by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 25, 2013 | Best Practices, For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—QUESTION: I am buying a home from a foreign investor. The closing agent is telling me that I need to submit a tax return and 10 percent of the sales price to the Internal Revenue Service. Is this for real? ANSWER: Yes. The Foreign Investment in Real Property Act...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 24, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
Existing-home sales declined in June but have stayed well above year-ago levels for the past two years, while the median price shows seven straight months of double-digit year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Total...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 24, 2013 | For Your Clients, How-To, News |
(MCT)—By now, most of us understand the importance of a credit score. Mortgage lenders, credit card issuers and, in some cases, insurance companies use this measure of creditworthiness to determine availability and cost of their products. Some employers factor credit...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 23, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
Trainer and notorious toughie Jillian Michaels of “The Biggest Loser” recently listed her Hollywood Hills West home for $2.45 million. With three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, the contemporary home, built in 2000, features a swimming pool and an attractive open floor...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 23, 2013 | For Your Clients, News |
(MCT)—Renting a car? Buying the over-the-counter insurance that rental car companies sell could be the dumbest move you’ve made all day. That is, unless it’s the smartest. The question is, are you covered? Too many travelers have no idea, and it’s in that cone of...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jul 22, 2013 | Best Practices, For Your Clients, Marketing, News |
Home prices have risen at a double-digit rate since early spring. The Case-Shiller reading was up 11 percent in March compared to a year earlier, while the NAR median price was higher by roughly the same amount in April. This robust appreciation appears nearly certain...