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Home Buying: Things to Know Before You Buy - The Quizzle Blog

Posted by Quizzle 1 day 43 minutes ago, popular 12 hours ago (http://blog.quizzle.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: home buying real estate
If you are buiying a house in the near future, here's a few things that you will want to know about before buying. read more »
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The Path to Home Ownership

Posted by FiscalFizzle 1 day 8 hours ago, popular 1 day 5 hours ago (http://www.fiscalfizzle.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: homes real estate
Looking at the various components of what you typically need to buy a home. Includes some case study material and commentary on how things have chang[...] read more »
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5 Factors That Might Burst The Housing Bubble - Canadian Finance Blog

Posted by CanadianFinance 4 days ago, popular 3 days ago (http://canadianfinanceblog.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: economy housing real estate recession
We are heading towards the end of 2009 and the Canadian real estate market is on fire. Record numbers of sold homes, record prices, bidding wars… All[...] read more »
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Peter Merrick Issues an Interest Rate Warning watch!

Posted by amabaie 4 days ago, popular 3 days ago (http://watch.ctv.ca)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: interest rates mortgages real estate
Housing sales are up, listings are down and bidding wars are back. But Peter Merrick warns us to be careful in this TV interview. read more »
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How to Evaluate the Rent vs Buy Decision

Posted by MyLifeROI 5 days ago, popular 4 days ago (http://www.myliferoi.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: mortgage real estate renting
Right now I am in the middle of deciding whether to buy or not. This is my thought process! read more »
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$8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension: Take Advantage Of Incentives Through June 30th, 2010

Posted by moneymatters 12 days ago, popular 11 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: mortgage real estate tax credits
If you’re a first time homebuyer and you thought that you might be out of time when it came to getting the $8000 refundable tax credit, think again! read more »
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$6500 Homebuyer Tax Credit For Current Homeowners Signed Into Law Today. Is It Retroactive?

Posted by moneymatters 15 days ago, popular 14 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: mortgage real estate tax credit
This morning President Obama is expected to sign into law an extension of the popular first time homebuyers tax credit and extend it by allowing curr[...] read more »
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4 Home Improvements that Can Boost the Value of Your Home

Posted by MMarquit 16 days ago, popular 15 days ago (http://www.allbusiness.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: home home improvement real estate
While you can't really expect to get 100% ROI on home improvements, here are four that can give a respectable return when you go to sell your home. read more »
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Save Money By Selling Your House Without A Real Estate Agent

Posted by CanadianFinance 16 days ago, popular 15 days ago (http://canadianfinanceblog.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: for sale by owner houses real estate
Selling your house without a real estate agent can be a great way to save money, but only if you do your research and are willing to put in more of y[...] read more »
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Senate Extends $8,000 Tax Credit

Posted by jonhewitt 23 days ago, popular 22 days ago (http://www.fivestarsmortgage.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: first 2009 tax credit 8000 tax credit
There has been much contention over the impending expiration of the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit. The tax credit is a stimulus incentive t[...] read more »
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Sleeper Costs of Buying a Home

Posted by SuburbanDollar 25 days ago, popular 24 days ago (http://www.suburbandollar.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: costs home buying real estate
The mortgage, down payment, and Realtor fees are just the start of the money you are going to have to shell out when you buy your first home. read more »
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Buying A House: Should I Borrow More Money Than I Need Since Rates Are Low?

Posted by mywifequitherjob 26 days ago, popular 25 days ago (http://mywifequitherjob.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: entrepreneurship small business
Since rates are so low, should I borrow more or reduce my monthly mortgage payment? read more »
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The Recession Isn’t Over Everywhere

Posted by SuburbanDollar 26 days ago, popular 25 days ago (http://www.suburbandollar.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: detroit foreclosures real estate
Some of the hardest hit areas of the country make it hard to say the recession is coming to an end. read more »
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Lawmakers Push For An Extension Of The $8000 First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Into 2010 In Proposed Bill

Posted by moneymatters 29 days ago, popular 29 days ago (http://www.biblemoneymatters.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: real estate tax credit homebuyer
Lawmakers are pushing for an extension of the first time homebuyers tax credit. The newest version of the tax credit would piggyback on an extension [...] read more »
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Prepare Your Home for Winter

Posted by SuburbanDollar 33 days ago, popular 32 days ago (http://www.suburbandollar.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: home repair savings maintenance
Failing to properly prep your home for winter could result in expensive and unnecessary repairs to your property. Use this 15 item checklist to get y[...] read more »
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