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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced that 40 percent of all existing homes sold in 2005 were either second/vacation homes or investment property.
I spent some time on the phone this afternoon with Paul Bishop, NAR manager of real estate research who expressed surprise at the…
Topics: investment property, vacation home, second home
Here's an email I got yesterday about the Social Security Issue:
I applaud you for speaking out about identity theft. Why don't you take it a step further, and help provide the overall cure? Having a radio show, you could be of great help in that area. Get your pal Clark to help, too.
The Problem…
Topics: identity theft, credit cards, banks, social security
The National Consumers League (NCL), founded in 1899, sent out a press release this morning condemning refund anticipation loans (RAL). This isn't big news, and if you ask me, they're a few weeks late in sending this out. The IRS starts accepting tax returns in mid-January. If you want to warn folks…
Topics: taxes, IRS, income tax
I spent most of yesterday in the basement conference room of the 410 Club. The 410 Club is located in the renown Wrigley Building, a beautiful piece of white architecture that sits on the Chicago River, next to where Donald Trump is building his newest creation (Trump Chicago -- or whatever he is…
Topics: personal finance advice, personal finance, income, investment
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