8,000 Reasons

June 11, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

After a false start, details of the new program that allows home buyers to use the first time home buyer tax credit at closing have finally been released here.  Here are the major points:
The program can only be used on FHA-insured loans.  VA, conventional, and other programs are not included.
The credit cannot be used [...]

How’s The Market? An Interesting Update

June 4, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment 

I am often asked the question, "How’s the market?" by home sellers, home buyers and various local and national reporters.  Answers like, "Good" or "Not very good" – which are the type of sound bite answers TV and radio interviewers seem to thrive on – don’t really honestly answer the question.  Our market varies by [...]