Housing price rebound could be happening
Everything appears to be in place for housing market recovery
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
A sharp boost in home prices during the spring could signal a recovery in the long-suffering U.S. housing market, according to an industry report issued Tuesday and reported in CNNMoney (by Les Christie, Aug 28, 2012).
The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which covers more than 80%...
New laws slashing mortgage fees
New disclosure rule on closing costs will open the door to home buying for more
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
We’ve all been in the position of finally putting together enough money to buy a home, or helping a child put money down on a first home, and after putting together a 10-20% deposit, finding ourselves reeling from the mortgage company estimate that includes a whole lot of unexpected...
Will new homeowner tax effect you when you sell your home?
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
The “homeowner’s tax” that Congress created to help pay for the Obama Healthcare Law is theoretically a scary proposition, since it applies to the proceeds of real estate sales including primary residences. In actuality, however, few homeowners will be affected since only a relatively few sales will generate enough proceeds to high enough wage earners...
Matson Goldman Team moves to Prudential Fox & Roach
WEST CHESTER — MaryAnn Piccone, manager of Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS® West Chester Office, announced that the Matson Goldman Team, one of the area’s top reality firms, had joined the Prudential family.
The Matson Goldman Team, co-founded by Jill Goldman and Katherine Matson, is an award winning, top-producing team recognized in Philadelphia Magazine’s Five Star Realtor Awards...
