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The 2009 summer property tax bills will be arriving in the mailbox (or, to
your mortgage lenders mailbox.)
If you are considering purchasing a home please keep in mind that many homes have had property tax reductions due to lower property values, but many have also had their homestead exemptions stripped. (Foreclosures,
abandoned homes, etc.)
It is extremely important [...]

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Goodness, what a whirlwind this week has been with information and mis-information alike.
Some of you may have read elsewhere that the first time home buyers tax credit from the Federal government is now being allowed to be given upfront so that a home buyer could use it for the down payment on their home:  Not [...]

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This past week I received 3 email inquiries about the (up to) $8000 first time home buyers tax credit and even though I responded to the people who asked the questions via email, I realized that the questions they asked are ones that I’m sure many others have questions about.
If I buy a HUD home [...]

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One of the new changes to the process that occurs during home buying has been implemented:  HVCC - the Home Valuation Code of Conduct - went into effect on May 1st of this year.
If a home buyer is using a conventional mortgage (not FHA or VA) the appraisal that is ordered will now be subjected [...]

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