Comments on: First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit to Stimulate Housing Market

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Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:04:30 +0000

[...] make new home affordability at one of the best levels in history. We may see an improvement to the $7,500 tax credit for new home buyers in the upcoming stimulus package, but most likely it will be retro active [...]

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Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:38:04 +0000

By: Home Builders Urge Congress to Pass Housing Stimulus Package | Real Estate News | Atlanta Real Estate Forum

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:02:43 +0000

[...] a temporary, expanded home buyer tax credit is needed to reduce excess inventory and encourage fence sitters to enter the market. The Fix [...]

By: Support Fix Housing First Legislation to Boost Economy | Atlanta Real Estate | Atlanta Real Estate Forum

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:13:35 +0000

[...] and housing crisis. First, Congress should build upon the foundation of the underutilized federal housing tax credit by eliminating the repayment requirement; making it larger (between $10,000 and $22,000); making it [...]

By: Economic Stimulus for Housing Market | New Homes in Atlanta | Atlanta Real Estate Forum

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:10:16 +0000

[...] one thing that was helping buyers buy houses, down payment assistance, and replaced it with a housing tax credit. The tax credit is nice for first time home buyers, but more needs to be done. Home owners, [...]

By: Save Down Payment Assistance Programs | Housing Tax Credit | Economic Stimulus Package | Atlanta Real Estate Forum

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:16:08 +0000

[...] While there are many positive attribute to this particular piece of legislation, for example the federal housing tax credit for first-time homebuyers, losing DPA is a huge negative. Down Payment Assistance programs have been helping first-time [...]

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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:16:47 +0000

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By: Housing and Econmic Recovery Act of 2008 in Detail | Atlanta Real Estate | Atlanta Real Estate Forum

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:40:34 +0000

[...] has been much talk recently about the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, specifically the temporary first-time homebuyer tax credit, and how it is going to impact the real [...]

By: McCar Homes Builds Atlanta New Homes Perfect for First-Time Homebuyers | Atlanta Real Estate | Atlanta Real Estate Forum

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:57:01 +0000

[...] and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 brought with it a temporary tax credit for first-time homebuyers, as you well know since Atlanta’s favorite real estate blog has been giving you regular [...]

By: Mack Perry

Mack Perry — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:31:46 +0000

First off the $7,500 is not a tax credit. Please try not to get caught up in the election year hype of this. It is an income tax loan that must be repaid over the next 15 years by adding $500 per year to the income tax that the buyer already has to pay. On the plus side it is an interest free loan.