Congress tripled the tax credit for energy-efficiency home improvements when it passed the latest stimulus plan. The tax credit now covers up to 30 percent of the cost of products installed this year and next.
New appraisal rules may hurt homebuyers
New rules aimed at improving the home-appraisal process have many in the industry concerned that they will make it more difficult and costly for people to get mortgages and refinance.
Seattle Mortgage Rates Today , April 24, 2009
Economic recovery? Watch the unemployment numbers. Interest rates are still flat, there hasn’t been to much volatility. First time home buyers are making offers, $300,000 are moving, the housing industry is turning to a seller’s market.