Consumer News and Advice Archive


Stars Are Aligned for Buyers – and Time Is of the Essence

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 28, 2009—Potential home buyers are seeing a fortuitous combination of low mortgage rates, affordable home prices and the first-time home buyer tax credit. And many who thought homeownership wasn’t an option right now appear to be finding ways to make it work. A National Association of Realtors survey ...
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Stimulus Payout May Come Back to Haunt You at Tax Time

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 28, 2009—(MCT)—That little extra bit of money in the form of a larger paycheck tied to the Obama stimulus plan could end up taking a bite out of your federal income tax refund or even leave you owing taxes, say observers. ...
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Wall Street vs. Main Street: Courts Beginning to Side in Favor of Foreclosed Property Owners

Monday, October 26th, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 27, 2009—Agents involved in foreclosures and short sales may need to begin to disclose the possibility of serious property transfer defects associated with these types of lender controlled sales. ...
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First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Fraud

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 26, 2009—The General Accountability Office has reportedly frozen more than 110,000 first-time home buyer tax credit refunds pending
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Women Vow to Cut Costs – How Will This Effect the Economic Recovery?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 24, 2009—(MCT)—Women are increasingly reining in spending and promising that their new frugality is here to stay—a vow that,
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New One-Stop Manual Guides Consumers through Housing Bubble and Unstable Housing Market

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 23, 2009—The Homeowner Survival Guide, by Andrew C. Mungar, is dedicated to helping homeowners understand and resolve the problems associated with the devastating financial crisis and the housing bubble. The book guides consumers through every option that is available to them and teaches them how to get their ...
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Real Estate Leaders Jam with Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and Phil Lesh at Benefit for Band’s Archive Exhibition at New York Historical Society

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 22, 2009—“When we started out it was just rock and roll – who knew it would become historical,” said Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh as he and Dead guitarist Bob Weir took the stage Wednesday night during a benefit at the New York Historical Society for its upcoming ...
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When Should You Tap Your 401k?

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 22, 2009—(MCT)—Right now, let's consider our economic world where credit card companies are stingy, consumer loans are tight or priced high out of reach and home values are so low that some families can no longer take out a home-equity line of credit.  ...
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Vice President Joe Biden Unveils Report Focused on Expanding Green Jobs and Energy Savings for Middle Class Families

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
RISMEDIA, October 21, 2009—Vice President Joe Biden recently unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in
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