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Category Archives: Taxes
Real Estate Taxes and the New Health Care Bill

Recently, several clients have called me about the recent health care bill, scheduled to take effect in 2013, becuase they heard that there may be implications for the real estate transactions. It seems that there is a lot of misinformation … Continue reading
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How the Federal Goverment Shutdown will impact Real Estate

How will the Federal Government Shutdown impact real estate sales? With hours left until the possible Federal Government shutdown my clients are asking me how this could impact their ability to buy, or sell their house. Since the Federal Government … Continue reading
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Ten Often Overlooked Tax Deductions
If you have not finished your taxes yet, here are a few often overlooked deductions you can take advantage of. Ten Cincinnati Real Estate Tax Deductions Real Estate Deductions: Depending on the square footage of your Cincinnati Real Estate, you … Continue reading
Cincinnati Property Taxes Are Due

Property Taxes are due in the next few weeks in the greater Cincinnati area. Attached you will find a list of dates that property taxes are by county. Check with your mortgage servicer to make sure they escrow the correct … Continue reading
Posted in Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors, Cincinnati Real Estate, Taxes Tagged butler county property taxes, Cincinnati property taxes, Cincinnati Property Taxes Are Due, Clermont county property taxes, Hamilton conuty property taxes, property tax escrow, property taxes, Warren County property taxes 1 Comment
Cincinnati Home Energy Audits

The Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance is offering ENERGY AUDITS OF YOUR HOME FOR $50. Why should Hamilton County and City of Cincinnati Homeowners pay someone to complete a comprehensive energy audit of their home? The reason is that you will get significant … Continue reading
Tax Advantages of Homeownership

In the current housing market I know many people are questioning why they would want to buy a house when it seems that many people who are selling properties right now are breaking even or are losing money. There is … Continue reading
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A Medicare Tax on Your Home Sale?

Recently there has been speculation that there is now a Medicare tax on home sales as part of the new federal health care bill. That is not true! According to the language in the law, as explained in this FactCheck.org … Continue reading
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Pending Home Sales Surge in Cincinnati and US

Due in large part to the Federal Housing tax credit the pending home sales in April surged to a 110.9 index rating up from 104 in March. How do we know that the tax credit was the cause of the … Continue reading
I Missed the $8,000 Housing Tax Credit so Should I Still Buy a Home?

In recent days I have had a few phone calls from first time home buyers asking me if they should still buy a house even though they missed the $8,000 tax credit. In some cases they could not find the … Continue reading
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