Local Address Archive: The economy
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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Third week of record lows for mortgage rates
Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.57 percent this week, Freddie Mac reported this morning. That's down just a hundredth of a percentage point from last week's rate, but it marks the third consecutive week of record-setting lows for the most popular type of home loan. Freddie Mac has been tracking this rate for 39 years.
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Elizabeth Razzi
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July 8, 2010; 11:00 AM ET |
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30-year mortgage rates hit another low
How low can they go? Freddie Mac reported this morning that average rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage sank to 4.58 percent, blowing past last week's record low of 4.69 percent by 11 basis points. Meanwhile, news just out from the National Association of Realtors is hardly encouraging. Pending home sales, based on homes going under contract in May, fell 30 percent from April and were 15.9 percent below a year ago.
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Elizabeth Razzi
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July 1, 2010; 11:34 AM ET |
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Closing deadline will be extended to Sept. 30
Both houses of Congress have now passed an extension to Sept. 30 of the closing deadline to qualify for the homebuyer tax credit.
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Elizabeth Razzi
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July 1, 2010; 9:41 AM ET |
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House acts on tax credit deadline but June 30 still stands
The House voted Tuesday to give home buyers who want to take advantage of a lucrative federal tax credit three extra months to complete their home purchase. The measure, which passed 409 to 5, is now headed to the Senate.
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Elizabeth Razzi
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June 29, 2010; 5:49 PM 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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