The Internal Revenue Service has established several quick and easy ways for you to obtain forms and answer questions. Of course, forms, instructions and publications are still at the location's they have always been: post offices, libraries, and I... Read More

With user friendly tax software available today, many people are choosing to file their own taxes. If your financial situation is simple and straight forward, or if you are comfortable with filling out your tax return, this may be option for you. H... Read More

While success means different things to different people, when it comes to selling a home, homeowners will all agree there are four important elements involved in a successful transaction; they all want to receive the highest price possible - in th... Read More

It's a distressingly familiar scenario for home buyers and refinancers, and it was one of the major mortgage-related consumer complaints to federal agencies in 2005: "good-faith estimates" of settlement costs that turn out to be hundreds, even thou... Read More

Tax considerations have long been an important part of homeownership in the United States. In November, a presidential tax advisory panel issued a report calling for a number of tax changes, including several that would affect homeowners and real e... Read More

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a second consecutive week, but analysts still believe the future direction will be up as the Federal Reserve keeps tightening credit to keep inflation under control. Freddie Mac reported in its weekly survey T... Read More

Vickie Lewis was raised on a farm in Oregon, so she was entranced when she visited a small yellow house for sale in rural Damascus in late April. It was dilapidated and needed a coat of paint, she thought, but it was situated on a 6 1/2 -acre lo... Read More

Pretty much everybody in real estate knows what's up: The hot air is hissing out of what David Lereah, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, once enthusiastically called the "Great Real Estate Boom of the 21st Century." Now even... Read More

BY THE NUMBERS The mounting evidence that home sales are slumping in the Washington area has been attracting attention. Inventories of homes for sale are up across the region, houses are sitting on the market longer, and buyers are more sparse at ... Read More

In the past few years, we have all seen a big change in the way some real estate agents and brokerages advertise. "Commission cutting" or "cash back" has become the focus of how many new and some existing agents and companies choose to promote the... Read More