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Texas Veterans Land Board In Texas, call us Toll Free:1-800-252-VETS (8387) Outside Texas? Call 1-512-463-5060 (long distance charges apply) (PDF) -- • State Veterans Home Resident Awarded Bronze Star (PDF) • VLB is accepting nominations for naming the Texas State Veterans Home being built in Amarillo. Read the Press Release (PDF) and the Policy for Naming Texas State Veterans Homes ( Word2000 ) ( PDF ) and complete the Nomination Form ( Word2000 ) ( PDF ) • Corpus Christi awarded next Texas State Veterans Cemetery (PDF) • The Results of the October 25, 2005, FLS are now available on-line (PDF) • Watch the archived edition of the October 25, 2005, FLS Web cast • First Texas State Veterans Cemetery dedicated in Killeen (PDF) • Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Dedication Information • James Baker III to help dedicate first Texas State Veterans Cemetery (PDF) • Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery Groundbreaking Information • Work begins on Valley's first Texas State Veterans Cemetery (PDF) The October Type I Forfeited Land Sale Handbooks are now available online (PDF) -- • Chairman Patterson visits veterans in Iraq • VLB Board Member, Mike Ussery, passes away after attending the dedication of the Texas State Veterans Home in McAllen, scheduled to open July 1, 2005. (PDF) • "Where Honor Lives" • "Voices of Veterans" Oral History Program • "Defending Freedom" A new TV Announcement honoring Texas Veterans from 1836 to today. Play Video 60 seconds High | Low Play Video 30 seconds High | Low Broadcaster Information (PDF) • Texas Veterans Voice Fall 2005 Veterans Voice Newsletter (PDF) Archived Editions of the Veterans Voice Newsletter • Media and Press Releases • Financial help available for activated Texas Reservists and National Guard members (PDF) ATTENTION-Loan Program Changes!!! VLB Land Loan maximum now $60,000. Land Loan now available for one-acre tracts. VHAP Changes Effective March 4, 2005: New-Construction housing loans must meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star ® rating as an energy efficient home. The Greenbuilding and Troops to Teachers Programs will no longer be available. The interest rate discounts previously associated with these programs will be re-directed to reducing the overall base rate for the Housing and Home Improvement Programs. The veterans with Disabilities Program discount will be available only to veterans with a VA compensable disability rated at 50% or higher. • Federal legislation filed to end discrimination in veteran loan eligibility • Convert your semiannual land loan payments to monthly payments (PDF) Message from Chairman Patterson Chairman Jerry Patterson Speaks to Veterans About the Veterans Land Board. (run time: 10:15) Play Video High | Low Land Loan Account Status Free Public Seminars and Educational Events • For Veterans • For Lenders • For Real Estate Professionals--view our upcoming events . Contact your nearest Outreach office for training opportunities. Registration for Veterans, Real Estate Professionals, and VLB Participating Lenders • Registration for Veterans to receive VLB program updates • Registration for Real Estate Professionals to receive VLB program updates • Web listing updates for VLB Participating Lenders Veterans' Resources • The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) now accepting requests for some military records via the Internet • The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) for information on VA benefits Laws and Rules • Laws and Rules PDF Files require the free Adobe Acrobat reader. Video media require the free Real Player . Privacy Policy Links/Accessibility Policy For our customers who are hearing impaired: The VLB TDD number is (512) 463-6367 or contact any of our program areas through Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2988. For more information, contact us .

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Home Loan Information - Mortgage and Loan Place contact us home Useful Home Loan Information Many people spend a great deal of time looking for their home, but neglect to spend much time researching their home loan. The home loan will be a larger purchase than your home, so it is advisable to educate yourself and get as much help a possible when determining what type of loan to get and what lender to use. The sites below will help you find the best rates on a home loan and provide answers to any questions you might have. Get a variety of home loan information from Interest .com . They provide a plethora of Home Loan information as well as other information regarding new home purchases. The site will help you ensure that you get the best deal on your home and your home loan. Plus, there is a Home Buyer's Guide that is available for download and will provide you with valuable home buying tips. Home Loans Home Loan for Australians . Get a variety of information on a home loan if you are located in Australia. You can find Home Loans by state and other state financial information at Propel Home Loans. Check out the Freddie Mac site for a variety of information about home loans. Freddie Mac was chartered by Congress to help ensure there is money for lenders to loan for families to purchase homes. VA Closing Costs The typical closing costs associated with a VA loan include the following: Reasonable amounts for any or all of the Itemized Fees and Charges designated by the VA. A 1% flat fee charged by the lender Reasonable discount points The VA funding fee Itemized Fees and Charges may include the following: VA appraisal and compliance inspections of the property (The veteran cannot pay for an appraisal requested by the lender or seller.) Recording Fees Credit Report Prepaid Items Hazard Insurance Flood Zone Determination Survey Title Examination and Title Insurance Special Mailing Fees for Refinancing Loans Other Fees authorized by the VA The 1% lenders flat fee is designed to reimburse the lender for all fees and costs not covered in the Itemized Fees and Charges. Examples of items that would fall within the realm of this fee are as follows: Lenders appraisals and inspections, except in construction loan cases Loan closing or settlement fees Document preparation fees Preparation of loan papers or conveyance fees Attorneys service that does not include title work Photographs of the property Interest rate lock in fees Postage or other mailing charges, telephone calls, etc. Escrow fees or charges One of the closing costs of a VA loan that is not associated with a normal loan is the funding fee. The funding fee is used in order to fund the VA home equity program, and it is required to be paid by the veteran on every VA loan, with some exceptions. Exemption include veterans receiving compensation for service related disabilities, veterans entitled to receive compensation for service related disabilities if they were not receiving retirement pay, and surviving spouses of veterans who died in service or from service related disabilities. Other Loan Links: Lenders for Loans For Sale By Owner Home Buyers Search Engine Red Chimney Real Estate Agents Mortgages VA Loans Home Loans Debt Consolidation Refinancing Apply Now!

