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Is all interest on home loans tax-deductible?

I don’t know. Several weeks ago, I wrote a post, based on an article in the Boston Herald: [I]f you took out a new loan so you could free-up some cash, getting whats known as a cash-out refi, and ended up using that money to pay down your credit card debt, take...

80/20 or 100% loan? Which is better?

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Is it better to put down 20% (if you can) or finance 100% of your purchase price, and invest that 20% somewhere else? Apparently, it’s better to put 20% down. You’ll get a better rate on your 80% loan, if you don’t take out a second,...

Should I pay off my mortgage faster, or invest my money elsewhere

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Suppose your mortgage loan payment is low enough, and you’re rich enough, that you have some extra cash on hand, every month? Should you make extra payments on your loan? Or, should you invest that money, somewhere else? Some people think you should pay off your...

Congress makes mortgage insurance tax deductible

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Good news for those who have been forced to take out Private Mortgage Insurance on their loans. (Banks pretty much require it, if your loan is for more than 80% of your purchase price). Congress passed a law that makes mortgage insurance tax deductible … …...

How to sell your home in a slow market … um, lower your price???

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It’s not brain surgery, people! You can offer free cars, hiring a marching band, and increase broker commissions, but the number one reason buyers don’t buy a property is because they think it’s too expensive! Sellers who aren’t willing to...

Dear Santa: Please bring me Chinese buyers of US Treasury Bonds

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Apparently, the Chinese government isn’t pleased with our ever-increasing national debt. [S]tocks were down sharply Monday largely because of a slump in the dollar … The big news Friday was not how much shoppers were spending at stores, but that China...