Archive for April, 2010

Tax Credit extension for Military Personnel – get the facts!

April 13, 2010

Tax Credit Dates for Veterans Until 2011 When HR 3548 – Tax Credit Extension for First Time Home Buyers and Repeat Buyers was extended, there was a special rule included for members of the Armed Forces. Who Qualifies: Member of “uniformed” services Member of Foreign Service of US Employee of Intelligence Community Extended Duty (defined [...]

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Hey… Portland, OR Finally Didn’t Make a List!

April 12, 2010

This is a great list to be excluded from too! What list am I speaking of?  It’s an article from Forbes online:  America’s Worst Selling Housing Markets. The one’s that did make the list are as follows: Milwaukee Denver Los Angeles St. Louis San Francisco New York Cincinnati Cleveland Atlanta San Diego Couple notes on [...]

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Spring Maitenance Checklist

April 8, 2010

Even if you have no intention of selling your home this year, regular maintenance is essential for preserving your home’s appearance and value. If you do plan to sell, your well maintained home should fetch a higher asking price while avoiding last minute repairs before closing. This spring, concentrate on these important fix-ups: Inspect gutters  [...]

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Who Released the Cracken on Mortgage Backed Securities Today?

April 2, 2010

Zeus Has Unleashed the Cracken on MBS I know, cheesy headline but c’mon. Look at the chart above. See that last big Red Bar on the right? That represents the price drop in the 4.5 FNMA Mortgage Coupon. Too technical? Just know that if a price of a bond goes down, the yield or interest [...]

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