washingtonpost.com - Housing Counselhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/columns/realestate/kassbennyl?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylHousing Counselen-us15washingtonpost.com14020http://www.washingtonpost.comhttp://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif<![CDATA[Means Test, Counseling Requirement Lead a Host of Bankruptcy Changes]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10648-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10648-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Late Payments Don't Always Spell Doom for Homeowners]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57730-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57730-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Homeowners Should Try To Unload PMI]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38697-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38697-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Put 'Fixtures' in Sales Contract]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20016-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20016-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Utilities, Neighbors Receive Easements to Use Your Land]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1221-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1221-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[No Girlfriend Exemption Applies When Transferring Property]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47398-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47398-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[A Parent's Remarriage Can Change Plans to Will a Home to Children]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27411-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27411-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Government Issues Rules to Protect Borrowers From Predatory Practices]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7889-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7889-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[The No-Tax House Sale]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53641-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53641-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Amending Condominium Bylaws Is Difficult, but Sometimes There Is No Alternative]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35575-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35575-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Promissory Note Spells Out How Much You Owe and When You Must Pay]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17298-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17298-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMTLast in a series of articles
One of the most important papers you will be asked to sign when you close on a mortgage, whether to buy a house or refinance a loan, is a promissory note. It is your promise to pay back to your lender the money you are borrowing, your IOU.]]> Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Deed of Trust Gives Lender Broad Power Over the Home You Buy]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63914-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63914-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMTFirst in a series of articles Q I plan to settle next week on a house I am buying. I contacted the title attorney who will be conducting my settlement and asked that I be allowed to review in advance all the papers that I will have to sign. The attorney...]]> Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Keeping Old Paperwork Can Pay Off]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44838-2005Jan28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44838-2005Jan28.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Deferring Capital Gains Tax in 'Like-Kind' Exchanges]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25581-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25581-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Points or No Points? Buyer or Seller? The Intricacies of Mortgage Shopping]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9772-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9772-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Defining Your 'Principal Residence' for Tax Purposes Isn't Always Simple]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56715-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56715-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Not Such a Simple Deduction]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40005-2004Dec31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40005-2004Dec31.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Buyers Often Have Little Recourse in PMI Battles]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25114-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25114-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Buy a Home With Cash? As Always, It Depends]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8018-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8018-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass<![CDATA[Homeowners Must Act Quickly to Avoid Losing Benefit of Capital Gains Exclusion]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55771-2004Dec10.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55771-2004Dec10.html?nav=rss_business/columns/realestate/kassbennylSat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:26 GMT Benny L. Kass