Escrow Accounts: How They are Used in Your Real Estate Transaction (26 Mar 2006) There are many people who are involved in the purchase of your home: agent, broker, lender, seller and an escrow agent or company. The agent and broker are responsible for providing you with a property and negotiating a deal to buy from a motivated seller.......
Refinanced Your Home – Claim a Tax Deduction For Points (24 Mar 2006) The mortgage refinance market has cooled off dramatically with recent rate increases. Many people, however, refinanced during 2005 and can claim tax deductions. Refinanced Your Home - Claim a Tax Deduction For Points Mortgage rates have been shocki.......
Fixed Rate Mortgages: Back To Basics (24 Mar 2006) In many sections of the country the home purchase market has slowed down. Prices of homes for sale seemed to go through the roof. Mortgage interest rates, while still low historically, are up from last year. During this volatile time the homebuyer can c.......
Giving To Charities – Tax Deductions and Such (24 Mar 2006) The tax code in the United States contains many provisions to promote certain behavior. One area of behavior is the promotion of giving to qualified charities. Giving To Charities - Tax Deductions and Such In the rush to get tax returns prepared an.......
Retirement Tax Havens (24 Mar 2006) Financial planning is really life planning. Choosing a home, particularly a retirement home, involves many factors. With state and local taxes on the rise, retirees should look closely at tax matters when formulating their retirement financial plan. .......
How to Start a Debt Reduction Plan (23 Mar 2006) Copyright 2006 Stephen Ashton Whether you simply want to pay off your mortgage or car loan sooner, or you've run up a huge pile of credit card debt, starting a debt reduction plan is always a good idea. Follow these five steps to setting up your own d.......
Buy Land in California with a Loan (23 Mar 2006) Financing Land in California California Land Loan Overview: The intent of this article is to get you thinking in the right direction so you know what kind of <a href=http://www.southerncaliforniarealestate.......
Take the first step on the property ladder (23 Mar 2006) For most of us owning a home is an agenda that tops our list of "things to do before I retire." But the unfortunate part is that in most cases all this remains a mere fantasy, which dies an unfortunate death the moment it meets the reality of monetary c.......
Build A New House Or Buy An Existing One? Use Your Head And Your Heart. (23 Mar 2006) I am living in living in the fourth house I have purchased during my 23 years of home ownership. To some that may seem like a lot of houses, to others it may seem like I've just started. The simple fact is we Americans move a lot… 11 or 12 times in a life.......