Last minute tax tips for the 2012 tax filing season. The IRS is offering Free File this year which may allow homeowners and other tax payers to file electronically at no charge. We're now just one week out from the IRS' 2012 deadline of April 17 for the filing of personal income tax returns. And [...]
It's Easter Sunday with taxes due in just nine days. My guests this week include Enrolled Agent and owner of Brookwood Tax Service, LLC, Chet Burgess, Merry Brodie, an Enrolled Agent and owner of several Jackson Hewitt Franchises in the Atlanta area, and Bill Nemeth, an Enrolled Agent who is president of the Georgia Association of [...]
I'm off this week! Enjoy an encore presentation from the March 11, 2012 Ilyce Glink Show. With plenty of resistance from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the question this week when we consider real estate 2012: will banks finally mark to market? Is principal reduction finally on the way for struggling homeowners? And as [...]
Foreclosure news February 2012 from CoreLogic indicates a decrease in completed foreclosures versus January of this year. However the housing market crisis continues for many homeowners as indicated by the numbers of homeowners who are falling behind on their mortgage loan payments. This week, housing market analytics provider CoreLogic released a report on foreclosures for [...]
The 2012 tax season is in full swing. My guests this week include Enrolled Agent and owner of Brookwood Tax Service, LLC, Chet Burgess, Merry Brodie, an Enrolled Agent and owner of several Jackson Hewitt Franchises in the Atlanta area, and Bill Nemeth, an Enrolled Agent who is president of the Georgia Association of Enrolled Agents. [...]
Cancelling Credit Cards to Get Cash Out Refinance. You have an excellent credit score, great credit history, plenty of equity, and yet lender wants borrower to cancel many of his credit cards to qualify for a refinance. Q: I have a situation in my mortgage refinance process and need your advice. My lender wants me [...]
If you have an FHA loan and are underwater, you may be able to still obtain a streamline refinancing with a lender. See if you qualify. Q: I purchased and closed on a home May of 2009. The house is now 30 percent underwater. We bought it for around $120,000 and now its worth around [...]
If you are trying to refinancing your underwater mortgage be careful your lender does not charge you excessive fees. Shop around. Q: We are underwater with our home. We have never been late on our payments and have good credit. We called our lender and we were accepted for the HARP 2.0 loan program. Our [...]
New residential construction figures released this week by the the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development exhibit the effects of the ongoing foreclosure crisis. Fewer housing start projects are being completed than ever before. According to a joint press release issued yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the [...]
What's better a Larger or Smaller Down Payment when you are buying a home and get a home mortgage. The simple answer is that it depends. Q: If I buy a home and put down $30,000 and then wait until the end of the year and pay another $30,000 toward the principal owed on the [...]
