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What a Realtor Will Do For You There are many important reasons to use a REALTOR®. Some of the duties your REALTOR® will perform for you include: For Sellers: Walk you through the process of selling your home from beginning to end. Provide information about the prices for which comparable properties have sold and analyze data for you to gain a true comparison. Make suggestions for what you can do to make ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:00 AM on 10/25/2011		More
HOME OWNERSHIP MATTERS: Real families' views on home ownership... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 11:23 AM on 01/19/2011		More
The Capital Region "Skinny" - March 2010 The Spring market has arrived and delivered a whopping 20% increase in sales in February. What this means is that both buyers and sellers have returned to the market ready to take advantage of low interest rates, the Home Buyer tax credits and a great supply of available homes for sale. Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:28 PM on 03/26/2010		More
Just 6 Weeks Left To Claim The Homebuyer Tax Credit The deadline for purchasing a home in order to qualify for the extended and expanded Home Buyer Tax Credit program is fast approaching. Homebuyers must be under contract to purchase a home no later than April 30, 2010; the home must close no later than June 30, 2010. “Move up” buyers (those who own a home and have lived in it for 5 of the last 8 years) may be eligible to receive a ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:03 PM on 03/02/2010		More
IRS Form 5405 Needed To Claim Homebuyer Credit The Internal Revenue Service has released a new form that eligible homebuyers must file in order to claim the first-time homebuyer credit this tax season. The new form and instructions follow the extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit in November. In addition, there are now documentation requirements to deter fraud and ensure taxpayers properly claim the credit. With the release of ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 3:03 PM on 02/08/2010		More
Tax Credit Ignites Early Spring Selling Season The home buying season is starting early this year, thanks to the expanded first-time and move-up homebuyer tax credit.Typically, the busiest time for home shopping starts in March and continues through May, but this year buyers who want to take advantage of the tax credits have to hold a signed contract by April 30 and close the deal by June 30.That is getting people off the couch. "The tax credit ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 10:07 AM on 01/25/2010		More
IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO BUY OR SELL A HOME? Click the video link to hear Jim Gillespie, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate on his assesment of the housing landscape. Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 12:25 PM on 01/21/2010		More
EXPANSION OF THE HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT The President has extended the $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and now expanded it to include a $6,500 tax credit for Move Up Buyers has caught the attention of many. Click this video for some of the pertinent details of the tax credit: Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 2:06 PM on 12/17/2009		More
HOW'S THE MARKET? One question Realtors are frequently asked is, "How's the market?” Below is an overview of the market in the Capital Region of New York. It considers the third quarter of 2008, wrought with the meltdown of the financial markets, compared with the same period in 2009. The statistics bear out that the number of pending units has increased substantially - 8.25% in the 4-County ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:56 PM on 12/03/2009		More
UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED EXTENSION/EXPANSION OF 1ST TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDT AS OF 11/4/09 Following are the latest details available on the proposed extension and expansion of first time home buyer tax credit extension, now including a move-up buyer’s tax incentive as of 11/4/09. This measure has been passed by the Senate; now it's up to the House. The tax credit would be $8,000 for first-time home buyers and $6,500 for move-up buyers (from December 1, 2009 to April ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 1:45 PM on 11/05/2009		More
UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS TAX CREDIT PROPOSED: First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension; Income Levels Increased The proposal to extend the first time home buyers tax credit is getting very close to being finished. The latest update is that the extension will offer tax credit to home purchases under contract by April 30th, 2010 while allowing another 60 days to close on the sale. The biggest change we may see in the ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 10:23 AM on 10/29/2009		More
Act Now – 1st Time Homebuyer Incentive Expires Nov. 30, 2009 The current legislation grants a tax credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers; the home must close by November 30, 2009. Purchase contracts need to be signed by late September or early October to ensure a closed sale before the deadline. At the current time, there has been no decision on an extension of the program. Who Qualifies? To qualify as a “1st-time home buyer” the purchaser ... Posted by Suzanne Dingley @ 2:38 PM on 09/29/2009		More

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