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First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit – Countdown Time

On April 1, 2010 By

There’s just 30 days remaining to use the federal home buyer tax credit. The credit ranges up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers, and up to $6,500 for existing homeworkers who have lived in their main home for 5 of the last 8 years.

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Existing Home Sales Point Towards Busy Spring

On March 24, 2010 By

Existing home sales dipped in February. As we’ve been discussing, November’s surge was the flood of first time home buyers out to meet the original deadline for the tax credit.

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February 2010 | Foreclosures Per Capita

On March 11, 2010 By

According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings topped 300,000 for the 12th straight month last month as 1 in every 418 U.S. homes received a foreclosure filing.

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