Financial Focus: Shorter mortgage saves interest, loses tax and investment options (The Record Searchlight)
Q: Is a 15-year mortgage “better” than a 30-year mortgage (i.e. saved interest)?
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Tax Reform Plan Would Halt Mortgage Deduction (BET.com) Posted Nov. 1, 2005 ? What, no more mortgage deduction? That's what millions of Americans who look forward to using their mortgage interest to reduce their income taxes would say
Kips Bay, Where Everything Glitters "Nothing is perfect. It's got wrinkles. It's got a few little tears. That's life." THERE was a celebratory fizz all along Madison Avenue last week, on that stretch of
With mortgage rates on the rise, should you refinance now? (Orange County Register) Rates are spiking just as housing sales pick up. Like just about everything else ? gasoline, food ? mortgage rates are getting more expensive. Last week, local rates climbed to
Getting out of an option ARM You might not be able to get a better loan if you try to refinance, says Dr. Don.read more...
Cheaper Solution The hot housing market has turned the Washington area into renovation central. You've got your frustrated move-up buyers, who are busily hiring contractors to redo their homes because they can't
U.S. construction spending dropped in May WASHINGTON Construction spending fell in May for the 11th time in the past year as a continuing slump in housing offset strength in non-residential building.read more...