President Signs Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension
Tax Credit Extension President Obama signed H.R. 3548 Friday morning, enacting into law an extension, and adjustment, of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers. Among other things, the extension...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Tax Perks for Buyers, Sellers and Homeowners – 2009 Tax Edition
by Tara-Nicholle Nelson Trulia’s In-house Consumer Advocate It’s tax time, but it doesn’t have to be excruciating, especially if you bought, sold or owned a home in 2009. While so many of us think of...
View ArticleExisting-Home Sales Rise on Home Buyer Tax Credit and Favorable Market...
Washington, April 22, 2010 Buyers responding to the homebuyer tax credit and favorable affordability conditions boosted existing-home sales in March, marking the beginning of an expected spring surge,...
View ArticleSenate Adds Homebuyer Tax Credit to Stimulus Bill
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Published: February 4, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted to expand the economic stimulus package with a tax credit for homebuyers of up to $15,000, a provision...
View Article4 Ideas To Spur Home Sales
by Dean Hartman on September 9, 2010 · A new Home Buyer Tax Credit is unlikely. Interest rates can’t go much lower. So, how can a market where buyers who are afraid of losing their jobs begin to...
View Article5 Reasons Why Now is a Good Time to Invest in the Housing Market
By Linda Stern RISMEDIA, September 21, 2010—(CBS MoneyWatch) Foreclosures spiked in August 2010, with banks seizing 95,364 homes, according to RealtyTrac, a housing research firm. They were up 25% from...
View ArticleSeptember Sales Remain Soft Following End of Home Buyer Tax Credit
Pending Sales Portend Better Months Ahead The market for properties in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties continued it’s slow but steady rebound from the drop-off in sales that occurred in the...
View ArticleHousing Industry Readies Mortgage Tax Break Fight
By Steve Kerch RISMEDIA, January 18, 2011—(MCT)—The housing industry is girding for a fight in Congress to protect the mortgage interest deduction, along with a number of other housing-related tax...
View ArticleFor the More Affluent Home Seller
by Dean Hartman on August 18, 2011 Estate Planning is a boring topic. However, there are few issues more misunderstood that have such tremendous impact on families and the legacy they leave behind....
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