According to RealtyTrac, 243,353 foreclosure filings were recorded for the month of April. This was a 65% increase year-over-year and a 4% rise from March.

This is the week that our economy is supposed to start turning around as the government has put the first tax rebates economic stimulus checks in the mail. Millions of Americans will receive their economic stimulus checks this week.

As the federal stimulus checks as being sent by the government today, Sears, desperate to get your tax rebate checks, offers 10 percent if consumer buys a gift card from the store and spend his or her entire economic stimulus tax rebate on the gift card.

The tax incentive rebate checks that the government is promising will be on their way in a matter of days, to those who requested direct deposit. For others the stimulus rebates will be here by the middle of summer.

President announced that the schedule of the stimulus tax rebates is on track and the stimulus checks for the 2008 will start to be put in mail on Monday. However, many analysts and economists are asking if this tax rebate stimulus checks are the best way to refund and rekindle the U.S. Economy. If people don't spend those checks the stimulus may not work and the schedule payments may not be effective.

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it will begin sending more than 130 million economic stimulus payments starting May 2. The initial round of weekly payments will be completed by early July.

President Bush has signed into law a $165 billion economic stimulus package providing rebate checks to taxpayers. You might receive a check for $300, $600, $1,200, or even more depending on your conditions.

The IRS has posted a schedule indicating when tax payers, if eligible, will receive their tax payments. Keep in mind that these are estimates and the IRS could very well not meet this schedule. The schedule is based on the final two digits of your Social Security number. If you file jointly, use the last two digits of the primary filer’s Social Security number.

The Senate and House of Representatives have come to agreement on an Economic Stimulus Package. This stimulus package offers a unique opportunity for first-time Latino homebuyers on their quest to purchase a new home.