The days of the kinder, gentler IRS are over. The management of the IRS has purportedly told the auditors to “audit more rigorously and go collect some money!”
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TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - Feb. 20, 2008) - Resale home transactions in the Greater Toronto Area declined in the first two weeks of February, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
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The most valuable player on a team earns his/her stripes when he/she is able to combine skill, strategy and, if it happens by, a bit of luck to their (as well as the team’s) advantage. Top scorers are warriors who get knocked down and jump back up swinging ready to re-double their efforts toward the [...]

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For once, the American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance and Realtors are on the same side of an issue. The Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) is opposing an anti-rebate bill alongside the AHGA, the Consumer Federation of America and the Department of Justice.
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If you’re looking at housing statistics over the past quarter or year, there’s no question you’re going to come up with a lot of negatives.
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The Hope Now Alliance, initially a broad-based subprime mortgage rescue effort, is getting an extra lifeline from the mortgage lending industry.
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Make a condo, townhome or other community association property your second home and, chances are, you’ll be pretty happy with your choice.
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Typically more than 40 percent of complaints against general contractors and building and construction trade companies hired by homeowners go unanswered, according to statistics from the Better Business Bureau.
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Do you know that 90 percent of Americans break their New Years Resolutions by January 31st? This article tells you why this is so, how you can prevent this from happening, and how you can turn your Resolutions into a Reality.
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