Tips to help remove an ice dam from your roof
What is an ice dam? An ice dam can form when water from melting snow re-freezes at the edge of your roofline. Without roof snow...
Welcome Relief for Homeowners, Then the Tax Bill
Come tax time, JPMorgan Chase will be able to write off the $1.5 billion in debt relief it must give homeowners to satisfy the...
Foreclosure Pipeline Gradually Being Cleaned Out
As the foreclosure crisis continues to recede, some parts of the country remain at elevated levels. Five states now account for nearly half of...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CMA AND AN APPRAISAL?
How do you find out the value of your home? There are two ways – a comparative market analysis, or CMA, and a professional appraisal. The...
INCOME TAX – DEFINING WHAT YOUR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE IS
Homeownership has long been the great American dream. Our tax laws have encouraged and indeed nurtured homeownership in three important ways: when you file...
Dispelling the “Myths” on short sales – when a property is sold for less than the balance remaining on the mortgage loan.
The short sale is an important tool for helping distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure and eliminate their mortgage debt. And thanks to key changes we’ve made in...