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Everyone Wants in on Housing Flipping

Pro Builder

One Long Island-based house flipper says now is the best time to be in the business, but finding inventory to rehab is the hard part. Fixer-uppers are fighting over limited stock as the foreclosure moratorium closes off a usually solid stream of inventory. There have been hardly any losses, and 8% for one-year paper is extraordinary.”.

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West Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Indirect Loans: The West Virginia Economic Development Authority provides a loan insurance program through participating commercial banks to assist firms that cannot obtain conventional bank financing. This program insures up to 80% of a bank loan for a maximum loan term of four years.

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Home Builders Applaud Congress on Extending Home Buyer Tax Credit

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Today’s action by Congress will further stabilize housing and the economy by creating new jobs, stimulating home sales, reducing foreclosures, cutting excess inventories and stabilizing home prices.” billion in wage income and $6.9 “The tax credit has proven to be a powerful economic incentive. It is also expected to generate $9.6

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New Hampshire Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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A minimum of 60% of the jobs created must be filled by low and moderate income persons. No Inventory Tax. No Broad-base Income Tax. In exchange for the contribution, a company can take 75% of the donation as a tax credit on its BET, BPT or insurance premium tax. TAX INCENTIVES. No Sales Tax. No Use Tax.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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The health of this industry is a vital economic indicator since sales tend to be driven by personal income, consumer confidence and interest rates. Lower gas prices are creating more discretionary income to save, pay down debt and spend on travel, eating out and personal services.

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

Pro Builder

But when it comes to land inventory strategies, most builders seem reluctant to rely on a “just-in-time” model to acquire land as needed for immediate construction. Certainly, publicly traded home builders have pivoted to land-light business models that allow them to forgo owning years’ worth of land inventory. In the Real World.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Inventory is exempt from property tax. Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. The enterprise zone credit is equal to $2500 per permanent new employee and can be applied against the income tax and/or business privilege tax liability. The rates range from $.25 25 to $1.75

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