The Senate passed HR 5623, which extends the mandatory closing date to qualify for the homebuyer tax credit. The contract deadline does not change – homebuyers must have a contract signed by April 30, 2010 (an exception for active duty military) – but the previous closing deadline of June 30, 2010, has been extended to [...]
Tax credit extension and flood insurance A USA Today story published in today’s Florida Realtors News inaccurately said that the U.S. Senate passed a bill extending the closing deadline under the homebuyer tax credit for three months. That is incorrect. The Senate did vote to add that extension as an amendment to a larger bill, [...]
The Federal Housing Administration is giving the condo market something it hasn’t had for a while – a little breathing room. Last week, the FHA, the federal agency that insures low-downpayment home loans for private lenders, said it was relaxing its building underwriting guidelines as a way of helping the struggling sector ride out the [...]
One in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they’re most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday. Roughly a quarter of potential buyers said the No. 1 reason they would buy now is [...]
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions on the changes to the Homebuyer Tax Credit Question: Existing homeowner credit: Must the new house cost more than the old house? Answer: No. Thus, for example, individuals who move from a high cost area to a lower cost area who meet all eligibility requirements will [...]