Conservators "Guardians For Profit"

Last week The Los Angeles Times ran a four part series on Conservators, an in depth look at what really happens to our aged.
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Beware Of Unsolicited Purchase Offers

From Realty Times
Question: My late brother bought a vacant lot in Florida in the 1960's. This was during the infamous land grab where the State of Florida did nothing to regulate the investors/speculators. I have owned the lot since my brother died.
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C.A.R. Says Deductibility Of Mortgage Interest "DOA"

The proposed tax reform affecting the deductibility of mortgage interest will be "dead on arrival in Congress," says C.A.R. President Vince Malta. The proposal, submitted yesterday to the U.S. Treasury by the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, recommends converting the mortgage interest deduction to a tax credit equal to 15 percent of interest paid on mortgages, with the mortgage interest cap set to the average regional home price, ranging from $227,000 to $412,000. Currently, homeowners can deduct all the interest on mortgage loans up to $1 million on their primary residence.

"With the median price of a home in California at $543,980 and the average mortgage at least $435,180, the proposed ceiling would limit the tax break for the majority of new mortgagees in the state," said Malta.
From California Association Of Realtors

Home Sales Forecast

The forecast for home sales has trended up as the year progressed, fueled lately by added demand resulting from the impact of recent hurricanes, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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