Over the last year or so we’ve had a lot of talk on this site about the homebuyer tax credit. It helped to spur activity in the real estate markets, bringing more first time homebuyers into the market than we’ve seen for a long time. It also brought in a lot of current homeowners when the credit was extended to include people who already own a home. We watched last month as there was a flurry of activity as the deadline loomed for people to put in a purchase agreement for a house in order to beat the clock.  My brother was one of those people who made their home purchase on the last day possible!  Read more... (1164 words, 11 images, estimated 4:39 mins reading time)

• Prison Inmates Claimed Homebuyer Tax Credit, $28 Million in Fraud As many potential first-time homeowners rushed to lenders in order to qualify for the Homebuyer Tax Credit, which expired in April, some behind bars were successful in filing for and receiving the credit. The United States Treasury Department released a report today declaring $9.1 million in tax credits were fraudulently......
• Laguna Seca Golf Course, Monterey, CA Laguna Seca is located in Monterey, CA Phone: (831) 373-3701 Website: http://www.lagunasecagolf.com/sites/courses/view.asp?id=292&page=6005 Course History: This course first opened in 1970 and was designed by Robert Trent Jones. It was instantly one of the most popular courses in the area and it is easy to see why. By combining great......