6500 tax credit category archives

The $8000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers was recently extended through April 30 and expanded to include more people, which leads Athens, GA real estate agent Matt Thomas to ask in Zillow Advice:
Why is the newly-announced $6500 tax credit only for people that have owned their home 5 of 8 years?
It seems like an [...]

In what has been urged as a must-have by real estate professionals and builders, the $8000 tax credit for first-time home buyers (previously due to expire Nov. 30), has been extended through April 30, 2010, according to the Associated Press. Not only has it been extended, but it has also been expanded to include more [...]