February 2009

Signs Of Recovery? : The Cost Of Owning Versus Renting Falls Back To Historical Norms

February 25, 2009

Signs Of Recovery? : The Cost Of Owning Versus Renting Falls Back To Historical Norms

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Update: 2009 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

February 24, 2009

Last week I wrote about the First Time Home Buyers Tax CreditVERSION 1 and discussed some of the details about it.  This week, I’d like to update you with some more information as it pertains to some Frequently Asked Questions. Here are some good links directly to the bill and an outline that covers some [...]

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Homes For Sale in Meridian: Good News For Buyers!

February 23, 2009

I have been working on putting together some numbers for distressed properties in Meridian, specifically North Meridian and am pretty shocked at what I found.  Homes in the ‘less than $250k’ range are terribly burdened by the overwhelming amount of distressed inventory (homes either facing short sale, in foreclosure, or Bank Owned). 55% of North [...]

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Free Money for First Time Home Buyers : $8000 Tax Credit

February 18, 2009

President Obama signed a bill yesterday that will give a $8000 tax credit to first time home buyers.   “The bill is a $780 billion package, with roughly 35% of the package devoted to tax cuts (mostly for 2009) and the rest to spending intended to occur in 2009 and 2010.”  It’s called “The American Recovery [...]

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