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Combine Your Renovation Costs

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs, Project News, Remodeling Industry Tags: 203 K Mortgage, commercial mortgage, Contractor Home Renovation, fannie mae, federal housing administration, Home Renovation Mortgage, Home Style Renovation Mortgage, mortgage, Mortgage Broker, mortgage loan, renovation, renovation costs, Renovation Loan, Renovation Mortgage, Section 203, united states No comments yet.

If you just bought a house that fits your budget, but it needs some upgrading and repair, you’re probably wondering…
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Bundle Your Renovation Costs With Your Mortgage

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs, Project News, Remodeling Industry Tags: 203 K Mortgage, fannie mae, federal housing administration, fha insured loan, Home Mortgage, home renovation cost, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Renovation, Offers Mortgage, renovation, renovation costs, Renovation Loan, Renovation Mortgage, Section 203 No comments yet.

If you just bought a house that fits your budget, but it needs some upgrading and repair, you’re probably wondering…
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Home Improvement Credits & Deductions

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: FAQs, Government Affairs, Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling, Project News Tags: Accountancy, Alternative Minimum Tax, Credit Deduction, Home Energy Bill, Home Energy Efficiency, home improvement, Home Improvement Credit, Home Improvement Repair, home repair, Improvement Credit, Improvement Repair, improvements, Income Tax In The United States, Nonbusiness Energy Property Tax Credit, Political Economy, Tax Deduction, Your Home Improvement No comments yet.

If you’re thinking about home improvements, the federal government offers tax credits for certain home improvements, primarily for home energy…
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Housing Wins Higher FHA Mortgage Limits

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs Tags: commercial mortgage, conforming loan, economy of the united states, fannie mae, federal housing administration, fha insured loan, fha limits, freddie mac, government national mortgage association, house, housing, housing industry, housing market, housing mortgage, mortgage, mortgage backed security, mortgage firm, mortgage industry of the united states, mortgage limits, politics, senate, senate vote No comments yet.

The U.S. housing industry has scored a victory with House and Senate votes to raise the size of mortgages backed…
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EPA Improves Web Resources Related to RRP

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency updated several of its Web resources related to the lead renovation, repair and painting rule….
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Department of Energy Updates Refrigerator Efficiency Standards

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Energy Saving Ideas, Government Affairs, Greener Choices Tags: auto defrost, cut energy use, defrosting, efficiency standards, energy, energy conservation, energy doe, energy efficiency standards, energy policy, energy saving home improvements, energy update, environment, food preservation, food storage, government standards, home appliances, national appliance energy conservation act, national energy efficiency, refrigerator, refrigerator efficiency, standard homes, technology, u.s. department of energy No comments yet.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new minimum national energy efficiency standards for most new refrigerators, which will…
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Obama looks to preserve role of government in mortgage market

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs, Remodeling Industry Tags: economy of the united states, fannie mae, federal loan, freddie mac, government, government role, government sponsored enterprise, home buyer, major role, market house, mortgage, mortgage financing, mortgage industry of the united states, mortgage market, politics, subprime crisis impact timeline, the government No comments yet.

Federal loan subsidy would be extended for home buyers; Fannie and Freddie could be saved as well. President Obama has…
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Mortgage rates at record lows.

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs, Remodeling Industry Tags: 15 year fixed rate loans, 5 year adjustable rate, adjustable rate loans, adjustable rate mortgage, banking, debt deals, economics, economy of the united states, finance, fixed rate loans, floating interest rate, interest rates, lowest mortgage rate, mortgage industry of the united states, mortgage loan, mortgage rates, rate, rates loan, remodeling contractors, united states housing bubble, us treasury No comments yet.

Meanwhile, 15-year fixed-rate loans and 5-year adjustable rate loans hit record-low levels of 3.54 and 3.18 percent, respectively. Mortgage rates…
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Tax Credit Ending This Year

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Energy Saving Ideas, Government Affairs Tags: building, building insulation, chemical engineering, construction, contractor, design contractors, energy conservation, environment, frederick county, heat transfer, home improvement, howard county, maryland, maryland taxes, mechanical engineering, montgomery county, remodeling contractors, residential design, residential renovation, sustainable building, thermal insulation No comments yet.

The Federal Energy Tax Credit on energy-efficient home improvements, including energy-efficient windows, doors, insulation, roofing, and heating and cooling systems,…
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NAHB to Sue EPA over Lead Paint Regulations

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs, Remodeling Industry Tags: bob jones, building engineering, construction, construction companies, construction leads, design build remodeling, environment, environmental protection agency, home improvement, home improvement renovation, lead, lead based paint, lead paint, lead paint regulations, matter, national association of home builders, paint, painted lead, painting and the environment, remodeling contractors, remodeling industry, renovation, renovation remodeling, toxicology, visual arts, washington No comments yet.

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A coalition of housing industry groups joined the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today in announcing plans to…
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House Passes Cash for Caulkers Bill

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs Tags: 111th united states congress, american recovery and reinvestment act, architecture, car allowance rebate system, contractor, design build, design contractors, economic stimulus act, energy, energy conservation in the united states, energy in the united states, gaithersburg, home improvement, home star, house, howard county, montgomery county, politics, presidency of barack obama, rebate, remodeling contractors, residential design, residential renovation, sustainable building, united states No comments yet.

WASHINGTON: May 6, 2010 — Homeowners could collect thousands of dollars in Cash for Caulkers rebates for renovating their homes…
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EPA LRRP Rule – The Opt Out Is Officially Out

Posted by Craig Knott, CR Categories: Government Affairs Tags: construction design build, damascus maryland, design build remodeling, environment, environmental protection agency, epa, epa ruling, industry news, lead based paint in the united states, lrrp, remodeling industry, rockville md, rule, united states environmental protection agency No comments yet.

With publication in the Federal Register the Opt-Out provision in the EPA LRRP rule is removed effective July 6,…
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