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Real Estate Investing News Headlines (Mar 17th - Mar 3rd)
- Structuring New Fees Could Be Tricky
President Barack Obama plans to raise as much as $120 billion through a fee on financial institutions to help recoup losses from the Troubled Asset Relief Program and reduce the deficit, according to an administration official....
By BusinessWeek.com, Friday, Jan 12 7010 - Read More >> - Obama Said to Consider Fee on Banks
The White House is considering a fee on financial services companies as a way to cut the federal deficit...
By BusinessWeek.com, Thursday, Jan 11 7010 - Read More >> - IRS: Beware of these 'dirty dozen' tax scams
As the tax deadline draws near, the IRS wants you to beware of fraudulent tax preparers, hidden offshore bank accounts and offers that seem too good to be true....
By CNN.com Tax News, Tuesday, Mar 16 2010 - Read More >> - U.S. Stocks Gain as Fed Says Rates to Stay Low for Extended Time
U.S. stocks extended gains after the Federal Reserve said it will leave its benchmark interest rate near zero for an extended period to safeguard the economic recovery....
By BusinessWeek.com, Tuesday, Mar 16 2010 - Read More >> - America's Most Affordable Places to Retire
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By BusinessWeek.com, Tuesday, Mar 16 2010 - Read More >> - Fed May Seek to Avoid Lower Inflation
Prices may move to the center of the debate over the timing of an exit from the most stimulative U.S. monetary policy in history...
By BusinessWeek.com, Tuesday, Mar 16 2010 - Read More >> - The 401(k) Turns Thirty Years Old
The defined-contribution plan revolutionized retirement for U.S. workers. After three decades and the Great Recession, key fixes are needed...
By BusinessWeek.com, Monday, Mar 15 2010 - Read More >> - Retirement: New Ways to Protect Your Portfolio
Products such as EMERALD and SunAmerica 2020 High Watermark Fund aim to provide returns and tranquility amid intense market volatility...
By BusinessWeek.com, Monday, Mar 15 2010 - Read More >> - Steering a Retirement Portfolio Through a Market Storm
This excerpt from The New Commonsense Guide to Your 401(k) tells how the market meltdown put Mary Rowland's buy-and-hold approach to the test...
By BusinessWeek.com, Monday, Mar 15 2010 - Read More >> - Mortgage help: 170,000 get aid
More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program....
By CNN.com Real Estate News, Friday, Mar 12 2010 - Read More >> - Want A Bigger Tax Refund? Don't Itemize
Six reasons why many taxpayers can save money and time by claiming the standard deduction....
By Forbes.com Tax News, Friday, Mar 12 2010 - Read More >> - Dodd Ends Talks, Says Financial Bill Will Include Corker Ideas
Senator Christopher Dodd, who today ended three weeks of talks with Republican Bob Corker on legislation to overhaul financial regulations, said elements they worked out will be in the bill he introduces next week....
By BusinessWeek.com, Thursday, Mar 11 2010 - Read More >> - Exxon’s Tillerson Bets Gas, Not Oil, Is Key to Growth
Exxon Mobil Corp., which pumps more oil than every member of OPEC except Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq, is counting on natural gas to provide the bulk of its future growth...
By BusinessWeek.com, Thursday, Mar 11 2010 - Read More >> - Signs of Life for Home Equity Lending
Rising home prices and an improving economy will spark a modest rebound this year. But this time, lenders and homeowners will be more cautious...
By BusinessWeek.com, Thursday, Mar 11 2010 - Read More >> - Foreclosures leveling off
The national foreclosure rate fell 2% in February from a month earlier, according to an industry report released Thursday, the latest sign that the pace of foreclosures is slowing....
By CNN.com Real Estate News, Thursday, Mar 11 2010 - Read More >> - Small Investors Remain Wary After 69% U.S. Stock Bounce
Individual investors have largely stayed on the sidelines of the current rally. What will lure them back?...
By BusinessWeek.com, Wednesday, Mar 10 2010 - Read More >> - U.S. Corporate Credit Risk Index Falls to Lowest in Eight Weeks
The cost to protect against defaults on U.S. corporate bonds declined to the lowest in almost eight weeks as a surge in company bond sales signaled increased investor confidence....
By BusinessWeek.com, Wednesday, Mar 10 2010 - Read More >> - Ten Tax Tips For Stock Options
Options and restricted stock are a great perk--if you don't get caught in a tax trap. Here's what you need to know....
By Forbes.com Tax News, Wednesday, Mar 10 2010 - Read More >> - FICO: Americans More Likely to Default on Mortgages than Credit Cards
Posted To: MND NewsWireAmerican consumers are now defaulting on their mortgages in even greater numbers than they are walking away from credit card debt. According to FICO's® Score Trends Service, this is a phenomenon that is historically ...
By MortgageNewsDaily.com, Wednesday, Mar 10 2010 - Read More >> - Unemployment Decreased in Nine U.S. States in January (Update2)
The unemployment rate decreased in nine U.S. states in January and climbed in 30, signaling the thawing of the labor market is not broad-based....
