President Obama's Defecit Reduction Panel recommended eliminating the mortgage interest deduction for all properties other than primary residences of $500,000 or less.
While this seems like a good way to raise immediate tax revenue, I question whether the Panel thought through all of the implications of such an action.
My question is what [...]
There was a story recently that Vermont's real estate had actually appreciated in price by 17% from the 3rd quarter of 2009 to the 3rd quarter of 2010. While the data supports this statement, it is important to analyze the data to figure out the cause of the [...]
The internet has dramatically changed the way buyers of real estate search for property.
No longer do buyers spend hours on a weekend attending multiple houses. Gone too are the days when buyers read the paperto findreal estate listings. Buyers no longer even rely upon real estate agents to send them listings. [...]
UNDERSTANDING TRANSACTIONAL COSTS IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION
This article is geared towards buyers of real estate but may provide sellers some insight into the costs of the services being provided to them and the impact those costs have on the sale of their [...]