Leavenworth Real Estate

First Time Homebuyers – New Online Guide

As many folks know, one of the important parts of the Federal government’s stimulus package is an $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers.

Washington REALTORS (formerly the Washington Association of Realtors) has put together a new website just for first time homebuyers to help answer most of the common questions that homebuyers might have.

WA Homeowners.com

This is one of the included videos from the site which I think explains the tax credit and who’s elgible in an easy and entertaining way.

Sometimes I think the REALTOR association pushes too hard from the sales angle – buy, buy, buy!!!  This time I think they did a good job.

What do you think? Is this new site helpful?

Do you think the first time homebuyer tax credit will make a difference in Leavenworth and Cashmere? Did you buy a house and get the credit?

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1. Al Lorenz - Chelan Real Estate said at September 9th, 2009 at 9:27 am

   Geordie,
   While I would never suggest a client not take actions adverse to their own financial interest, I am against the NAR lobbying for both this tax, and the increased and extended version they are pushing for now.

   They are simply taking our money, and childrens’ and grandchildrens’ prosperity, and handing it out for short term political gain to special interest groups like the NAR. I would rather the NAR champion property rights for all which would create a much stronger, more solid real estate market in the long run.

   There is a discussion on this very topic going on at http://www.bloodhoundblog.com Cheers!

2. Al Lorenz - Chelan Real Estate said at September 9th, 2009 at 9:28 am

   Correction above, “tax” should be “tax credit”

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