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Homebuyer Tax Credit for $7,500

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Rummy Dhanoa Real Estate Experts

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 recently enacted the homebuyer tax credit.

The Tax credit is only 10% cost of the home, and not to exceed $7,500. Any property that is primary can be used for the tax credit. Home owner can use the credit toward the 2008 tax saving or if you purchased a property prior to filing your tax's for 08, you can claim the credit on your 2008 filing.

 

The income limits are as follow $75,000 individual or $150,000 for couples filing jointly. But if you owned a property in past 3 years you're not eligibable for the tax credit.

This you will pay 6.67% of the credit each year for the next 15 years. And if you sell your home before that you have to pay the remaining balance at the time of the closing. 

 

The program end in July 1, 2009.

 

If you take full advantage of the $7,500 you will be paying back $502.20 each year over the next 15 years. Which mean you have interest free loan for the next 15 years.

 

Call Rummy for any question or viste my site at www.westchesterlisting.com and start buyer or selling today.

 

Trey Affolter
Keller Williams Realty - Tacoma, WA
Brings HOME Results!

Good incentive. Additionally - interest rates sure makes it more appealing for home buyers & owners considering refinancing and should motivate them. In the article Time to Get Off the Fence and Into a Home, the same message comes in an article from NYTimes.com offered by Your Money. Another source with this message was from Smart Money, Time to refinance -- or buy a home? Good information to pass on to our buyers.

Best wishes for 2009!

Trey Affolter

http://www.treysellshouses.com

Jan 22, 2009 04:40 PM
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Rummy, not sure this is a great incentive, but it's better than nothing.  It's more like taking out an interest free loan for 15 years.  I would hope that if the government is looking for an economic change, they could come up with something better.

Feb 01, 2009 03:58 PM