Savings bond tax-deferral option gone
The opportunity to reinvest savings bonds for tax-deferral reasons no longer exists, says Dr. Don Taylor.
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Home building off to slow start in 2008 "The market usually picks up around April or May when the weather gets nicer and people are getting their tax returns and wanting to invest in a home. I think
? US Mortgage Rates Dropped to Three-Month Low (Turks.US) On Thursday, Freddie Mac reported that Mortgage rates dropped for the third straight week. This helped in part by the Federal Reserve's pause in its rate-hike campaign with fixed-rate mortgages
Avoid the pitfalls when you list or purchase a home Both home buyers and sellers made many costly mistakes during 2005, according to real estate author Mark Nash.read more...
US mortgage lenders to cut staff (Financial Times) Accredited Home Lenders and HSBC announced a combined loss of more than 2,000 US jobs on Wednesday in the growing impact of mortgage market turmoil.read more...
NetBank Sells Assets as Regulators Doubt Internet Bank's Financial Health NetBank Inc., the online bank whose shares shed three-quarters of their value in the past year, will try to stay afloat by selling assets to EverBank Financial Corp. via
Now, pay more for home loans Two of the biggest mortgage lenders, Housing Development Finance Corporation and ICICI Bank, have increased home loan rates by half a percentage or 50 basis points across all maturities.via