Taxes
Tax Deal Has Home Owner Benefits
Home owners were among those who benefited from the tax compromise that President Obama signed last week. Among the most home owner-friendly provisions are:Deductions for private mortgage insurance: The agreement [...]
Read More >>Getting Rid of the Mortgage Tax Deduction: Much Ado About Nothing
Obama’s new commission on reducing the debt, The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, have voted not to send thier proposals to Congress. The bipartisan committee has put together a proposal [...]
Read More >>Is San Diego Short Sale Fraud as bad as CoreLogic thinks?
By James J. Griffin CDPE®Short sale fraud is a serious concern as a report from CoreLogic, released on August 10, surely indicates on a macro level. The question needs to [...]
Read More >>Hey San Diego, Here are the Tax Consequences of a Short Sale
As a San Diego Real Estate Broker that have done quite a few successful short sales, one of the things I like to make sure of when I meet a [...]
Read More >>San Diego to do the unthinkable: seek a tax hike
Plagued by pension-related budget woes, the council is turning to voters in the notoriously tax-averse city of San Diego to approve a half-cent-on-the-dollar sales tax hike for a sorely needed [...]
Read More >>Pending Home Sales Ease After Tax Credit
Pending home sales edged down with near-term sales expected to be notably lower in contrast to the spring surge when buyers rushed to take advantage of the home buyer tax [...]
Read More >>Tax Credit Extended
Hey! The tax credit has been extended and expanded! Now, someone who has owned a home for more than 5 years and purchases a new home, they can receive up [...]
Read More >>Go Green with Your Home!!!
Energy Star has a great breakdown of tax incentives for green home improevments. You can check it out here or go below… Home Improvements Tax credits are now available for [...]
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