by Kathleen Seide | May 6, 2009 | Buyer Info, Loans and Financing
Here is a great little game for testing what you know, or think you know, about the first time home buyer $8,000 tax credit. The best part: they will give you all the correct answers after you submit your responses…
by Kathleen Seide | Apr 29, 2009 | Energy Efficiency
Did you know that you could get money back for your home upgrades? Residential Energy Property Credit (Section 1121): The new law increases the energy tax credit for homeowners who make energy efficient improvements to their existing homes. The new law increases the...
by Kathleen Seide | Apr 27, 2009 | Buyer Info, Loans and Financing
If you plan to stay in one area for several years there are a lot of good reasons to purchase a home instead of rent. Prices go up It costs you more each year to rent than it did the year before. If you are paying $1000 a month today and see a 3.5% increase, over the...
by Kathleen Seide | Feb 18, 2009 | Buyer Info
The government is offering an $8,000 tax CREDIT for most new home buyers. There are a few hoops to jump through to qualify for it, but the rules aren’t terribly unrealistic. First, you have to buy a home (residential property) and move into it between Jan. 1,...