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Showing posts with label Tax Advantages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tax Advantages. Show all posts
12/02/2024

What Are Reasons to Buy, No Matter Whether Interest Rates are Unpredictable?

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View towards San Pedro  One of my most popular posts was on the cost of waiting to buy, posted several years ago.  And it's still an imp...
4/10/2024

Are You Taking Your Tax-Deductible Home Improvements?

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With tax day approaching, have you checked out these potential tax deductions?  - Energy Efficient Upgrades, including Energy Efficiency Hom...
10/05/2022

House Representatives Introduce Bill to Increase Capital Gains Exclusion

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The "More Homes on the Market Act" was introduced on September 29th by Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA), proposing incre...
10/04/2017

A Tax Change in 1031 Exchanges Would Ultimately Affect Everyone

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IRS Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges have existed since 1921 for the purpose of avoiding unfair taxation of ongoing investments in propert...
10/02/2017

How Proposed Tax Changes Could Affect You, the Homeowner

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On September 27, proposed tax reform information was released by Republican leaders known as the Big 6* which outlines the elimination of ...
9/11/2015

Are You Taking All Your Tax Deductions?

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It's never too early to review what the tax advantages are for you as a homeowner or a future homeowner. Homeownership comes with m...
9/03/2015

Some Types of Taxes When Selling Real Estate, and a 1031 Exchange May Save Money

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There are certain differences between owner-occupied property and investor property (non-owner occupied) when it comes to selling--and buyin...
2/17/2015

Energy-Efficiency Upgrades and Residential Energy Tax Credits for 2014

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If you made your home more energy efficient in 2014, you might qualify for the residential energy tax credit. Tax credits are especially...
10/11/2014

Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill to Stop Tax on Loan Modifications

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If the principal on your mortgage was reduced in a loan modification, a new law may lower your taxes. Governor Jerry Brown recently sign...
1/09/2013

Benefits of the New (and Extended) Tax Laws for 2013

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Much has been written about the last-minute passage of the "fiscal cliff" issues by the federal government.  But, remember there a...
10/09/2012

The Mortgage Debt Relief Act Is Hanging in the Balance For Long Beach Area Owners

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In 2007, the Mortgage Debt Relief Act was passed in an attempt to help the millions of homeowners who, due to the housing crisis and econ...
3/16/2011

If You Have Investment Property, Here Are Taxing Issues

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It's tax time, and a lot of people are hitting my site to find out property tax rates. (As I've said before, in California, figure a...
10/21/2010

Buying a Home is An Opportunity to Leverage

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Often when prospective buyer(s) think about making the change from being a renter to a homeowner, they add up all their monthly costs as a r...
1/19/2010

Time Is Moving Along for First Time and Repeat Buyers

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The Southern California Home Buyer's Fair will be taking place March 13 and 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It's a great st...
10/31/2009

Extension of $8000 Tax Credit--Now Also $6500 for Repeat Buyers

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Update November 6th: This bill is now signed into law. The extension for this credit is until April 30, 2010, with a 60-day extension if a c...
6/02/2009

$8,000 Tax Credit is Once Again a Help With Costs for 1st Time Buyers

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There has been much confusion in the past several weeks about using the credit for a down payment, as HUD announced a tax credit but then re...
5/18/2009

Back to Reality--No Using the $8000 Tax Credit for Down Payment

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This has already been addressed in many other quarters, but just for the record, I'm including it here: Apparently, the HUD letter ML 09...
5/14/2009

California's New Home Tax Credit for $10,000

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Announcement from California Association of Realtors: (NOTE: As of this morning, well over half of the $100,000,000 funds for a new home p...
5/13/2009

First Time Buyers: $8,000 Credit May be Used as an FHA Loan Down Payment

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First-time homebuyers: Get the fast road to your $8,000 tax credit. Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announce...
4/21/2009

More Demand, More Sales--More Sales, More Buyers and Sellers

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In spite of the billions of dollars spent and given away to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae plus numerous other banks and institutions, in spite of ...