Saint Clair Homes

The first-time home buyer $8000 tax credit deadline of November 30th, is quickly approaching. If you fit the first-time home buyer criteria of never owning a home or not owning a home within the last three years, time is of the essence. In order to qualify for the tax credit, you must complete your closing by November30th. With that said – now is the time to seriously look and make an offer. It takes approximately 4-6 weeks from the time your offer is accepted, to the time of closing.

Go to Realtor.Org, for more tips for first-time home buyers.

First-time Homebuyers listen up! If you are seriously in the market for your first home but might not meet the deadline for the tax credit, for whatever reason, do not fear. There are Bills pending in the House and Senate to extend and possibly expand the existing credit. It just keeps getting better and better for all of you – so keep working on your savings and/or credit scores or whatever it is your working on to put yourselves in a positive position for purchasing your first home. Those of you that are looking for a nice area with neighborhoods for your kids, check out St. Clair and the surrounding areas. Read the following for more info. concerning the tax credit: http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2009082401?OpenDocument

It seems as though Job loss and Foreclosure are not the primary reasons for moving anymore. According to the following article people are moving for more traditional reasons or “happier” reasons. To learn more about these reasons go to: http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2009082702?OpenDocument

I know I’ve said this before as well as provided articles to support this statistic; I will continue to post these articles until it has become the mindset of the general public / the norm. Yes homes sales continue to rise for the fourth consecutive month throughout the nation. Read the following for the stats: http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2009082601?OpenDocument