Local Address Archive: Poll
The Weekend Poll: Yea or nay on housing tax breaks?
Owner-occupied housing carries significant tax breaks. There's the mortgage interest deduction plus the ability to shelter up to half a million dollars in home-sale profit from capital gains tax. Is it too much? Just right? Not enough?
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Elizabeth Razzi
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July 16, 2010; 10:00 AM ET |
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The Weekend Poll: Who cares about buses and trains?
When you're choosing a new address, how important is it that bus and rail lines serve the neighborhood?
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Elizabeth Razzi
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July 9, 2010; 2:24 PM ET |
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The Weekend Poll: Who has it made in the shade?
It used to be assumed that a vacation-home owner was in a better position than vacation renters. Given the price declines of recent years, that's not necessarily so. Who fares better now?
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Elizabeth Razzi
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July 2, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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The Weekend Poll: Which way for mortgage rates?
Interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit a new low, down to 4.69 percent, Freddie Mac announced Thursday. What's next?
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Elizabeth Razzi
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June 25, 2010; 4:30 PM ET |
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The Weekend Poll: What's underfoot?
There may be no spot in the house that takes more wear and tear than the kitchen floor. What does the job best?
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Elizabeth Razzi
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June 18, 2010; 10:53 AM ET |
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The Weekend Poll: Extend the tax credit deadline?
This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) introduced a proposal to extend the closing deadline for the homebuyer's tax credit to Sept. 30. What do you think about extending the deadline?
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Elizabeth Razzi
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June 11, 2010; 5:16 PM ET |
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