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First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Extended AND Expanded!

Great news for the housing market and those of you thinking about buying real estate right now! Congress both extended and expanded the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program!

The up-to-$8000 tax credit's expiration date has been pushed forward to spring, requiring home buyers to be under contract by April 30, 2010, and to be closed by June 30, 2010.

The program's basic eligibility requirements remain the same:

Buyers can't purchase the home from a parent, spouse, or child

Buyers can't purchase the home from an entity in which they're a majority owner

Buyers can't acquire the home by gift or inheritance

All parties to the purchase must meet eligibility requirements

The new law includes some notable updates, however. For one, the definition of "first-time home buyer" has been expanded to include most homeowners with at least 5 years in their current home. "Move-up" buyers like these are now eligible for IRS tax credits with a cap at $6,500.

This means that you don't have to be a true first-time home buyer to claim the "first-time home buyer tax credit"!

Other eligibility changes include:

The subject property's sales price may not exceed $800,000

The subject property must be a primary residence

Income thresholds raised to $125,000 for single-filers and $225,500 for joint-filer

And remember, the First-Time Home Buyer program grants a tax credit as opposed to a deduction. This means that a tax filer would receive a cash payment of $2,000 from the U.S. Treasury if his "normal" tax liability totals $6,000 and he was eligible for all $8,000 available under the new law. The complete list of qualifying criteria is posted on the IRS website.

Please feel free to call me if you would like to discuss purchasing your first home or becoming a "Move-Up" buyer. The interest rates are low, prices are down and you can get up to $8,000 - there has never been a better time to purchase a home!

Please check out the IRS website for further information:

www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=187935,00.html

Personally Invested in Real Estate since 1980
Assisting Buyers and Sellers Full Time since 2001
Over $50 Million in Sales
Keller Williams Luxury Home Specialist
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Broker Premiere Properties Market Center
462 N Park Blvd Glen Ellyn IL 60137

Beth's goal is to consistently exceed her client's expectations. She delights in educating both buyers and sellers. She is enthusiastic and energetic, patiently working to identify the right home or investment property for each client. Having lived in the area most of her life, Beth's market expertise includes Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Winfield, Carol Stream,Warrenville, Naperville, Lisle and Lombard as well as other western suburbs.


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