Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Passed by Senate

 

UPDATE: President Bush signs HR 3648, The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007.

It took them close to two and half months, but the U.S. Senate finally got around to passing H.R. 3648, The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. Initially sent to the Senate on ...

Citi to California Home Buyers: Just Say No

Times, they are a changin' in the California mortgage business.

Last week we had Bank of America notify 7,000 mortgage brokers that their services will no longer be needed after New Years Eve, only to have Citi take it one step further on Halloween and tell California home buyers ...

Property Tax Relief For San Diego Fire Victims

Many San Diego County property owners who suffered damage from the fires that ravaged the County are eligible for property tax relief.  

California law, Revenue & Taxation Code Section 170, provides property tax relief for taxpayers whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of the wild fires that engulfed ...

Bank of America To Cut Off Mortgage Brokers

Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, the nation’s second-largest bank, announced on Friday that it will shut down its consumer real estate division and its wholesale lending unit, which offers residential mortgages through over 7,000 independent brokers, at the end of the year.  

The move signals a ...

House Passes Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief

 

Many San Diego homeowners considering a short sale or facing foreclosure got a bit of good news today with the U.S. House of Representatives passing H.R. 3648, The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. The bill addresses the forgiveness of acquisition debt, which is that debt used ...

Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief On The Fast Track

 

Someone lit a fire under Rep. Charles "Charlie" Rangel, which is good news for the San Diego real estate market in general, and many homeowners trying to determine the lesser of two evils, foreclosure or a short sale and the tax liability which goes with it.

Earlier today, the House ...

Short Sale Tax Relief Introduced in Congress

 

Rep. Charles "Charlie" Rangel , Democrat from New York and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, today introduced  H.R. 3648 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

Currently the tax code requires ...

Congress Looking To Change Short Sale Tax Implications

The Bush White House endorsed two new bipartisan bills aimed at eliminating the 1099C lenders are required by law to issue to sellers who "benefit" from debt relief realized with a short sale. The current tax code treats this debt relief as earned income. With the proposed legislative changes to ...

Rental Scams in Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and Mission Beach

An old scam has raised it's ugly head again in the ever popular La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach and Ocean Beach rental markets.

The target: unwary renters.

The bait: vacant property advertised on craigslist, usually at below market rates that generate a lot of interest.

 

The scam: advertise ...

Where the Surf Meets the Turf - For $35 Million

While the fourth parcel of the $50 million Del Mar beach front estate of San Diego money manager Arthur Nicholas closed escrow on May 30 as expected, the name of the buyer caught some by surprise.

When the four parcel beach front compound was originally listed for sale in July ...