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    New Homebuyer Credit Form Released; Taxpayers Reminded to Attach Settlement Statement and Other Key Documents
    New Homebuyer Credit Form Released; Taxpayers Reminded to Attach Settlement Statement and Other Key Documents   New Homebuyer Credit - Claim It: English | Spanish New Homebuyer Credit ? Military: English For these and other videos: YouTube/IRSVideos IR-2010-6, Jan. 15, 2010 WASHINGTON ? The Internal Revenue Service today released the new form that eligible homebuyers need to claim the first-time homebuyer credit this tax season and [...]

    New Federal Home Buying Tax Incentive - Tell Your Friends
    When?The current home buyer tax credit is still active through 11/30/2009.  Start date for the new credit starts 12/1/2009 and under contract by 4/1/2010 to close by 6/1/2010.  Who?a) First time buyers?same tax credit ($8k) but extended.  The current credit defines a first-time homebuyer as someone who has not owned a residence within the past three [...]

    Work-Out Programs
    Reinstatement Plan: The reinstatement amount is the total amount that is past due including late fees and attorney costs. This amount will get your mortgage caught up immediately. As a result of your financial hardships, you may be facing a sizable quantity of past-due fees including back payments, late fees and legal expenses. If you [...]

    The time to ACT on the tax break to buy houses IS NOW
    REMEMBER YOU MUST BE CLOSED BY NOVEMBER 30 TO QUALIFY Can the market function without $8,000 credit for first-time home buyers? When Congress passed an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers last winter, it was intended as a dose of shock therapy during a crisis. Now the question is becoming whether the housing market can function [...]

    Seizing the opportunity of the first-time buyer market before the $8,000 tax credit EXPIRES!
    Seizing the opportunity of the first-time buyer market before the $8,000 tax credit Expires!   You only have 83 days!!!!    If you are a First Time Home Buyer,  and have been thinking of taking advantage of that   Eight-Thousand Dollar Tax Credit in 2009, and you haven?t been pre-approved yet or started looking for homes with an agent, I?m afraid [...]

    Preparing Your Home for Fall Checklist
      Fall is the time of year where we like to get all the remaining outdoor stuff done before the winter months come. I have included some Fall Tips on things to do around your house during the Fall months before it gets cold. Preparing Home for Fall Checklist ? Check all window and door locks for proper [...]

    Interview Troy
    IncredibleAgents.com   What is the average home price in your market? 13-County Metropolitan Area 2008 $208,000 2009 $171,000 - 17.8% year over year Are there any new developments or trends in your area? The Twin Cities housing market is entering the dog days of summer, and with that comes a bit more stagnant air revolving around new inventory. The [...]

    HERA: Housing and Economic Recovery Act
    Homebuyer Protection Alert! Recent Federal legislation can impact your closing date. When completing your Purchase Agreement, even if you are prepared to move forward and close quickly, a more conservative timeframe of at least 30-45 days from the time of the contract acceptance would be a more realistic expectation at this time. Listed below is information [...]

    News and Updates: Home Inventory down 20% and a 12th week Year over Year sales Increase
    The number of homes for sale in the Twin Cities metro area continues to decline relative to a year ago. As of Monday morning this week, there were 26,674 homes for sale in the region, down 20.9 percent from a year ago. In other words, we’ve lost 1 in 5 homes in our inventory in [...]

    Appealing the Value or Classification of Your Property
    Property Tax Fact Sheet 1Each spring your county sends you a property tax bill. Three factors that affect your tax bill are: the amount your local governments (town, city, county, etc.) spend to provide services to your community,  the estimated market value of your property, and   the classification of your property (how it is used). The assessor [...]