Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Everyone knows tax increases are coming.
But a Wall Street Journal editorial explains that these hikes will be bigger than expected, with taxes on dividends nearly tripling.
Last week, the Senate Budget Committee passed a fiscal 2011 budget that includes a 164 percent increase in the top dividend tax rate to 39.6 percent from 15 percent now.
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Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Take advantage of this great opportunity to save money and help the environment when you buy new household appliances.
In addition to rebates offered by Southern California Gas Company, you may also be eligible to receive rebates through California’s “Cash for Appliances” rebate program.
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Posted on April 28th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
The Fed reiterated its expectation that the benchmark fed
funds rate would remain “exceptionally low,” as it has since
December 2008, for “an extended period,” despite growing
concerns among policy makers that the stance was too
constraining.
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Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Update12: The votes keep coming — we’re up to 4,023 votes! Here are our current results:
*Be sure to read about our mention in MarketWatch.com*
Original Post (published 04/09/10): We started a poll back on March 30 asking readers if they were depending on the homebuyer tax credit to be extended for a second time. The results [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Luxury Real Estate: We drop in on one of Europe’s oldest countries, Portugal, for this fantastically lavish single-family residence. While it dates back to the 15th century, the plumbing and all other creature comforts are 21st century plush … and….
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Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Earth Day is the ultimate celebration of all things “green.” In keeping with the theme of Earth Day, as well as the emerging trend of “green” home improvements, we want to know:
Click here to learn more about Energy Efficient Mortgages, Energy Improvement Mortgages and which energy-efficient products can get you a Federal tax credit [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Update1: As we wrote yesterday, “This week could really give us a sense of homebuyer demand: both existing and new home sales reports are due to be released by week’s end.”
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), existing homes sales rose 6.8% last month, a direct result of the homebuyer tax credit’s [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Real estate has been a minefield the last three plus years as the gory remains of the real estate bubble bursting came home to roost. The federal government has done all it can to try to stabilize the market, and it seems to have worked. Those stabilizing efforts are in the process of ending and now we wait to see what will happen with the housing market.
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