendary. Homeowners might have to answer up to seven questions just to determine if their mortgage interest is deductible. And that's only "if." They might need to answer up to 13 questions to figure out...Tags: Homes, Inventories, Mortgages, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Internal Revenue Service
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Home buyer tax credit might be extended for service members
Will Congress extend the wildly popular $8,000 home buyer tax credit beyond its Dec. 1 expiration date?
That's a question generating huge pressure on Capitol Hill from would-be buyers who haven't found the right house as well as from realty agents,...Tags: Homes, Real Estate Buyers, John Ensign, Harry Reid, Earl Blumenauer
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Guidelines can help make renting out a room a livable situation
Associated PressRenting out a room in his home was both a financial necessity for Christopher Paulsen and a hedge against loneliness. "It was like empty nest syndrome, and I thought I could use a few bucks to offset costs," said Paulsen, 48, whose youngest son left home...Tags: Homes, Rooms and Sublets, Los Angeles, Office and Retail Spaces, Condos and Houses
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Ideas to cut the federal deficit could cost homeowners billions
You might assume that during August, with the Senate and House on their summer break, nothing much happens on Capitol Hill. You know the old saw: Your money is safe when Congress is out of town.
But that's not quite the way it works. Committee staffs,...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, George W. Bush, Taxation, State Income Tax, Property Tax
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Home buyers should pay attention to IRS Form 4506-T
You might assume it's just another boring-looking piece of the paper blitz you're hit with when you apply for a home loan. But given IRS Form 4506-T's new prominence in the fraud-shocked mortgage market, it's much more than just another document to sign....Tags: Loans, Electronics, Real Estate Buyers, Marketing, New Jersey
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First-time home buyer tax credit faces increased IRS scrutiny
The IRS has an urgent message for would-be home purchasers: Make the most of the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit before it disappears Dec. 1 -- but only if you qualify. If you don't truly qualify, don't try to play games with the credit. The...Tags: Homes, Real Estate Buyers, Gaming, The Washington Post, Internal Revenue Service
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Start house-hunting now to qualify for tax credit for first-time home buyers
First-time home buyers had better get a move on if they hope to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit. The window of opportunity is closing rapidly. To qualify for the credit, any transaction involving a first-time buyer must close before...Tags: Justice System, Real Estate Buyers, Marketing, New Jersey, Real Estate Transactions
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Lobbying intensifies to extend first-time home buyer tax credit
It's one of the biggest unknowns bugging would-be buyers of houses and condos this summer: Will Congress let the $8,000 nonrepayable tax credit for first-time purchasers expire as scheduled 14 weeks from now? Or will the credit get a second life and be...Tags: House Building, Homes, Real Estate Buyers, Harry Reid, The Washington Post
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What to do if your mortgage is sold to another lender
It's the mortgage market's equivalent of a Dear John letter: "Goodbye. We've sold your loan to another lender." Some borrowers receive the missive a few days after they close on their loans. Sometimes it arrives years later. But over the life of the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Wells Fargo & Co., Mortgages, Washington (U.S. state), Politics
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Repeat-buyer tax credit may be failing to stimulate sales
Could Congress' ambitious second round of home purchase tax credits -- especially the $6,500 repeat-buyer credit -- turn out to be lacking in terms of economic stimulus clout? With the April 30 deadline to sign home purchase contracts for both the $8,000...Tags: Homes, Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate, Corporate Crime, Credit and Debt
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