Home Buyer Tax Credits

Tax Credits Provide Outstanding Opportunities for Home Buyers

$8,000 First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

Frequently Asked Questions About the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Frequently Asked Questions About the Move-Up/Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit

Buyer Resources

IRS

Special Rules for Members of the Military, the Foreign Serviceand the Intelligence Community

Key Information

Are Properties in Your Market Getting Multiple Offers and Snatched Up?

I watch the news like everyone else... and hear what they are saying about the housing market... but......... over and over again, good houses are getting snatched up in my market quickly. Yes, they are either decent properties with the right price, or ones that are just priced correctly. Either way, I am finding them to be competitive. It is good news for sellers here.

I don't mind showing a prospective buyer without a pre-approval properties at least once, but I am very hesitant to do it now, because if they really like the property, and their paper work is not lined up, and the property goes under contract then every other property thereafter will be a disappointment or a compromise. Thus, I am really encouraging people to get their finances straight, before they go out and look, so that when they see "the property", they can jump on it! It seems, there is no time to waste. And with the tax credit out there for a first time home buyers, it is a really good time to take the leap and buy.

To the other Realtors® out there, I am asking the questions and taking a poll.... Are properties in your market getting multiple offers and snatched up? The poll appears on the right side on the home page of the blog. The poll will be up for two days. Thanks!

GOING GREEN

"Green" and "Organic" are words, which you hear quite often these days. I have been wanting to research and write something on the topic of a "GREEN" house or home, but have not had the time to do the research I felt necessary to get to the place I needed to be to write such a post.

A lot of what I have come across is someone trying to sell me something and not just good advice.
Today, however, I was given a gift, and was sent such an article, which I am going to link you to. It is entitled GOING GREEN WITHOUT GOING BROKE! from Safe and Sound Home Inspections. I hope there is a helpful hint here that makes a difference in your pocketbook.