Re-posted for 2018 I was very happy when I bought my first home. I was even happier when I did my taxes, the following April. Suddenly, I qualified for a huge deduction on my taxes, and, a couple weeks after I filed my 1040, I got a nice fat check in the mail fromt...
Interesting article, originally published last Spring, regarding parents buying condos for their college-bound children, instead of paying rent or having them live on campus. By JEFFREY STEELE, Barron’s Most parents don’t have much choice about their...
Four economic questions (three about housing) 1) Has the increase in dual-income families (with the number of working women increasing from 30% to 60% over the past sixty years) actually caused a higher cost of living? 2) Is the rental vs. buying expense comparison a...
Good story, in the New York Times, about people buying investment properties. It’s about people in New York City, but it’s relevant for us, here in Boston, as well. Boston has always been a good market for investing in rental properties, although things...
Sh-h-h-h – don’t tell anyone about this story, lest they get any ideas of creating a real estate blog, here in Boston. New York’s Real Estate Know-It-All By Jesse Hempel, Business Week Lockhart Steele’s Curbed.com blog is a magnet for anyone...
[idx-quick-search format=”horizontal”] Funny story about closing day disasters. Well, funny as long as it doesn’t happen to you, I guess. By Patrick O’Gilfoil Healy, New York Times Sometimes, adultery and deceit can put a crimp in the...