New Home Buyer tax credit

Aides: Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension Likely

Extending the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, due to expire at the end of November, is high on the Democratic Congressional to-do list, legislative aides said. After Wednesday’s meeting with President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) released a statement that the government should “continue efforts to strengthen the housing market by extending the home buyer tax credit.”Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, who is a consultant to Democrats in the administration and Congress, is advocating extending the credit through August and making it available to all home buyers. He said failure to extend the credit just as more foreclosures enter the market will push housing prices down. Also, on Thursday, the House is expected pass legislation to extend the credit through 2010 for people who have been out of the country in the military, intelligence, or foreign services.Source: The New York Times, Jackie Calmes (10/07/2009)

hmmmm interesting. So what do you think? Will/should they extend the credit?

We sure think so......Extending the tax credit will not only help to keep the housing market up, but it will also allow first time homebuyers to purchase a new home. In this market many of the properties we are seeing need to carpet and paint, in addition to sometimes replacing the lawn. This credit allows first time buyer's to get a house and repair what is needed.

Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope it gets extended :)