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Among the state systems governing foreclosure, Hawaii has a particularly fraud-riddled, draconian process. Elderly Suzanne Bonds was unbelievably exploited by that process in 2004, but Hawaii's courts refused to help. Now, her attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
Property Taxes Keep Rising as Home Values Keep Falling
8:00AM 12/18/2010
Common sense suggests that as home prices decline, the property taxes based on their valuations ought to as well. But property taxes nationally are clicking higher. Why is this occurring? Several factors are at work -- and they bode ill for state budgets.
Window quickly closing on California home-buyer tax credit
5:00PM 7/02/2010
Just as Congress approved a three-month closing-date extension for first-time buyers applying for federal tax credits -- a program responsible for big spikes in home sales this spring -- California announced that its most popular tax credit program is rapidly reaching the application limit.
As of...
California extends popular homebuyer tax credit
2:30PM 3/26/2010
Real Estate, Tax, Real Estate, Taxes, Biz Brief, Family Money
California lawmakers hope a new plan to extend a $10,000 tax credit to first-time buyers and those purchasing new homes will help jumpstart the state's lagging housing market, as well as work to clear a backlog of abandoned and foreclosed homes.
That's a tall order in a state with one of the...
Real estate tax tips for 2010
8:00AM 2/02/2010
Real Estate, Tax - Deduction, Refinancing, Real Estate, Taxes
The real estate downturn that dominated 2009 leaves many on unfamiliar ground at tax time. Where better to look for advice than in suburban Los Angeles, where property values took a particularly vicious dive. There, Woodland Hills investment adviser Mark Kennedy shared his tips with WalletPop:
On...
Faced with massive budget problems, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to sell a number of state-owned properties including, most famously, San Quentin State Prison.In a plan released today, Schwarzenegger's administration explained the necessity of exploring these draconian options....
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