$8,000 Tax Credit for Sacramento Area Military Members

On February 8, 2011, in Tips And Advice, by Andrew Vierra

Sacramento Military members—active-duty and retired military—can still get the $8,000 homebuyer’s tax credit, but time’s running out. The rest of the country’s chance to qualify for the first-time-homebuyer’s tax credit expired last year. But if you served outside the United States for 90 days or more between December 31, 2008 and April 30, 2010, you [...]

California Home Buyers Who Missed the $8000 Tax Credit Are Lucky

On October 5, 2010, in Tips And Advice, by Brad Yzermans

California Home buyers in the Inland Empire region of Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Corona, Riverside, Chino, Ontario, Norco Rancho Cucamonga who were frantically making offers on homes but missed the $8,000 federal home buyer tax credit deadline on April 30 may be happy they did miss it

Military Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended and VA Home Loans – WOW!

On September 24, 2010, in Tips And Advice, by Brad Yzermans

Few members of the Military’s Armed Forces, Foreign Service, and Intelligence community in San Diego or Riverside County’s Inland Empire communities which consist of Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Corona, Chino, Norco, Riverside, or Lake Elsinore realize they were granted an extension for the home buyer tax credit.  The extension is good through April 30, 2011 to [...]

New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit Deadline Approaching

On April 21, 2010, in Uncategorized, by Gerald Santoro

An eligible New Jersey homebuyer may request from the IRS a tax credit of up to $8,000 or 10% of the purchase price for a home for First Time Home Buyers or up to $6500 for repeat buyers.

California $10,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended – Act now!

On March 23, 2010, in Tips And Advice, by Brad Yzermans

As part of his job creation initiative, Governor Schwarzenegger will be signing into law an extension of the home buyer tax credit (up to $10,000) for residents of California.  This tax credit is eligible to first time home buyers of the Inland Empire, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties who purchase [...]

Low Mortgage Rates and Low Home Prices Drive Sales in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties

On January 25, 2010, in Mortgage Programs, Mortgage Rates, Tips And Advice, by Jim Sahnger

South Florida Home Sales Jump Led by Miami-Dade Single family home and condominium sales were up across the board as all of South Florida beat the national numbers reported the National Association of Realtors today in terms of percentage increase in units sold for the month of December on a year over year basis. Media [...]

Governor proposes new $10,000 home buyer tax credit in California – Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley News

On January 18, 2010, in Tips And Advice, by Khai McBride

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently proposed to California taxpayers, a new homebuyer tax credit.  This latest proposal would apply to the purchase of new homes, as well as existing homes. Close to 11,000 California homebuyers took advantage of last year’s state tax credit. In his final State of the State address, the governor said that the [...]

New Jersey, NJ First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credits – Special Rules for the Military

On December 31, 2009, in Mortgage Programs, Tips And Advice, by Tony Croft

We all know what great sacrafices the members of our U.S. military make each day.  Missing out on the first-time home buyer tax credit should not be one of them.  Thankfully, Congress has acknowledged the unique circumstances affecting qualified service members*, by allowing the following exceptions that apply to both the $8,000 tax credit for [...]

Looking for Real Estate in Harleysville Montgomery County, PA? Don’t forget about FHA!

On November 12, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Jason Klaskin

For those looking to take advantage of the newly extended Home Buyer Tax Credit there are a few things that you should consider. 1.  FHA is one of the best options available for qualified buyers without a lot of money to put down.  2.  Even if you don’t plan to start your househunting until after [...]

Tax credit available for Rhode Islanders looking to purchase a home.

On November 9, 2009, in Tips And Advice, by Lynda Mckenzie

On Friday, November 6, 2009, President Obama signed the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, commonly known as H.R. 3548,  extending the $8,000 tax credit to first-time homebuyers.  What residents of Rhode Island might not know, is that you do not need to be a first-time homebuyer to get the tax credit. Under H.R. 3548 [...]