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It’s hard to remember what your home needs throughout the year. Use this home maintenance checklist to prevent unnecessary and expensive problems down the road.Do safety checks: smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, fire escape routes, fire extinguishers, door and window locks.Clean or replace furnace filter.Learn more: Forced Air ...

Great News! Congress has passed the Home Buyer Tax Credit extension and President Obama is expected to sign the bill today. Below are two links to more information:Home Buyer Tax Credit ChangesFrequently Asked Questions Regarding ChangesReaders, do you think Congress' decision to extend, and even expand, the tax credit is a ...

The Senate is nearing a compromise that would extend the tax credit for first-time home buyers and expand it to include current homeowners. Who would get the credit and how much could they claim? First-time home buyers would be eligible for up to $8,000 on the tax credit, which is the same as the current credit. The Senate version of the bill ...

The cities of Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, Grand Forks, and Mandan all showed growth in the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 estimates.·        Fargo's estimated population: 93,531 (up from 92,513 in 2007)·        Bismarck's estimated population: 60,389 ...

Now is the time to build a new home in Moorhead! As part of the state of Minnesota’s response to the 2009 spring flood, Governor Pawlenty signed legislation on May 16 that enables Moorhead, Dilworth, and other Minnesota border cities located in the disaster area the opportunity to offer a two-year property tax abatement on newly ...

The $15,000 homebuyer tax credit didn’t survive the final negotiations on the stimulus bill. Instead, Congress slightly increased to $8,000 an existing $7,500 credit for first-time homebuyers and eliminated repayment provisions. The new credit is retroactive to Dec. 31, 2008, which means that anyone who buys a house this year, through ...