Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension - 06/17/10 12:40 PM
 
US Senate Approves Extension Of Home Buyer Tax Credit
By Corey Boles and Martin Vaughan, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to approve an extension of a tax credit for homebuyers as lawmakers continue to debate a wide- ranging bill of tax policy extensions and federal program renewals.
The measure was backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), whose state has been among the hardest hit by the housing crisis over the last three years.
Reid, who is seeking his fifth term in November, is facing a tough re-election fight.
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Rochester, NY Rank's #3 on Best places in America to Raise a family - 06/08/10 09:13 AM
In an article writen on Forbes.com Rochester, NY ranks number 3 in America's Best Places To Raise A Family 2010.
Quotes form the article:
"To find the cities where families fare best, we ranked America's 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in seven categories. Using numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sperling's Best Places and Moody's Economy.com, we looked at the cost of living, prevalence of home ownership, median household income, housing costs, commute time, crime and the percentage of young adults that graduate high school."



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Rochester NY - financing incentives available to buyers in the Rochester Area.available to buyers in the Rochester Area. - 06/01/10 02:05 PM
There are a variety of financing incentives available to buyers in the Rochester Area. TO NAME A FEW:
Program available for University of Rochester employees through the City of Rochester Ownership Incentive Program.
Go to www.nwrochester.org , sidebar "Purchase a Home" and under "home ownership incentive program" there is a PDF with details. 
In addition to the U of R program if you go to www.cityofrochester.gov and www.grar.org/realtorscharitablefoundation (Box #2 Employee Asssisted Housing Initiative) you can access other programs available to employees of: 
•·         City of Rochester
•·         Xerox
•·         Kodak
•·         Visiting Nurse
•·         Unity Health
•·         Paetec
•·         RIT
•·         Citizens Bank 
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