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Saving Money On Your Mortgage: Less House, More Cash
September 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Mortgages
Tags: buying a home·discretionary income·Interest Rates·monthly payments·Mortgage·mortgage articles·mortgage tips·Mortgages
61 Percent of February Homebuyers Had No Plans to Use Tax Credit
May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Consumer Info, Mortgages
In continuing good news about the housing market, a February 2010 survey from Better Homes and Gardens showed only 39 percent polled planned to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit. The tax credit expired on April 30, 2010. The survey was designed to identify factors affecting today’s home buying decisions. It drew responses [...]
Tags: Amplitude Research·Better Homes and Gardens·buying a home·Home Buyer Tax Credit·home sales·Mortgages·National Association of Realtors·Pending Home Sales Index
Learning the Value of Money
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Budgeting
Money is just printed paper. It has no value in itself. A vault full of money is worthless unless that money is used to produce something of value, be it physical substance or the enhancement of the spirit. Many people fail to see that money is linked to every short-term and long-term goal. They know [...]
Tags: buying a home·buying on credit·easy credit·going into debt·income-producing·investments·Money·Necessities·value of money·wealth-building
FAQs on the $8000 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
April 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Real Estate
Back in February, we wrote a post about the (then) proposed $15,000 Home buyer Tax Credit. Although we were all hopeful that it would come to fruition at that dollar amount, by the time all was said and done it came through Congress but at a reduced level of $8000. The good news is, it [...]
Tags: 2009 homebuyer credit·buying a home·FAQ's tax credit·First Time Homebuyer·homebuyer tax credit·Real Estate·Stimulus tax credit
