By law, the dollar amounts for a variety of tax provisions, affecting virtually every taxpayer, must be revised each year to keep pace with inflation. New dollar amounts affecting 2012 returns, filed by most taxpayers in early 2013, include the following…

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A brief history lesson on the current Italian property market. A discussion of the implications for anyone wishing to invest in Italy’s top end, luxury property market.

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We all know they story of the boy who cried wolf—if you hear something over and over again, despite how important it might be, it loses its significance the more you hear it.
This has been the case with the mortgage and real estate markets.

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 Nominated by the agents of Sotheby’s International Realty® Sunset Brokerage, these are our “Hot Properties” for the week of December 7th till now, 2011. Call me at 3108881881 if you are interested in making an appointment to tour one of these well-priced listings.  -Carlo Capomazza                     [...]

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Carlo Capomazza has been awarded the Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE®) designation by the Real Estate Negotiation Institute (RENI).

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Help with a down payment With most lenders requiring borrowers to put down at least 20 percent as a down payment – unless using an FHA or VA loan, or purchasing mortgage insurance – the best holiday gift some people might receive would be help with a down payment on a house.

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