Mortgage Rates & Financing & Loan Modification & Refinancing & Tax Credits & IRS

If you owe a debt to someone else and they cancel or forgive that debt, the canceled amount may be taxable.

The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 generally allows taxpayers to exclude income from the discharge of debt on their principal residence. Debt reduced through mortgage restructuring, as well as mortgage debt forgiven in connection with a foreclosure, qualifies for the relief.

This provision applies to debt forgiven in calendar years 2007 through 2012. Up to $2 million of forgiven debt is eligible for this exclusion ($1 million if married filing separately). The exclusion does not apply if the discharge is due to services performed for the lender or any other reason not directly related to a decline in the home’s value or the taxpayer’s financial condition.

More information, including detailed examples can be found in Publication 4681, Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments. Also see IRS news release IR-2008-17.

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How big is the tax Credit ?

The Tax Credit is equal To 10% of The
purchase price of your home up To $8,000.
the credit passed in 2008 was limited to $7,500 and that
limit still applies to homes purchased in 2008. the full
credit is available for single individuals whose adjusted gross income is less than $75,000. If your adjusted gross income is greater than $75,000 and your home purchase qualifies you for the full credit, the credit phases out according to the dollar amount (or percentage if less than $8,000) in the chart below and full flyer in PDF.



Another help from President Obama's Tax Credit offer ...

41% of First-Time Home Buyers are not aware of the Federal First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit according to a recent survey commissioned by Century 21 Real Estate LLC.

Here we have a tremendous opportunity for all first-time home buyers and to be enticed by the Tax Credit , and to get off the fence, and buy finally the First Home for new buyers , ... the market and other favorite financial conditions will not be much better ...

In California Tax Credit of that $8,000 Federal Tax credit (available 3/1/2009 – 12/1/2009), can potentially be as much as an additional $10,000 for those consumers that buy a newly built home between 3/1/09 and 3/1/2010.

Please contact me for your next home or other Real estate Purchases or Real Estate Sales ...

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First time buyers TAX CREDIT - Flyer Download [1321kB]

I have been receiving many questions regarding the First Time HomeBuyer Tax Credit.

HUD has been reviewing ways to expedite the process for the benefit of the Buyer.

I am attaching HUD Mortgagee Letter 2009-15 which clarifies the method acceptable
to HUD.

Click bellow and download PDF file

HUD-FHA Tax Credit information PDF Download [298kB]

Thanks to President Obama's policies , here is your good news ...

Learn About Making Home Affordable

Refinancing

Many homeowners pay their mortgages on time but are not able to refinance to take advantage of today’s lower mortgage rates perhaps due to a decrease in the value of their home.

Modification

Many homeowners are struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments perhaps because their interest rate has increased or they have less income.


Are You Eligible?

Please use the self-assessment tools provided on this website to see if you are among the 7 to 9 million homeowners who may be able to benefit from Making Home Affordable.

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In today's fast changing market and changing interest rates, there are hundreds of loan programs to choose.
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We would like to guide you and arrange the Best Loan For You, at the Best Possible Interest Rate , and the Lowest Closing Cost.

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U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

An index is a tool that simplifies the measurement of movements in a numerical series. For example, most of the specific Consumer Price Indexes (CPIs) have a 1982-84 reference base. That is, BLS sets the average index level (representing the average price level)--for the 36-month period covering the years 1982, 1983, and 1984--equal to 100. The Bureau measures changes in relation to that figure. An index of 110, for example, means there has been a 10-percent increase in price since the reference period; similarly an index of 90 means a 10-percent decrease. Movements of the index from one date to another can be expressed as changes in index points (simply, the difference between index levels), but it is more useful to express the movements as percent changes. This is because index points are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not.


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How much income does it take you to qualify for a particular home? This calculator will tell you. However, you may want to adjust the qualifying ratios to 33/38 or whatever your local lender recommends.

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How much house can you afford with your income?
This calculator helps and is designed for those putting less than twenty percent down.

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Rents have risen considerably recently.
This calculator helps to show what your net gain may be in owning rather than renting,
taking many considerations into account.

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