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Fixed Income Seniors Helped by Low Interest Rates
My mom has the benefit of a pension and social security. She and Dad had heard all about the depression from their parents and worked their whole lives to pay off their home loan. Many boomers, who bought homes during … Continue reading
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Tagged boomers, fixed income, low interest rates, mortgage deduction, seniors
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Losing Mortgage Interest Deduction Increasingly Likely
Losing the mortgage interest deduction has been one of the items bandied about to reduce the deficit. This seems to be just another tax on the middle class as these deductions are only available on home loans less that $1,000,000. … Continue reading
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Tagged Deduction, foreclosure, Home loan, middle class, Mortgage Interest, taxes
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How the Recovery is playing out
With 16 out of 20 home markets showing increases for the last three months, it appears that the "tide is raising all boats". The overall increase average is 9% which seems like a lot to me. There are exceptions in … Continue reading
ManCave Shman cave, Give me the Mom Cave
I have to admit to having been entertained in a dedicated "ManCave". I enjoyed it completely. It was amazing is its' attention to detail and thoroughness of its' decorations, by HIM. Nothing was left to chance. It had bucks on … Continue reading
Bay Area Biking for Foodies and Beyond
We are bike friendly in the Bay Area. Mount Tam practically invented downhill mountain biking and bike trails cut across our landscape. When National Geographic wrote an article about biking and foodies, of course, the Bay Area made the list. … Continue reading
Alternatives in One of The US’s Most Expensive Markets
San Francisco is often said to be the US's most expensive real estate market. Occasionally, it gets bumped from number one by New York City or Honolulu. Humans are creative and find ways of making any situation work. In New … Continue reading
San Francisco makes it into Forbes for Hippest Hipster Neighborhoods
Forbes cues on to Silver Lake in LA as a hip area, followed by SF's Mission district. But how did she come to this conclusion? Using San Francisco based Nextdoor.com and Walk-score to determine who is the hippest of them … Continue reading
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Trying to add Value? Adding Square Footage?
Sellers are always calling me to ask what they should do to add value to their homes, or what to do before they sell. Each house is different, but any time you can add a bedroom out of wasted space, … Continue reading
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Made in San Francisco Makes National News
Small businesses are reported to be the engines of our recovery. But struggling city economies, San Francisco's included, have created taxes and programs that often penalize businesses for doing what they do best, make things. Pelosi says businesses need … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor Steam Brewery, Made in SF, Pelosi, small business, tax credits
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