CNNMoney.com recently published its 2010 forecast and projections for home prices in the country’s largest metro markets. Listed as “Top 25″ and also comprehensively by state, CNNMoney.com’s home price forecasts puts Santa Rosa, California at the top of 2010′s home appreciation list and Hanford, California at its bottom.
Continue Reading →The Case-Shiller Index was released Tuesday and shows an improving real estate market.
Continue Reading →The expanded version of the home buyer tax credit endThe expanded version of the home buyer tax credit ends on April 30, 2010. To meet the requirements, you must be under contract by April 30th and closed by June 30th. There’s 100 days left to claim it.
Continue Reading →The first time homebuyer loan options for 2010 start out looking more attractive by the day.
After watching mortgage rates move higher day after day in December, they’re starting to turn around. Rates hit all-time mortgage lows six times last year, finally setting their best [...]
Continue Reading →The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program has been extended and expanded.
Continue Reading →The $8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program expires November 30, 2009 — seemingly 60 days from today.
I keep seeing it on blogs, hearing it on CNN, and reading it in the paper.
Continue Reading →The IRS’ monthly tax tip email was directed at the First-Time Homebuyer Credit. Here’s an excerpt:
Ten Facts about the First-Time Homebuyer Credit
Many taxpayers who purchase a home this year will qualify for an $8,000 federal tax [...]
Continue Reading →The housing market continues to beat expectations. Last week, the Existing Home Sales report beat expectations.
An “existing home” is a home sold by an existing owner as opposed to a developer. It’s non-new construction property.
The data [...]
Continue Reading →The end of the $8000 Homebuyer Tax Credit is getting closer
Only 148 shopping days until Christmas, only 60 shopping days left under the $8,000 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit. With that in mind, a few posts from my blog history.
The first one is [...]
Continue Reading →The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit expires December 1, 2009. What does this mean for a potential homebuyer? Get movin’.
Assuming a 60-day window between contract and closing, there is a 77-day window to identify the home, negotiate a price, and execute a contract. Thinking short-sale? [...]
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