tax credit: Out With The New/Old, In With The Old/New…Oh Whatever! - 11/03/09 06:31 PM
2008 and 2009 have been phenomenal funding times for FHA loan financing for buyers purchasing real estate. This is because FHA guidelines are broader, making this financing tool more suited to today’s homebuyers’ needs. FHA guidelines allow the buyer to receive gift funds for their down payment/closing costs, which is what (2 comments)
tax credit: USDA Income Limits Higher Starting April 20, 2009! - 04/17/09 01:32 PM
Here in Southern Oregon, we have a lot of rural property areas that are eligible forthe USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing program. This is a great No Down Payment required program that instead of paying expensive mortgage insurance premiums like the Conventional Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or the FHA program has, (2 comments)
tax credit: Is The $8,000 Tax Credit Approved Government Down Payment Assistance? - 03/06/09 12:07 AM
There are a TON of changes coming through the latest stimulus packages. I think eligible buyers just were given a Government Funded Down Payment Assistance Program with this $8,000 tax credit if it is funded through the Mortgage Revenue Bond programs in the individual States, like Oregon Bond Loan for us. The (7 comments)
tax credit: More Great Tax Credits for Southern Oregon Homeowners Making Energy Efficient Improvements - 02/25/09 11:12 AM
The recently passed 2009 stimulus packages included some good news for homeowners who have been considering making improvements to their homes to increase their home's energy efficiency. Homeowners who are replacing their windows with those that exceed Energy Star requirements, having a U factor of .30 or better (the lower the (0 comments)
tax credit: Seventy-Five Hundred Reasons for First Time Home Buyers to Buy NOW! - 08/11/08 11:34 AM
So HR 3221, the Housing & Economic Recovery Act of 2008, was signed by President Bush, and as with many of today's proposed solutions it comes with good and bad news. So, first time home buyers - want the bad news first? The "bad news" is Seller Funded Down Payment Assistance (7 comments)
tax credit: First Time Home Buyer Resources (Part 1 – the MCC) - 01/07/08 01:09 PM
A Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) is a federal dollar for dollar tax credit that program participants may take advantage of. This program was authorized in the 1984 Tax Reform Act, and is a tool to help homebuyers that usually fall in the category of needing "workforce housing".
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