The No Closing Cost Mortgage: Who Needs It?

In spite of continued low interest rates, mortgage applications remain slow in many areas of the US housing market. So, after the series of scandals, settlements and new regulations that marked the aftermath of the housing collapse of 2008, leading mortgage servicers...

Passive Investment = Active Tax Savings

Can you be passive and active at the same time? In the world of real estate tax law, you certainly can – and it may save you money.   Key tax deductions for income property investors stopped short of a plunge over last year’s fiscal cliff.  Now, with tax season in...

New Home Building: Roadblock to Recovery?

Financial and housing industry experts point to tighter lending standards in the mortgage industry as a major reason the housing recovery is progressing in fits and starts. But according to a recent article in The Fiscal Times, another factor could have a more...