Hi Everyone! We shot a quick video today to help get the word out about the AMAZING rates we're seeing over the last few weeks. It's less than a minute. Call us when your done watching it and we'll answer all your questions. Looking forward to hearing from you!
If you're considering investing in a home soon, bad news is the best news you can get! What do we mean by that? What bad news are we talking about? Watch the video below to learn more. When you're done, call us with your questions at 888-333-0075. Now that you've watched the brief video you [...]
Who Gets What? First-Time Homebuyers (FTHBs): First-time homebuyers (that is, people who have not owned a home within the last three years) may be eligible for the tax credit. The credit for FTHBs is 10% of the purchase price of the home, with a maximum available credit of $8,000 Single taxpayers and married couples filing [...]
While I know that our company is growing in leaps and bounds, I also acknowledge that it takes some time for a company's name and brand to saturate our industry. I recently asked some friends at our corporate office to give me an update on the good news of our companies stellar growth and was [...]
Today's Sac Business Journal reports today that... According to a California Assoiation of Realtors survey, 40 percent of first-time buyers would not have purchased a home without the tax credit. They go on to state that the IRS counts 1.4 million people taking advantage of the credit with more than 10% of the credits (about [...]
Just a reminder to all of our agents and clients that (though there is talk of an extention) there is not a lot of time left to use the first time home buyer credit. Kim Carlson, Branch Manager commented earlier today "We are advising our agents and clients that escrow must begin by October 15th [...]
There is a fight looming in congress currently to extend the $8000 credit for first time home buyers (FTHBs). Though it was originally intended to jumpstart a resolution to the housing crisis, many now wonder if it must be kept in place to carry the "housing recovery" into a safe momentum. More from the New [...]
Just in case you missed the article in the Sacramento Bee about median home prices, I thought I would post a note about it here. The bottom line is that everyone seems to be getting on board (even the media!) with the idea that first time home buyers are be offered what may be the [...]
The Sacramento Business Journal is reporting that legistlation sponsored by the California Building Industry Association would extend the $10,000 new construction credit. More than half of the money for the program has been used in the first two months.The tax credit was enacted to pay up to $10,000 or 5 percent of the purchase price [...]
NOTE: Lenders are still trying to figure out how and if they will participate in this program. We'll keep you posted as we get updates. Just in case you didn't hear yesterday, the Obama administration has worked to encourage HUD to permit the use of the $8000 new home buyer tax credit as a downpayment. [...]