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Selling Your Home Home | Contact IRS | About IRS | Site Map | Español | Help Advanced Search Search Tips News Essentials What's Hot News Releases IRS - The Basics IRS Guidance Media Contacts Facts & Figures Problem Alerts Around the Nation e-News Subscriptions The Newsroom Topics Tax Tips 2006 Radio PSAs Fact Sheets Armed Forces Disaster Relief Offshore Compliance Scams / Consumer Alerts Tax Shelters More Topics . . IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement Contact My Local Office e-file Forms and Publications Frequently Asked Questions News Taxpayer Advocacy Where To File Selling Your Home Tax Tip 2005-55, March 18, 2005 If you sold your main home, you may be able to exclude up to $250,000 of gain ($500,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly) from your federal tax return. This exclusion is allowed each time that you sell your main home, but generally no more frequently than once every two years. To be eligible for this exclusion, your home must have been owned by you and used as your main home for a period of at least two out of the five years prior to its sale. You also must not have excluded gain on another home sold during the two years before the current sale. If you and your spouse file a joint return for the year of the sale, you can exclude the gain if either of you qualify for the exclusion. But both of you would have to meet the use test to claim the $500,000 maximum amount. To exclude gain, a taxpayer must both own and use the home as a principal residence for two of the five years before the sale. The two years may consist of 24 full months or 730 days. Short absences, such as for a summer vacation, count as periods of use. Longer breaks, such as a one-year sabbatical, do not. If you do not meet the ownership and use tests, you may be allowed to exclude a reduced maximum amount of the gain realized on the sale of your home if you sold your home due to health, a change in place of employment, or certain unforeseen circumstances. Unforeseen circumstances include, for example, divorce or legal separation, natural or man-made disaster resulting in a casualty to your home, or an involuntary conversion of your home. If you can exclude all the gain from the sale of your home, you do not report any of that gain on your federal tax return. If you cannot exclude all the gain from the sale of your home, use Schedule D, Capital Gains or Losses, of the Form 1040 to report it. For more details and information, download a copy of Publication 523, Selling Your Home, or order it by calling toll free 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). Links: Publication 523, Selling Your Home ( PDF 194K ) Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses ( PDF 136K ) Tax Topic 701  — Sale of Your Home Publication 3, Armed Forces Tax Guide ( PDF 206K ) Highlights: Military Family Tax Relief Act Subscribe to Tax Tips Accessibility | FirstGov.gov | Freedom of Information Act | Important Links | IRS Privacy Policy | U.S. Treasury

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Scotsman.com Property - News - Overseas workforce homes in on rental properties Please note: Either your browser does not comply with current Web Standards or it has been unable to load the stylesheet that accompanies this page. [ Accessibility statement ] [ Skip past navigation ] Websites Scotsman.com websites News Sport Business The Scotsman Scotland on Sunday Edinburgh Evening News Dating Jobs Motors Property Travel Business Finder Member Centre Web Feeds Media Pack Site Help Digital Archive 1817-1950 Photo Gallery Reader Holidays Scotsman Calendar Money Fantasy Golf Haggis Hunt Edinburgh Festivals Entertainment Heritage & Culture Leisure Weather Webcams Search | Site map Jobs | Property | Motors | Dating | Money Log in Register now - free! Member Centre Navigation menu Home For Sale For Rent News Advertise Help Clippings Saved Searches Property News Tue 13 Dec 2005 Printer friendly Send to friend Overseas workforce homes in on rental properties JOANNA VALLELY YOUNG professionals from abroad are fuelling a huge boom in the number of people looking for homes to rent in the Capital. Some landlords claim they expect to let out as many as 44 per cent more properties by the end of 2005 due to the growing number of Antipodean and Eastern European professionals coming to live in Edinburgh. And they say that the Capital's attractions are leading many of the newcomers to readily accept longer leases than before as they choose to stay in the city for longer periods or even permanently. Property experts claim the unexpectedly high demand for rented housing this year is due to the rising international popularity of Edinburgh as a place to live and work. Steven Currie of property management company DJ Alexander, attributed the high demand for rental flats to Edinburgh's vibrant atmosphere. He said: "I've lost count of the number of clients who say this