Tag Archives: First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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This week marked the official beginning of the holiday season and, as Christmas trees were being lit in Rockefeller Center and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the real estate industry was abuzz. As a result of the “original” first time home-buyer tax credit, the number of homes with sales pending in October reached its highest level [...]

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Now What? The Homebuyers Tax Credit

Now What? The Homebuyers Tax Credit

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

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Now that the excitement and relief of the extended and expanded homebuyers’ tax credit has worn off, the real question becomes now what? It would be a huge lost opportunity if all of us in this industry failed to carry this hard fought government bonus to the next level. So, now what can agents do to [...]

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Tax Credit

Tax Credit

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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How’s the $8,000 tax credit extension and expansion going to play out in your real estate market? Will it help pick up the economy? Or do we need to better educate ourselves on it first? You be the judge.

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NAR San Diego – Recap

NAR San Diego – Recap

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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President and CEO Sherry Chris gives an run down of the highlights of the NAR conference

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Sherry Chris Interviews Becky Boomsma – Realtor, Coldwell Banker

Sherry Chris Interviews Becky Boomsma – Realtor, Coldwell Banker

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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Sherry Chris chats with Becky at REBarCamp and covers some hot items affecting real estate agents today – from the extended First Home Buyers Tax Credit, through the domino effect it is having on consumer confidence. You won’t want to miss these insights.

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Spring Comes Early!

Spring Comes Early!

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Rick Gregory.

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According to the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac, this coming winter “a large area of numbingly cold temperatures will predominate.”  However, I suspect the warming effects of the extension of the Homebuyers Tax Credit will make for a very “hot” winter in real estate. You don’t need an almanac to know that traditionally, the months of December, [...]

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