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Numbers for New Construction in December 2008 are out. Still no good news.
Building permits in December 2008 fell 10.7% from November and declined 50.6% from December 2007, to 549,000. For 2008 overall, building permits fell 36.2% from 2007, to 892,500. Housing starts in December 2008 declined 15.5…
Topics: new construction
As tax season kicks into gear in the New Year, the IRS has released a list of the Top Ten things you should know about identity theft and how to protect yourself.
If you receive a letter or notice from the IRS which leads you to believe someone may have fraudulently used your Social Security Number…
Topics: IRS
From: Dee Dated: 1/20/2009 You recently discussed refinancing home loan with government with low or no interest rate- something about a farm loan. Can u direct me to that link.I own 14 acres and home with approx.a 40K ARM loan. Have exc. credit rating.Thanks, Dee
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Topics: refinance mortgage
From: Linda: You were talking on WSB this passed Sunday morning about a $7,500 tax break for buying a house I did not catch the full story. Where could I find that information? Thanks.
From Ilyce: At the moment, what's available is a $7500 tax credit -- a dollar for dollar reduction in the total…
Topics: taxes
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