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Wish you could see home details while you are driving around looking at homes? NOW YOU CAN! With my Mobile MLS Search Application, powered by Smarter Agent, you can search for any home in the area on your cell phone. Check out price, beds/baths, details, maps, even photos - all from the convenience of your cell phone, iPhone or BlackBerry.

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This is a paid* feature brought to you my Urban KC Living to make your home shopping experience an easier one. Once you have the free* online mobile search tool, you can even ask the GPS feature to find the homes that are close to you or simply use the search feature. Just contact me for your private showing of each home!

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The Tax Credit Extension

 

Provided by NAHB - www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com 

$8,000 First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

  • The $8,000 tax credit is for first-time home buyers only. For the tax credit program, the IRS defines a first-time home buyer as someone who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase.
  • The tax credit does not have to be repaid.
  • The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000.
  • The tax credit applies only to homes priced at $800,000 or less.
  • The tax credit now applies to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, in cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, a home purchase completed by June 30, 2010 will qualify.
  • For homes purchased on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before November 6, 2009, the income limits are $75,000 for single taxpayers and $150,000 for married couples filing jointly.
  • For homes purchased after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010, single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for the full tax credit.

The $6,500 Move-Up / Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

  • To be eligible to claim the tax credit, buyers must have owned and lived in their previous home for five consecutive years out of the last eight years.
  • The tax credit does not have to be repaid.
  • The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $6,500.
  • The tax credit applies only to homes priced at $800,000 or less.
  • The credit is available for homes purchased after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, in cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, the home purchase qualifies provided it is completed by June 30, 2010.
  • Single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for the full tax credit.

 

The above article was found on the NAHB website at http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/

 

More information and a FAQ pages can be found by visiting their website.

Thank you to the National Association of Home Builders for compiling this great summary!

 

 

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