Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Q & A: Defining Two Years of Residency
How is the two-year period used to to qualify for the $250,000 or $500,000 capital gains tax exclusion on the sale of a principal residence calculated?
Archive for May 28th, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Q & A: If a Terrace Is Unusable, Is the Rent Reduced?
Am I entitled to a rent reduction for construction that makes my terrace impossible to use?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Drawn by Nature to New Zealand
“Another world at the edge of the world” is how Peter Cooper likes to refer to his isolated beachhead on the remote northern coast of New Zealand.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Realtors Agree to Stop Blocking Web Listings
The deal frees Internet brokers and other real-estate agents offering heavily discounted commissions to operate on a level playing field with traditional brokers.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Tourist attractions in Florida
Most people who visit Orlando Florida head straight to Disneyworld. But there are many other interes
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
In Housing, the Strong Turn Weak
The home-buying season is shaping up to be even worse than expected, with prices falling, sales slowing and few signs of a turnaround.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Regulator opposes appraisal pact
WASHINGTON - The regulator who oversees national banks is protesting an agreement by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to stop buying mortgages that use lenders’ in-house appraisers, a pact intended to protect buyers from fraudulently inflated home prices.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Coastal areas get breather on premiums
Some 150,000 Massachusetts residents will catch a break after the state’s insurer of last resort, the FAIR Plan, said it would not immediately seek an increase in home insurance premiums.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Internet realtors gain access to MLS
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department gave a boost yesterday to online real estate brokers - and potentially their clients - by forcing new industry policies that give Internet-based agents access to home listings they were previously denied.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Single-family home prices fall sharply in April
Sales prices for single-family homes in Massachusetts fell sharply in April, accelerating a decline that is now in its third year, according to Warren Group data.
