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Tax season is here and there are a number of changes you should know about when filing your return this year. Below is information on new tax credits, scams to watch out for, and tools to help ensure you take advantage of available credits and deductions – including new health insurance tax credits. First, three basic changes that everyone should know: You’ll have three extra days to file and pay. The IRS deadline falls on Monday, April 18th this year.  The IRS is no longer automatically mailing tax forms out to every household. To get free forms, you can call IRS Forms and Publications...  

Posted in Home Ownership | Monday, March 28th, 2011

From Chicago Tribune article Jan 2 by Lew Sichelman:     Better than gold. These past few years haven’t been particularly golden ones for housing. But over the long haul—say, three decades—housing has been golden. Actually, even better than gold, reports Ted Jones, chief economist at the Stewart Title Guaranty Co.       Jones suspects that if asked to name the best long-term investment, most people would probably say gold. And if you considered just the past nine years of so, they would be correct. But if you go back to 1980, he said, a house would have been...  

Posted in Home Ownership | Monday, March 28th, 2011

Make Home Ownership a New Year’s Resolution! by My Chicago Realtor on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11:15am The New Year provides an opportunity for Americans to start fresh and develop goals which have come to be known as New Year’s resolutions. Some people strive toward financial aspirations or a professional achievement, while others might choose to pursue a lifelong goal, such as owning a home. If 2011 is the year to achieve your dream of homeownership, the following tips may be helpful.   Talk to the experts. Work with a real estate professional, lender and...  

Posted in Home Ownership | Monday, March 28th, 2011