Housing Assistance Act of 2008. - 08/25/08 10:28 PM
Gathered below are just some important tax credits that should be taken into account when filing your 2008 tax returns. The end of the year is fast approaching.
I. CURBING THE RISING COSTS OF OWNING A HOME
The bill would provide home owners
Additional standard deduction for real property taxes.
who claim the standard deduction with an additional standard deduction for State and local real
property taxes. The maximum amount that may be claimed under this provision is $500 ($1,000
for joint filers). This proposal applies for tax year 2008. This proposal is estimated to cost
$1.537 billion over 10 years.
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10 Ways to Get your Home Sold Quickly! - 08/23/08 08:26 PM
Homeowner's find value in their home often times more than a buyer, or Realtor® and why shouldn't they? It's their home. Seller's value in many circumstances however is driven by emotional attachment and not completely on market values occurring in their immediate neighborhood. Selling it for all its worth is an awesome concept and holds true if the price is set right. Over price your home and fail to give way to negotiations can cause a seller to loose out on a qualified and ready buyer.
Selling your home? Here are some tips:
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Just How Important is Renter's Insurance? - 08/20/08 09:27 PM
By now you have heard about the 6 alarm apartment fire in Conshocken, PA.  Almost everyday in the news we hear of a family being displaced by a house fire, and our sympathy always goes out to them.  This being a major fire, displacing hundreds of people, the law of six degrees of separation unfolds and almost insantaneously a friend is telling us about their friend who lost everything in the Conshocken fire.  It gets people thinking,  could this happen to me?
I,  like so many loath bills.  I hate insurance payments, premiums, deductibles, etc.  I crinch at it all but at the end of the day I know … (0 comments)

Philadelphia Hit Forbes List - 08/06/08 08:20 AM
Philadelphia has long been known as a city of neighborhoods. Neighborhoods that are culturally diverse, that in no doubt infuse the city with art, an array of restaurants, and neighborhood festivities that quickly get a stranger acclamated and engaged to their surroundings.
And Forbe agrees, according to their findings Philadelphia is the 4th best city to purchase a home. People who work in Philadelphia, are also the folks who live in Philadelphia. Many major metropolitans can't boast about their working class citizens living in the city they work, because they simply can't afford the living expenses.  Philadelphia offers moderate homes for sale … (0 comments)

 

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