by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 13, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
At the end of 2013, a number of housing-related tax provisions expired. Collectively, these housing and other tax rules are part of a set of policies known as “tax extenders,” which have traditionally been extended every year or so. While there is growing support for...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 13, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
Katy Perry has tidied up some old business, selling her fortress-like compound in Hollywood Hills West for $5.565 million. The pop singer bought the property in 2011 with her then-husband, actor Russell Brand, for $6.5 million. But the couple never moved in and was...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 13, 2014 | Content Generation, For Your Clients, News, Social Media |
(MCT)—Hashtag #etiquette: The hashtag is popping up everywhere, but using it can still be confusing. Social media pros offer this advice: #Not #too #much: Overusing hashtags makes the person posting look desperate for attention, or kind of like a teenager. Try just...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 12, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—When Michael Shuken recently bought his family’s first home, a four-bedroom in Los Angeles’ Mar Vista area, his adjustable-rate mortgage helped them stay on the pricey Westside. For now, his interest-only loan costs him about 35 percent less per month than a...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 12, 2014 | For Your Clients, News |
Comedian Larry David of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has curbed prices, cutting more than $2 million off the listing price of his Pacific Palisades home. Originally listed for $14,999,000 in March 2013, the home is now priced at $12.995 million. The estate spans nearly an...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 12, 2014 | For Your Clients, How-To, News |
(MCT)—QUESTION: We bought our home in 2005 with a no-down-payment loan that required private mortgage insurance. Since then, we have worked hard to make additional principal payments and have reduced our balance to about 70 percent of the current value. The loan...