Posts with tag first time homebuyer tax credit

If you took advantage of the first time homebuyer tax credit in 2008, it's time to start repaying this interest -ree loan when you file your 2010 tax return by April 2011. But, if you used the homebuyer tax credits in 2009 or 2010, you won't ever have to repay the money unless you sell or otherwise dispose of your home... Continue Reading »

Key Video Takeaways David and Lia are like many of the 86.3 percent of college graduates who had to borrow money to pay for a four-year undergraduate education. Now they worry about how that might affect their chances for buying a home. The average cumulative debt of America's loan-taking undergraduates is $24,651,... Continue Reading »

Home shoppers, start your engines! The streets will be full of Open House signs this weekend, April 10-11, as sellers across the nation open their doors for the first Realtor Nationwide Open House Weekend. The nationwide event was organized by small and large realtors across the country in an effort to jump start the... Continue Reading »

Economic signals have been all over the map lately, making it hard to get a handle on what's happening in the housing market and broader economy. Every now and again, it is of value to connect the dots -- the sort of thing U.S. intelligence agencies historically fail to do combating terrorism -- to get a truer picture of... Continue Reading »