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FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS TAX CREDIT...
This program expires December 1, 2009. If you have been thinking about purchasing, now is the time to do it. It is not clear that Congress is anxious to extend this program, since the slowly improving housing market may not need another "push".
RISING INTEREST RATES...
There is speculation that interest rates are going to go up in the near future, driven by economic ...
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This list comes out every single year and both Chanhassen & Chaska (so close together) made the grade! I'm admittedly a city guy, but have many friends and family who hale from that end of the woods. Check this out: Best Places to Live in 2009
Here's the reason I think Minneapolis should have been #1:
1) Being able to walk out of your front door and nearly step onto one ...
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Posted by Amy Coletta, RE/MAX Results Recruiter
The $8,000 First-time homebuyer tax credit explainedInitially, I thought this post would be a simple cut and paste job about this part of the housing stimulus package. However, after only a few minutes of research, I discovered a great deal of speculation and contradiction in regards to the $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers. ...
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Here's a helpful hint from my favorite flooring contractor...if you have scuff marks on linoleum/vinyl flooring, try rubbing with a tennis ball. It does a wonderful job removing scuff marks!
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Here is some good news from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. For the week ending April 18, Pending Sales activity was up over 20% from the previous year - for the 4th week in a row:)! And for 3 of the 4 weeks, the number of sales units was over 1,000! This hasn't occurred since 2006!There are also signs that the price drop may have bottomed out, but more time will be needed to know ...