Darwin's Finance » Real Estate http://www.darwinsfinance.com Financial Evolution: Education, Adaptation, Achievement Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:45:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Renters Subsidize Homeowners with Tax Deduction? Think Againhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/renters-subsidize-homeowners-tax/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/renters-subsidize-homeowners-tax/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:26:06 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2611 With all the class warfare rhetoric of late, a popular “subsidy” to knock of late is the mortgage interest tax deduction.  One of the largest constituents arguing for removal of this tax deduction is of course – renters.  See renters often cite the notion that they are in effect subsidizing homeowners by way to the [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/eliminate-mortgage-interest-deduction/feed/ 15 Lessons Learned from Selling Our Househttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/lessons-learned-selling-house/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/lessons-learned-selling-house/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:26:08 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2547 Today we finalized the contract on the sale of our home.  It was bittersweet, as my wife and I grappled with the fact that this was a purely voluntary move – we didn’t “need” to move for something like a relo, but we chose to move to get into something bigger, a larger yard, a [...]

Lessons Learned from Selling Our House is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/lessons-learned-selling-house/feed/ 9 Is the McMansion Dead?http://www.darwinsfinance.com/is-the-mcmansion-dead/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/is-the-mcmansion-dead/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:33:54 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2526 Over the past few weeks, there have been several headlines declaring the death of the McMansion.  Depending on how you define the “McMansion”, there may be some merit to the argument, but other aspects of the American desire to have things that are “big” are alive and well.  I mean, didn’t we declare the death [...]

Is the McMansion Dead? is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/is-the-mcmansion-dead/feed/ 9 How Much Does it Really Cost to Move?http://www.darwinsfinance.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-move/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-move/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:46:36 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=2486 My wife and I have been mulling over a move for some time now.  No, we’re not jumping on this low rate bandwagon thinking we’re going to turn a huge profit on a move, but we’re just thinking about what the best location is for the top district, what works for my commute, proximity to [...]

How Much Does it Really Cost to Move? is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-move/feed/ 8 Mortgage Rates Dip Below Key 5% Level – How to Get Yours Even Lowerhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/mortgage-rates-2010/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/mortgage-rates-2010/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:56:51 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=1829 Mortgage rates dipped below the key 5% level for 30 year fixed rate mortgages again this week. While many had predicted that rates would rise by mid-2010, it’s looking as though they may stay low at least through the year. The government intervention and reluctance to raise rates given a near 10% unemployment rate has [...]

Mortgage Rates Dip Below Key 5% Level – How to Get Yours Even Lower is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/mortgage-rates-2010/feed/ 0 USDA Home Loan Program – The 0% Down Bonanza You’ve Never Heard Abouthttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/usda-rural-farm-loans/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/usda-rural-farm-loans/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:18:09 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=1394 The USDA loan program is offering, and has been for years, home loans at incredible terms even following the housing collapse, under the edict of rural lending (farm loans) given the challenges faced in finding a mortgage loan or deriving high income in sparsely populated areas.  The surprise is – many of the zip codes [...]

USDA Home Loan Program – The 0% Down Bonanza You’ve Never Heard About is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/usda-rural-farm-loans/feed/ 15 FHA Loan Introduction and Explanationhttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/fha-loan-introduction-explanation/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/fha-loan-introduction-explanation/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:45:20 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=617 The following is a guest post at Darwin’s Finance.  If interested in guest posting here, inquire further via this contact form. The FHA (Federal Housing Administration) was formed by congress in 1934, to help a needy country rise out of the depths of depression. The majority of the country did not own their own homes, [...]

FHA Loan Introduction and Explanation is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/fha-loan-introduction-explanation/feed/ 2 40 Year Mortgages – And 50 & 60 Year Mortgages While We’re at ithttp://www.darwinsfinance.com/40-year-mortgage-50-60-year/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/40-year-mortgage-50-60-year/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 04:57:07 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=546 I’ve been seeing more ads lately for 40 year mortgage loans and once my curiosity was piqued, I also found that there are 50 year and 60 year mortgage loans out there.  On one hand, I found this to be rather unorthodox and novel since you never hear about “40 year mortgage rates breaking new [...]

40 Year Mortgages – And 50 & 60 Year Mortgages While We’re at it is an article from Darwin's Finance

No related posts.]]> http://www.darwinsfinance.com/40-year-mortgage-50-60-year/feed/ 9 $Million+ House for $10 Raffle – Don’t forget the Taxes!http://www.darwinsfinance.com/million-house-for-10-raffle-dont-forget-the-taxes/ http://www.darwinsfinance.com/million-house-for-10-raffle-dont-forget-the-taxes/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:30:07 +0000 Darwin http://www.darwinsfinance.com/?p=339 As reported by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, a Fort Lauderdale couple has decided that since their house that they purchased for $2.35 Million in 2005 isn’t selling, the next best thing to do is to raffle it off.  They’re intending on raffling off 300,000 tickets for $10 each.  It’s a pretty sweet looking house [...]

$Million+ House for $10 Raffle – Don’t forget the Taxes! is an article from Darwin's Finance

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