Tips for Tax-Savvy Homeowners

By Anya Martin October 7th, 2015 With nearly three months left in 2015, jumbo-mortgage borrowers can make tweaks to cut their tax bill in April Illustration: Chris Gash Autumn chores:

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Love It and Lease It: Rent-to-Own Luxury Homes

By: Anya Martin September 9, 2015 Signing a lease option helps jumbo-mortgage borrowers save for a higher down payment, get their credit history in order and lock in on their

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How Much Home Can You Buy With Your Income?

Miller Samuel President and CEO Jonathan Miller discusses the U.S. housing market. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Carl Riccadonna also speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)    

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Rent-to-Own vs. Credit Cards: Which Costs Less?

By Allie Johnson “Renting to own furniture, appliances or even car hubcaps —  that’s the newest  thing — is a bad idea,” says Ed Mierzwinski, federal  consumer program director  for

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Before Becoming a Landlord, Add Up Costs

ANYA MARTIN One of life’s luxuries is being able to afford a vacation home. But don’t underestimate its true cost—especially if you plan to rent it out… Doug Lebda, chief

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Q & A: The Inquiring Mind- Renting Only to People with Paying Jobs, New York Housing Journal

I want to adopt a policy of renting only to people who have paying jobs. Is this considered a violation of any fair housing laws?

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A Guide to When to Pay Rent, or Not, After Hurricane Sandy

By Adam Leitman Bailey One of the most frequently asked questions about life in a Sandy-affected building has been this: do tenants of buildings in Zone A need to pay

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Difficult to Believe Which Is Cheaper: Housing Markets: Renting Vs. Owning

  by  Russell Legato, Residential Property Analyst Situations in the housing markets: renting vs. owning is more expensive in some parts of the country, but, cheaper in others. Seattle is

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Condo Nation: Why So Few Americans Are Buying Homes

John Melloy Condo Nation: Why So Few Americans Are Buying Homes Article http://www.cnbc.com/ “People are moving out of Mom and Dad’s basement finally, but they are renting or buying apartments

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