How To Buy A Home – A Step-By-Step Walkthrough

1.        Loan Search – Buyers should seek the advice of an experienced mortgage professional, someone who will help determine which financing options best suit their needs today and in the future. 2.        Loan Application – It’s crucial that consumers supply the lender with...

Six Tax Breaks Every Homeowner Should Know

Image via Wikipedia Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” More than 200 years later, this certainly holds true. And while being a homeowner won’t add years to your life, the modern tax code has a number of benefits...

New Home Sales Figures Show Unexpected Improvement

The national housing market got its third piece of good news in 3 days: Monday: Existing Home Sales up Tuesday: Home values appear higher nationally Wednesday: New Home Sales up And although national real estate statistics are irrelevant to the local markets in which real estate transactions happen, to a...

First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Form

Image via Wikipedia As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the IRS has officially released Form 5405 — better known as the First-Time Homebuyer Credit Form. True to tax code standards, the 10-field form is accompanied by 3 pages of instructions. Form 5405 is a helpful,...

Is Now A Good Time To Buy A Home? Rent vs. Own

As far as financial awareness is concerned there are multiple factors to take into consideration when weighing the benefits of purchasing a home.  Yes there are tax breaks and credits and we are looking at the possibility of massive inflation.  “Is Now A Good Time To Buy A Home?”  As discussed in...

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