Legislators Look at Possible 4.9 Percent State Income Tax Rate
SALT LAKE CITY —Plans for a “flatter-rate” state income tax are taking shape and legislative sponsors are looking at a larger tax cut that discussed earlier.
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House Swapping Allows Travel With All the Comforts of Home A wave of residential purchases over the past several years is fueling interest in an already increasingly popular alternative to vacation accommodations -- trading a stay in your residence for
Mortgage mess echoes in Congress (Los Angeles Times) Proposals to revise loan rules and provide more refinancing flexibility await lawmakers when they reconvene today. As mortgage-related turmoil weighs down the U.S. economy, members of Congress
REAL ESTATE / ROBERT BRUSS: Wife's age hurts reverse mortgage (The Charlotte Observer) Q. I am 78. My wife is 64. We own our home with a value of $550,000. No mortgage and no debts. We recently inquired about a senior citizen reverse
Coleman plan would let people tap retirement funds for mortgage (Pioneer Press) WASHINGTON ? Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is pushing a proposal that would let homeowners who are late on their mortgage payments withdraw money penalty-free from their retirement accounts to avoid
Todd Oldham will host Bravo's Top Design, which begins production this month Bravo officially announced the pick-up of their competitive home decorating series, Top Design today, although the news was revealed months ago .Commentread more...
Chanhassen broker pleads guilty to racketeering in $2.5 million mortgage fraud case (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) The owner of a Chanhassen mortgage brokerage has pleaded guilty to a Hennepin County charge of racketeering in a $2.5 million mortgage fraud case.read more...