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New Tax Forms Give Homeowners Relief
This year, a mortgage-tax deduction will help some people who purchased and paid for mortgage insurance during 2007.
As Housing Downturn Continues, Homeowners Hesitate to Remodel
Some Americans are holding off on remodeling projects as the real-estate market continues to sour, but others continue to spend.
Lenders Ramp Up Mortgage Ads, While Homeowners Leave Homes
In this week's survey of real-estate news Open House looks at how to spot mortgage fraud, lenders who are spending more on ads to increase consumer borrowing and how one struggling writer secured a Manhattan apartment for $14000.
Feds Ponder Plans for Debt-Hit Homeowners
The Bush administration and Congress are considering costly new proposals for the government to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners whose mortgages are higher than the value of their houses, the New York Times reports.
33% Of Homeowners Say Their Homes Depreciated In Value In February ...
A new survey from Reuters and the University of Michigan found that a third of homeowners felt their homes lost value in February, compared to 16% a year ago. For the first time in the survey's... [[ This is a content summary only. ...
More homeowners say their homes depreciated
Thirty-three percent of homeowners reported that their home had lost value in February, compared with 16 percent in February 2007 and well above the 24 percent peak recorded in 1992. The recent survey showed the proportion of homeowners ...
Tax Breaks For Vacation Home Owners
It’s no secret that many vacation and second home owners here at Deep Creek Lake greatly enjoy the peace and relaxation that comes along with owning real estate in Garrett County - but there are other benefits to owning a second home ...
4 Huge Tax Cuts For Homeowners
Some the biggest tax deductions out there are for homeowners. This article points out 4 that you will not want to overlook when preparing your taxes this year.
Deadbeat Homeowners and Sloppy Banks
Bloomberg has an interesting article “Banks Lose to Deadbeat Homeowners as Loans Sold in Bonds Vanish.” The crux of the article is that banks and other mortgage institutions have bought and sold individual mortgages so many times that ...
Most Upside Down Home Owners Since Great Depression
Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Economy.com, said, “The last time we saw so many homeowners with so many home values that were worth less than the amount of mortgage they owed was [...]