By BusinessWeek.com, Wednesday, Mar 10 2010 - Read More >> - Green homes face a red light
Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding....
By CNN.com Real Estate News, Wednesday, Mar 10 2010 - Read More >> - 12 ways to cut your taxes
The bright spot of the dreary 2009 economy: savings for everyone....
By CNN.com Tax News, Tuesday, Mar 09 2010 - Read More >> - Commercial and Multifamily Mortgages Outperforming Overall Bank Holdings
Posted To: MND NewsWireCommercial and multifamily mortgages continue to have the lowest rates of charge-offs of any loan types at banks and thrifts and perform better than the overall loan portfolios at those institutions according to the Mortgage Bankers...
By MortgageNewsDaily.com, Tuesday, Mar 09 2010 - Read More >> - HUD Enforcing Job Creation Requirements for State and Local Governments
Posted To: MND NewsWireThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the results of the first stage of its increased oversight and enforcement of job creation requirements under Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 19...
By MortgageNewsDaily.com, Tuesday, Mar 09 2010 - Read More >> - Gasoline: $7 a Gallon?
Ross Morrow, a professor at Iowa State University, talks about the possible impact of U.S. climate-change legislation on gasoline prices. Morrow also discusses the implications of higher prices for the U.S. economy. (Source: Bloomberg)...
By BusinessWeek.com, Tuesday, Mar 09 2010 - Read More >> - Homes Of The Billionaires
Where the world's richest people unwind after a long day....
By Forbes.com Real Estate News, Tuesday, Mar 09 2010 - Read More >> - The Ultimate Solution for the Appraisal Industry
Posted To: Community CommentarySince the inception of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) in May 2009, there has been much discussion, and misinformation, about the benefits and harm caused by the controversial agreement with the New York Attorney G...
By MortgageNewsDaily.com, Monday, Mar 08 2010 - Read More >> - Mortgage Rates Hold Near Best Levels of 2010 as Benchmark Yields Rise
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchI described last week as a roller coaster ride for mortgage rates. A busy schedule of economic data provided much of the motivation for movement in the rates marketplace with the release of the Employment Situation Report on ...
By MortgageNewsDaily.com, Monday, Mar 08 2010 - Read More >> - Credit Unions Expanding Loan Production; Ready for Buybacks?; Lender Rating Model; FHA Approval News; Four More Bank Failures
Posted To: Pipeline PressWhen I was a kid, I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realized that God doesn't work that way. So instead I stole a bike and asked Him to forgive me. Neither strategy worked for four more banks, as the FDIC s...
By MortgageNewsDaily.com, Monday, Mar 08 2010 - Read More >> - Can't make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan
Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs....
By CNN.com Real Estate News, Monday, Mar 08 2010 - Read More >> - Why a VAT Tax Is Where It's At
Adoption of a value-added tax in the U.S. would be a fair, efficient way to help restore the country's financial health, argues Bloomberg BusinessWeek columnist Chris Farrell...
By BusinessWeek.com, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - Hiring Protection From The IRS
If you want a licensed and regulated tax pro, consider hiring an EA--someone who might even be an ex-IRS agent....
By Forbes.com Tax News, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - Fannie, Freddie Holders Shouldn’t Assume Guarantee (Update4)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bondholders shouldn't assume the government will make them whole on their investments as Congress disbands the companies, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said....
By BusinessWeek.com, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - A plan to save commercial real estate
Economists have long been predicting commercial real estate could be the next day of reckoning for the financial markets, with a wave of defaults looming as billions of dollars in troubled loans come due in the coming months....
By CNN.com Real Estate News, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - Fannie, Freddie May Ask Banks to Eat $21 Billion of Sour Loans
The mortgage-finance giants may force lenders including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup to buy back $21 billion of home loans...
By BusinessWeek.com, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - How $1 trillion hides in plain sight
The government does without roughly a trillion dollars a year because of a slew of tax breaks -- everything from the mortgage-interest deduction, to education and child credits, to low rates on investments....
By CNN.com Tax News, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - Tax goodies for job seekers
Job hunting can be expensive. The costs of hiring career coaches, printing hundreds of résumés at Kinko's and flying out for weekend job interviews can really add up, especially for someone who doesn't have an income....
By CNN.com Tax News, Friday, Mar 05 2010 - Read More >> - America's 25 Richest Counties
The country's fattest paychecks are brought home to these high-end suburbs....
By Forbes.com Real Estate News, Thursday, Mar 04 2010 - Read More >> - Bank of America TARP Warrants Surge 12% on First Day of Trading
Bank of America Corp. bailout warrants climbed as much as 12 percent in the first day of trading after the U.S. Treasury Department sold the securities in a record-setting auction....
By BusinessWeek.com, Thursday, Mar 04 2010 - Read More >> - Housing: Hope on the Horizon
Cash-rich builders are buying land again, betting on a turn in the market for new homes...
By BusinessWeek.com, Wednesday, Mar 03 2010 - Read More >>
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