city offers an atmosphere like no other in Britain, or indeed in Europe, and is driving their desire to live here. "While demand for accommodation from overseas clients is nothing new, I have never known it to be on the scale that it is today." Mr Currie said the firm was on target to let at least 1300 housing units in 2005, whereas the average for recent years was closer to 900. He described the typical tenant as a young professional in their 20s or 30s, drawn here by Edinburgh's international reputation. "It is the city, first and foremost, that has drawn them here - they have come to Edinburgh to live and work rather than come here to work and live," he said. Mr Currie said that while a typical tenant initially planned to live in the Capital for six months to a year, many then decided to stay on for longer, with some settling for good. "I know that from the number of people I meet in the course of the job who, having initially rented from us, go on to buy a home in Edinburgh," he added. He said that average rent on a two-bed property in the Capital had risen about £50 from last year to around £600 to £800 a month. Neil Thompson, property manager at Edinburgh Property Management, agreed rental properties were shifting very quickly. He said: "Things are going very quickly, which is surprising as historically this is a poor time of year." Mr Thompson said the firm had taken on 80 or 90 new rentals this year, compared to 50 or 60 last year. "I've noticed an increase in Eastern Europeans and particularly Polish people. People are less likely to balk at a contract of at least six months, which shows they do intend to stick around." Simon Fairclough, property expert at Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre, said rented accommodation was much sought after. "There's a healthy demand for rental properties," he said. The Scottish Executive said it had received 7240 enquiries about its Fresh Talent scheme, which aims to tackle declining population by attracting people to live and work in Scotland, since the scheme went live in October 2004. Ben Carter, VisitScotland's area director for Edinburgh, said: "Edinburgh is consistently voted one of the top European destinations. It has so many unique attractions for people visiting on a short holiday, as well as those who want to extend their stay. "Edinburgh is highlighted in many of VisitScotland's international marketing campaigns, including a new £1 million European city break campaign. We also work with the Scottish Executive on their Fresh Talent initiative through joint promotions, such as our presence at New York's Tartan Week last year." 1500 families in the Lothians are homeless NEARLY 1500 families with children in Edinburgh and the Lothians were assessed as homeless last year. New figures show that, in the Capital alone, 875 families - 1.89 per cent of all households with children in the city - were homeless, 26 more than the year before. Across Scotland, the number of homeless families rose to 9395, representing nearly 16,000 children. The figures were condemned by SNP deputy health spokesman Stewart Maxwell, who claimed the Scottish Executive was failing in its pledge to end homelessness. He said: "These figures confirm what many of us feared. Instead of seeing the decline and eradication of homelessness in Scotland, we are seeing a year-on-year rise. "The reality for many thousands of children across Scotland this year is that they will have a homeless Christmas, rather than a happy Christmas." The figures show a total of 1491 families with children assessed as homeless in Edinburgh and the Lothians, up from 1471 the previous year. In East Lothian, the number was up from 133 to 137; in Midlothian, the increase was from 137 to 173; while in West Lothian, there was a fall - from 352 to 306. The number of children affected fell slightly in Edinburgh, from 1460 to 1421. But it rose in East Lothian from 202 to 221; and in Midlothian from 223 to 283; while in West Lothian, it fell dramatically from 626 to 525. This article: http://property.scotsman.com/news.cfm?id=2399612005 Last updated: 13-Dec-05 12:05 GMT Delivery formats for "News" [more info] RSS feed Add to my email News: page 2 House prices on the rise again, for the first time in 15 months One in ten capital residents 'can't afford the home they live in' 400 homes set for former mental home site Sellers' market for Scotland's estates What will the Executive do after Edinburgh's housing No vote? Landlord fined over fire safety Prize for all the family A canal runs through it Use a little holly to get the lolly Going, going ... ... almost gone Invite all the relatives - somewhere else Norcool Cool Giant Eco-friendly guidelines to develop city green houses Overseas workforce homes in on rental properties Lanarkshire town focus of £69m double deal Alba lettings go through roof as property rents surge Page 2 of 5 ©2005 Scotsman.com | contact

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