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How to buy a mobile home: mortgage loans for older manufactured housing This article resulted from a question asked by one of our readers. It turns out that many other visitors also wanted to know how to buy a mobile home. There are three issues that come up with buying mobile homes or financing older…
Read MoreWhat’s driving current mortgage rates? Average mortgage rates were unchanged yesterday, as we predicted. That means they remain very low, by both recent and historical standards. Many experts would urge you to lock soon. Yes, you risk losing out on further falls. But right now, in the wings, there are plenty of factors that could…
Read MoreThe most popular cities for Millennials Millennials aren’t gravitating toward the huge urban centers like most would expect. According to new data, they’re actually heading to smaller towns in the midwest — like Madison, Wisconsin and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Verify your new rate (May 17th, 2019) Millennials in the Midwest A new report from the…
Read MorePass-through businesses—businesses like sole proprietorships, S corporations, and partnerships that “pass” their income “through” to their owner’s income tax returns and pay the ordinary individual income tax—make up a majority of U.S. businesses. Marginal tax rates vary for pass-throughs depending upon the state in which they operate because of differences in how states tax individual…
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I stopped shopping yesterday as the first step on my path to be Debt Free. I will stick to this moratorium for six months. The inspiration came from Cait Flanders, who followed her shopping moratorium for twelve months. When I told a good friend what I was doing and for how long I might follow…
Read MoreBuying a manufactured home with zero down The USDA loan is the best-kept secret in the mortgage marketplace. You can finance a home purchase with zero down. Plus, mortgage insurance is cheaper than with FHA. But can you finance a manufactured home purchase with USDA? Yes, you can. Just keep in mind that the home…
Read MoreWhat’s driving current mortgage rates? As we predicted, average mortgage rates fell appreciably yesterday. They’re now at their lowest in a month, which means they’re close to their lowest in more than 15 months. Now might be a very good time to lock your rate. However, there may be hope of further falls in rates…
Read MoreThe clock is ticking on home prices Home price growth is continuing to slow down — though it might not be for long. A new forecast predicts prices will rise as 2019 plows forward. Verify your new rate (May 17th, 2019) Home prices slow down According to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic, home…
Read MorePresident Trump’s increases in tariffs on imported goods from China and elsewhere are effectively reversing a big chunk of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For many low- and middle-income consumers, Trump is eliminating most or all of the benefits of TCJA. How? Because the tariffs could increase the price of consumer goods by as…
Read MoreLike many states, Arizona is contemplating how to integrate peer-to-peer car-sharing arrangements into the state’s tax code. This session, the state legislature contemplated two proposals to regulate and tax peer-to-peer car sharing. Policymakers have an opportunity to clarify the tax treatment of peer-to-peer car-sharing firms and hosts while preventing the extension of discriminatory car rental…
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