tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:03:57 +0000http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-7780508689811325763Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:50:00 +00002010-12-03T00:56:16.538-06:00 ADECA, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, announced on Tuesday that it was launching a $60 million dollar low cost loan program assisting Alabama businesses in saving energy, creating jobs, and reducing expenses by providing them with an affordable financing program to upgrade energy systems within their businesses.  Highlights of the loan program are: Incremental http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2010/12/want-to-borrow-some-cheap-money-adeca.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-2251057412738774157Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:49:00 +00002010-09-07T15:49:34.751-05:00As part of my annual continuing education requirements as CPA and real estate salesperson, I recently attended a seminar titled as the "Community Banking Update" offered by Kraft CPAs, LLC of Nashville, TN, a very reputable bank consulting firm.  The highlights from this seminar regarding the status of the community banking industry are very interesting: The FDIC is rejecting numerous http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2010/09/community-banking-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-1264090248805182625Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +00002010-09-01T21:26:19.633-05:00While I have always intently followed the latest economic business news, lately I have invested even more time in trying to read all the snippets that I can regarding the latest opinions on our lagging economy.  In doing so, I began to formulate my own ideas of how I would stimulate the economy if the job were thrust upon me.  I think I have one particularly good idea that could providehttp://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2010/09/could-demolition-get-economy-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-5005528512701865591Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:37:00 +00002010-08-12T19:21:27.542-05:00Below is a link to a recent article from the CNBC website featuring a brief interview with Jim Rogers, a world-renown commodities investor (aka Warren Buffet of commodities) who also was raised, ironically in Demopolis, Alabama.  Rogers is a big advocate of agriculture investments and believes that recessions begin and end with significant changes in the commodities markets and commodities' http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2010/08/guru-rogers-gives-indication-of-where.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-6188386091404491461Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:05:00 +00002010-01-26T18:14:22.968-06:00How much is the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit? The lesser of 10% of  the purchase price of the home or $8,000.  Make sure you provide a copy of your HUD-1 closing statement to your tax advisor so that he can claim the appropriate amount on your tax return. Who is Eligible? Home Buyer(s) who have not previously owned or purchased a home in the 3 year period prior to purchase withhttp://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-time-homebuyer-tax-credit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-5684029369869580858Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:35:00 +00002010-01-26T18:47:19.190-06:00How much is the existing homeowner tax credit? The lesser of 10% of  the purchase price of the home or $6,500.  Make sure you provide a copy of your HUD-1 closing statement to your tax advisor so that he can claim the appropriate amount on your tax return. Who is Eligible? Homeowner(s) who has purchased a home or constructed a new home between November 1, 2009 and April 30, http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2010/01/existing-homeowner-tax-credit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-1477999342427510287Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-12-09T18:12:09.564-06:00 [Birmingham - AL] — HCWhitney, LLC, an affiliate of Rosebay Development Partners, LLC located in Birmingham, AL has been recognized as a “Green” builder via official certification by Energy Star® and the Earth Craft House™ building programs.  “We are once again extremely pleased that our efforts are moving us forward in the field of ‘Green’ construction services, ” http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2009/12/hcwhitney-is-officially-certified-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-6425379653606118253Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:39:00 +00002009-12-09T18:13:27.210-06:00The following is a recently released update on the 2010 IRS Standard Mileage Rates: 2010 Business Mileage Rate = $0.50 per mile (this rate is lower than last year to due to decreased fuel and transportation costs; the breakdown is as follows - fuel, maintenance, insurance, and tags = $0.27 per mile + depreciation = $0.23 per mile) 2010 Medical/Moving Mileage Rate = $0.165 per mile 2010 http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2009/12/irs-releases-2010-standard-mileage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-1138105122736660465Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:21:00 +00002009-12-04T11:25:18.918-06:00Here is quick summary of the recently passed home purchase tax credits.  The following information was sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders. http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/glance.php http://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2009/12/quick-summary-of-home-purchase-tax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155049630537905379.post-2087620742666500367Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +00002009-11-25T12:08:02.613-06:00'Weatherization' Seen Saving Jobs as Well as Energy - Economy * US * News * Story - CNBC.comhttp://landworthexchange.blogspot.com/2009/11/weatherization-seen-saving-jobs-as-well.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Landworth Exchange)0