subscribe

Archive for February, 2012

The ON-AIR Interview – Mortgage Interest and Real Estate Tax Deductions Under Attack in MD

On Sunday February 26th I discussed live on the air with John Aaron of WTOP the proposed Maryland budget which would decrease homeowners ability to deduct mortgage interest and real estate taxes on their state tax return. I wrote about (more…)

Read more

Mortgage Interest and Real Estate Tax Deductions Under Attack in MD

There’s a buzz in the air in the Maryland real estate community as of late. The Governor’s proposed budget is raising eyebrows amongst Maryland homeowners and the real estate industry. In an effort to to increase tax revenue to the (more…)

Read more

The On-Air Interview – The Big Settlement

Here is the on-air interview with John Aaron of WTOP (click on logo at left to listen the entire interview) where we discussed the effect on our local market of the recent $26 Billion settlement between the state attorney generals (more…)

Read more

The “Big Settlement”

Last week saw the announcement of a $26Billion settlement with 5 big banks and states. In essence Bank of America, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, Ally Financial and Citigroup settled a class action lawsuit that was brought by several states (more…)

Read more

Downsizing in a Down Market?

I’ve talked before about how now is a great time to upsize (moving into a bigger home) due to market conditions and great interest rates. However, is now a good time to downsize? I had not really thought about it (more…)

Read more