Barry Long's (realestatebear) Blog

Good Morning Everyone! Despite all the news we have all heard on the news or read in the newspaper or seen on-line. Here are some facts that have come from the National Home Builders Association on the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit. There are several provisions in the overall stimulus package ...

Hey everyone! So I came across this article from the homebuilders website that I think explains the President's plan on helping with foreclosures. Here it is: President Obama last week unveiled details of a $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan designed to help seven to nine million "responsibl...

Its kind of like planting a bulb in the fall and wondering if its going to sprout in the spring. Guess we'll wait and see. The big housing news we were all hoping for was the tax credit for all home buyers for $15,000. Well that didn't happen. BUT! If you are a 1st time home buyer you can get a t...

Good morning everyone! Picked up my news paper this morning and what did the headline read? $15,000 tax break for homebuyers! Currently Uncle Sam (our government) has a First-Time Homebuyers tax credit of $7500 which is for as it says First-Time Homebuyers. The Senate passed a housing stimulus pa...

It has been an interesting week! Everytime I sat down in front of the computer to write a blog post I got "diverted". Well this morning it was time to get another post on here. Everybody knows that "life Happens"...right? I've got some clients that life happened to them. They bought their 1st hom...