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8k first time home buyer tax credit: $8,000 Tax Credit Agreement from Oct. 27th is still changing! - 10/28/09 05:27 PM
Here is an excerpt from the email I just got from NAR.  If you haven't seen this, maybe you need to join their free "Broker Involvement Program"!  http://www.realtoractioncenter.com/realtors/brokers/
I had to adjust it a bit to get it to fit on my Faceboook page.
First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit update! Tentative tax credit agreement of yesterday has changed. A new agreement on extending and expanding the tax credit has now been introduced as a separate, stand alone bill. It could be voted upon separately from the Unemployment bill. Or not. The timing of the votes is still up in the air, … (3 comments)

8k first time home buyer tax credit: How to get buyers off the fence in today's market - 10/20/09 12:26 PM
Many Realtors around the country are facing the same problem - how to get buyers off the fence and commit to buying a home!
I have had more luck recently conceding that prices may in fact keep dropping a little, but am able to show my clients why it can still make sense to buy now!  For example, stock brokers quit aspiring to help you buy low and sell high since they were always getting beat up for not buying at the lowest and selling at the highest!  They started telling their clients to just "buy now and sell higher later" … (29 comments)

8k first time home buyer tax credit: When does life (of a home) begin? (how will the $8k tax credit be defined?) - 10/15/09 01:25 AM
With the potential end of the $8 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit coming on November 30th, I have been thinking of potential ways to legally stretch the available time that is left to my clients advantage.

I started wondering when the "life" of a home begins according to this program.  Is it based on a permit, completion date, certificate of occupancy, or when  it is converted from a house to a home via the transfer of the deed?
If a buyer was to obtain a "construction perm" or a "one time closing" loan for a brand new home prior … (1 comments)

 
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Jim Paulson (Owner/Broker)

Boise, ID

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Jim Paulson is currently the Past President of the Ada County Association of Realtors. I try to use this experience coupled with my 20 years being a licensed Realtor to help bring you relevant information and hopefully an occasional thought provoking idea or two. I am a member of the Greater Boise Chamber of Commerce and and Accredited business with the Better Business Bureau. I can help with Idaho Foreclosures, Boise Idaho Short Sales, building a new home, or even using First time home buyer grants and niche lending prodcuts to buy or strategically sell homes. I am here for your real estate marketing needs! http://www.IdahoMLStours.com Http://www.Progressive-Realty.info Virtual Tour Inventory WidgetGet Adobe Flash Player


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