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The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit was created to stimulate the housing sector of our economy as well as to put home ownership within reach of many people who may have thought that home ownership was beyond them. The tax credit, which was passed by Congress, grants a tax credit of up to $8,0...
04/28/2009
Michelle Copeland Michelle Copeland, Buyer Specialist with the Glenda Daughety Team in Baton Rouge, has recently added another distinction to herself, the coveted GRI Designation. Michelle had already obtained the ABR Designation, the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation, as well as ...
04/28/2009
There is no way around it, securing money these days is tough and two proposed bills in Louisiana seek a way to promote funds for new companies. The two bill seek to give insurance companies that support new companies a tax break. According to a recent article at Nola.com, "The business commun...
04/28/2009
Job growth offsets unemployment levels in Louisiana Louisiana is ranked number 7 in the nation as far as states with low unemployment rates go, great news for the southern state. Louisiana added 4,300 non-farm jobs in March. According to Tim Barfield, Workforce Commission executive director, "...
04/28/2009
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Baton Rouge real estate sales were down by an average of 20% in March but, despite the prevailing economic gloom and doom, there is plenty of good news in the Baton Rouge real estate market. According to a recent article by Chris Gatreau in the Advocate, "sales prices held steady at about 97 pe...
04/28/2009
Sometimes the outside of a home can make or break a sale. Often if a home is unappealing from the outside someone may not even want to enter a home to see it. If you are trying to sell your home consider sprucing up the exterior and making it as pleasing as possible to both the passersby and t...
04/28/2009
At the recent RE/MAX Awards Glenda Daughety was named the Realtor with the Number 3 Team for RE/MAX First and the number 5 RE/MAX Team in Louisiana. The honor of this achievement verifies that education and experience are valued in real estate. Glenda Daughety and her Team work hard to provide...
04/28/2009
Mortgage rates have been at historical lows and this week they hit a new low. A 30 year fixed rate mortgage was averaging 4.85% by Thursday March 26, exactly 1% down from a year ago. For anyone interested in buying real estate this is great news. Money is cheaper to borrow than it has been in...
04/28/2009
The stimulus package is benefiting Baton Rouge and the environment. Baton Rouge is using stimulus funds to make its transportation system more environmentally friendly. The buses that will be going green are going to be using CNG, compressed natural gas, a cleaner burning fuel for buses to run...
04/28/2009
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