The IRS unveiled a smartphone app Monday that will let taxpayers check the status of their tax refunds and get other information about their tax returns. The app, IRS2Go, can be downloaded for free on iPhones and Androids, the IRS said. Taxpayers will need to provide some basic information to check the status of their […]
Archives: January 2011
New home sales jump 17.5% in Dec
While 2010 was not a stellar year for new home sales, it ended on a positive note: December home sales rose 17.5 percent over November home sales on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In December, there were […]
Consumer Confidence Index hits 8-month high
The Consumer Confidence Index rose in January to its highest level in eight months with Americans growing a little more confident about the job market and business conditions. The Conference Board said Tuesday its Consumer Confidence Index climbed to 60.6 this month, up from 53.3 in December. While that reading was better than economists had […]
Pinellas County Real Estate Statistics for December 2010
Click Here for Dec 2010 MLS Stats Is the real estate recovery finally here? The statistics for December 2010 give us indications that it may or may not be. Traditionally, sales slump around the holidays; however, December 2010 seems to have bucked the trend, as condo and single family sales are up double digits across […]
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Lenders may be not-so-fast to foreclose
After a pivotal court ruling last Friday in Massachusetts, lenders are likely to be more willing to help homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments. Last Friday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that two foreclosures in the case were invalid because the banks didn’t follow proper steps to show they had the […]
U.S. housing prices overall are expected to hit bottom by spring 2011
U.S. housing prices overall are expected to hit bottom by spring 2011 and begin a gradual rise in 2012, Frank Nothaft, chief economist and vice president of housing lender Freddie Mac said on Wednesday. “I do think we’ll see these housing prices bottom out, maybe by the spring,” Nothaft said. Nothaft presented Freddie Mac’s January […]