housing stimulus: Buying a Home NOW - Some Validation from USA Today - 09/14/09 02:08 AM
I feel a teensy bit validated, now that USA Today is featuring an article on the two reasons to buy a home NOW - the historically low interest rates AND the first time home buyer tax credit.  Of course, this "buy a home NOW!" advice only applies to people who have stable jobs, consistent income, some money to put down, and were planning to buy a home in the foreseeable future anyway. 
As always, if you need an agent in Richmond, Virginia, I am happy to help with the home buying process.  Otherwise, best of luck in your hunt for the perfect home!
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housing stimulus: Stimulating the Housing Market - We Need More Properly Structured Incentives! - 03/29/09 10:57 AM
D*mmit.  I hate it when someone writes a piece on a topic I wanted to address, AND does it better than I could have.  That exact circumstance occurred in today's Commentary section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, in a piece titled "More Must Be Done to Revive Homebuilding" by Russ Parker, the past president of Parker & Orleans Homebuilders and the past president of the Home Builders Association of Richmond.
Now, personally, I think the title of the piece would more accurately have been "More Must Be Done to Revive HOME BUYING," both because that seems to me the focus of his suggestions and … (2 comments)

 

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