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: Closing Real Estate in ChicagoNew Housing Bills
By Peter Olson, Esq.
Couple tidbits...new tax deduction for first-time home buyers of $7.500 or 10% of the purchase price, whichever is smaller. Also, a new $500/$1,000 tax deduction if you're a homeowner who takes the standard deduction.
Full post as published by Closing Real Estate in Chicago on July 25, 2008 (boomark / email).
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