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First-time homebuyer tax credit rules   1. The tax credit is not a deduction 2. The tax credit is repayable to the federal government 3. Selling your home before the 15 years are up? 4. The credit also will be written off if you die before it's repaid 5. The tax credit is restricted to 'first-tim...

First-time homebuyer tax credit rules   1. The tax credit is not a deduction 2. The tax credit is repayable to the federal government 3. Selling your home before the 15 years are up? 4. The credit also will be written off if you die before it's repaid 5. The tax credit is restricted to 'first-tim...

Today almost every headline you see about real estate is doom and gloom.  It almost seems there is no end in sight to the housing downturn.  The fact is 2007 was the first year since the great depression that we have experienced a negative drop in housing prices on a national basis.  That is asto...

There are many do it on your own type of people in this world, and I am not saying this is good or bad just stating the obvious. When it comes to selling real estate many people think they can do it themselves and save money. I believe that is short sighted and this is why. People who sell homes ...

I had a conversation with a friend of mine this week that made me sit back and think.  It was a friendly debate on why someone should use a professional real estate agent.  He was specifically talking in regards to selling his property.  I could tell that he had this conversation with realtors in...

January 31, 2008 Perspective Buyers It has been my pleasure to be a resource for your real estate activities.  I wanted to blog  on the state of what I am seeing in the market to my valued customers.  With the Federal Reserve cutting short term interest rates over 1 ¼ points in the last eight bus...