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Could the popular $250,000-$500,000 tax-free exclusion of capital gains on sales of homes be a target in any broad-scale, post-election effort to reduce the federal debt and deficit?
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11/19/12
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The Warren Group has revised its September Massachusetts foreclosure start figures, acknowledging that the totals it initially released were incomplete.
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By PBN Staff
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Do you have a REIT in your portfolio?
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Limiting the homeowner mortgage-interest deduction came up in two of the presidential debates, but specifics about who would be affected and how much they might lose in tax benefits were minimal. To put some rough numbers on the issue, here’s a quick primer on the mortgage-interest deduction and related housing write-offs.
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11/12/12
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Three-deckers, New England’s signature apartment buildings, are evolving again.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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BOSTON – A total of $4 million in HomeCorps grants were awarded to 18 organizations across Massachusetts to help address the foreclosure crisis, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. According to a news release, the grant funding will assist homeowners and renters impacted by the foreclosure crisis, revitalize distressed and blighted neighborhoods, and guard against future financial harm.
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10/29/12
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No one wants to take the blame for the housing bust in this political season, but scammers and rip-off artists in the hundreds are working overtime to siphon dollars out of the wreckage of the crash and its still-vulnerable victims.
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10/29/12
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Single-family home sales in Bristol County, Mass. dropped 1 percent in September compared with the same period last year, The Warren Group said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area foreclosure rate rose 0.04 percentage points in August compared with the same period last year, Corelogic said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Purchases of new U.S. homes rose in September to the highest level in more than two years as the industry that helped bring on the recession forged its way toward recovery.
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By Alex Kowalski |