000 federal tax credit: Update on Omaha Real Estate
- 08/14/09 03:26 PM
Metro Omaha real estate has continued to improve in 2009. According to statistics from the Omaha Area Board of Realtors, in the first half of the year, 355 more homes were placed under contract than in the first half of 2008. The $8,000 tax credit the federal government is offering for first-time homebuyers is fueling the increase in buying. On a national basis existing home sales rose for the fifth straight month. According to the National Association of Realtors that is the longest steak of gains since 2003. In the Omaha area the total of homes placed under contract has increased … (1 comments)
Metro Omaha real estate has continued to improve in 2009. According to statistics from the Omaha Area Board of Realtors, in the first half of the year, 355 more homes were placed under contract than in the first half of 2008. The $8,000 tax credit the federal government is offering for first-time homebuyers is fueling the increase in buying.;)
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