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A Limit on Widow's Gains Exclusion Question: My husband and I owned a house as tenants in common. He died in 2005. Now I would like to sell the house. Am I entitled to the $500,000 exclusion on my capital gains?Answer: No. You would be entitled to the $500,000 principal-residence-sale capital gai...

The median price for an Orange County home returned to record territory with the first monthly high since June 2006, DataQuick Information Systems reported today.June's median selling price for all residences was $645,000, or 0.4% above a year ago. (See how other O.C. home-price indexes have fare...

An Heir's Steps to Getting, Sharing Home TitleQuestion: My parents died within four days of each other in 2005. In their will, they left their home to me. I am their only child. There is still a mortgage, which I have been paying. Can I have the title to this property changed to my name and my hu...

To Escape MIP, Refinance LoanQuestion: What is the difference between private mortgage insurance ? PMI ? and mortgage insurance premium ? MIP? After paying nine years on my FHA mortgage, I have tried to get my MIP canceled. But I have been told I can't get it removed. I paid $70,000 for the house...

A Limit on Widow's Gains Exclusion Question: My husband and I owned a house as tenants in common. He died in 2005. Now I would like to sell the house. Am I entitled to the $500,000 exclusion on my capital gains?Answer: No. You would be entitled to the $500,000 principal-residence-sale capital gai...

A Limit on Widow's Gains Exclusion Question: My husband and I owned a house as tenants in common. He died in 2005. Now I would like to sell the house. Am I entitled to the $500,000 exclusion on my capital gains?Answer: No. You would be entitled to the $500,000 principal-residence-sale capital gai...

An Heir's Steps to Getting, Sharing Home TitleQuestion: My parents died within four days of each other in 2005. In their will, they left their home to me. I am their only child. There is still a mortgage, which I have been paying. Can I have the title to this property changed to my name and my hu...

An Heir's Steps to Getting, Sharing Home TitleQuestion: My parents died within four days of each other in 2005. In their will, they left their home to me. I am their only child. There is still a mortgage, which I have been paying. Can I have the title to this property changed to my name and my hu...

An Heir's Steps to Getting, Sharing Home TitleQuestion: My parents died within four days of each other in 2005. In their will, they left their home to me. I am their only child. There is still a mortgage, which I have been paying. Can I have the title to this property changed to my name and my hu...

An Heir's Steps to Getting, Sharing Home TitleQuestion: My parents died within four days of each other in 2005. In their will, they left their home to me. I am their only child. There is still a mortgage, which I have been paying. Can I have the title to this property changed to my name and my hu...