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stimulus: April 15 Is 1 Week Away And 27 Million Taxpayers Have Yet To File. If You're One Of Them, Here Are Some Tax Tips - 04/08/09 09:43 AM

There are 138 million taxpayers in the United States and, according to the IRS, 20 percent of them file their taxes within 7 days of April 15.  In a holiday-shortened week, that means that 27 million people had better get a move on.
And while a portion of this year's last-minute filers will file with storefront operations like Liberty Tax Service or H&R Block, many others will self-prepare with the help of tax software from TurboTax or TaxCut.
If you're a member of the do-it-yourself crowd, consider taking a review of this year's tax law changes before starting your returns.  The stimulus package … (0 comments)

stimulus: The Key Fact Missing From Today's Existing Home Sales Headlines - 02/26/09 10:57 AM
In reading the headlines this morning, you'd think that last month's Existing Home Sales figure signaled more trouble ahead for the housing market. 
Quite the contrary.
Beyond the attention-grabbing headlines is the real story;  the one that shows -- once again -- that housing market fundaments are coming back into balance.
As home values tick lower, it appears, value buyers are stepping in and snapping up supply.  It's true that the number of homes sold fell to its lowest levels in 12 years, but we can't ignore the fact that the number of homes available to buy fell, too.
Banks have put the … (1 comments)

stimulus: What's Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 23, 2009 - 02/23/09 01:15 PM
Traders brushed off Tuesday and Wednesday's passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the President's mortgage relief plan, respectively.
It showed how unsure markets remain about the stimulus package and its probable impact on the economy.
As a result, mortgage markets worsened last week, albeit slightly. It marked the 4th week out of five in which mortgage rates rose.
However, there were a few notable new items for American homeowners and home buyers last week:
The signed-into-law stimulus package includes a first-time home buyer tax credit Additional banks joined the "no foreclosure" movement Fannie Mae re-opened guidelines so that real estate investors … (0 comments)

stimulus: What The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan Doesn't Mean To Homeowners - 02/20/09 12:40 PM
In Mesa, Arizona, Wednesday, the President presented the Homeowner Affordability and Stability plan, a multi-pronged effort to support the housing market.
The story made the front page of nearly every newspaper in the country.
The president's plan is sweeping:
Incent mortgage servicers to work with at-risk homeowners before delinquency starts Let homeowners with good credit but little equity refinance to today's low rates Fund Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to support mortgage markets It's a broad plan with many positive angles, but for now, we can't forget that it's just a plan.  Although the White House shapes and influences housing policy, Congress, Loan … (0 comments)

 

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