Despite back-to-back snowstorms that shut federal offices for days, the Internal Revenue Service issued new guidance last week on the two tax-credit programs that are powering the country's real ...

And who said the taxman just came to take your money away? The IRS wants to remind first-time homebuyers that there is still time to take advantage of the federal tax credit that provides up to $8,000 ...

Q My daughter is buying a house for $65,000. Will the government give her $6,000 cash, as my daughter says, or does she have to declare it on her taxes to get the deduction? A The 2009 home-buyer ...

Despite back-to-back blizzards that shut federal offices for days, the IRS issued new guidance last week on the two tax-credit programs that are powering the country's real estate markets - the $6,500 ...

The IRS has an urgent message for would-be home purchasers: Make the most of the $8,000 first-time-buyer tax credit before it disappears Dec. 1 -- if you qualify. But if you don't truly qualify, don't ...

My parents built a new house and gave me their old one, which is the first home I've ever owned. I applied for an $80,000 fixed-rate home equity mortgage to update the place, which is the first ...