Remodeling a kitchen may sound like a big, expensive project. But the truth is that there are ways to breathe new life into an old kitchen without spending much money.
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[...]The supply of homes for sale is 17 percent below year-ago levels, according to NAR
MORE ABOUT THE HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
How does the Homebuyer Tax Credit work?
The Homebuyer Tax Credit is a direct dollar-for-dollar reduction in your federal taxes worth 10% to 50% of the interest you pay on your mortgage.
You can estimate your potential savings by using the following
formula:
"Mortgage amount x loan interest rate = annual mortgage interest paid. Annual mortgage interest paid x Homebuyer Tax Credit rate = annual tax [...]
Foreclosure Deeds
The 252 foreclosure deed recordings in New Hampshire in November of this year are a decrease of 8% from foreclosure deeds in November of 2011, and a decrease of 5.6% from the prior month. The cumulative total for January through November 2012 is nearly 4% below the same period in 2011, and 10% below the same period in 2010. With signs of improvement in overall economic conditions, as well as some improvement in the statewide and regional housing markets, the number of new foreclosures in New Hampshire will decline slowly. Foreclosed and distressed properties will, however, continue to have a negative influence on the housing market.
"Regionally, existing-home sales in the Northeast fell 1.7 percent to an annual pace of 580,000 in October but are 13.7 percent above October 2011. The median price in the Northeast was $232,600, which is 4.6 percent above a year [...]
