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Des Moines and Cedar Rapids among the most affordable housing in the nation

Posted Wed, 07/14/2010 - 08:14 by cthomas

From CNNMoney.com:

Where homes are affordable

Des Moines is listed at #10.  Cedar Rapids comes in at #11.  Despite all the bad news lately, this hopefully insulates us a little bit from the depressed housing market.

IRS Audits

Posted Wed, 05/12/2010 - 11:48 by cthomas

From CNNMoney.com, 5 things to know about getting audited:

Those selected [for an audit] tend to be self-employed or have unusually large write-offs...

Well, since that describes approximately 99% of local contractors, a little preparation wouldn't hurt.  CNN's tips:

Bad signs for the commercial markets.

Posted Wed, 05/05/2010 - 09:52 by cthomas