Sifting Through Rules Pays Off For Homeowners - 2004-02-15
Boosted by the lowest mortgage interest rates in more than 40 years, home sales and refinanced loans continued at a record pace last year. The bustling mortgage activity means more taxpayers must master the complex rules that help homeowners win big tax advantages.

The benefits of home ownership stem from tax deductions for home expenses such as mortgage interest and real estate taxes.
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Annual home show provides smorgasbord of services - 2004-02-15
Kasimir Winchell has concerns about finding a painter, getting a drywall contractor and improving the gutters at his house in Eaton Rapids.

More than 120 vendors offered everything from flooring to mortgages.

Launstein Hardware Sales Manager Dan Perfitt showed off his Mason-based company's wide-panel hardwood floors.
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