Posts with tag home tax credit expiring

We had a few months of good news for the housing markets, as homebuyers rushed to take advantage of the $8,000 federal homebuyer tax credit. But leading indicators for the housing market -- from the number of mortgage applications, to housing start, to builder confidence -- have tanked since the homebuyer tax credit hit... Continue Reading »

As home sales rallied nationwide in March, the real estate conglomerate Coldwell Banker and its franchisees have kicked-off a rebate program to pick up the slack -- or potential slowdown -- after the federal home-tax credit expires. The program begins May 1. But marketing-campaign aside, some real estate agents say that... Continue Reading »