2009 October « Ed Butler’s Real Estate Blog

Vote on Extending Homebuyer Credit Delayed Over TARP

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Ed Butler

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Senate won’t vote until next week at the earliest on proposals to extend both an $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers and unemployment benefits for the nation’s jobless. The administration endorses an extension. Senate action was delayed by a Republican demand that a vote be allowed on an amendment [...]

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This Just In: Senators extend, expand homebuyer’s tax credit

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Ed Butler

WASHINGTON — Senators agreed Wednesday to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers. The tax credit provides up to $8,000 to first-time homebuyers but is set to expire at the end of November. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new homes sales fell 3.6 [...]

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Virtual Real Estate BarCamp ~ November 17, 2009

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Ed Butler

Educating Real Estate Agents On How To Use Modern Technologies To Better Their Business Will Never Be The Same! On November 17th, 2009 dozens of the most respected educators in the real estate industry converge to host the first of its kind, Virtual Real Estate BarCamp. Virtual Real Estate BarCamp is a 1-Day Learning Extravaganza. [...]

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Selling A Home ~ Increasing Your Homes Value

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Ed Butler

Fast Ways to Update Your Kitchen, Increase Value While there are many different variables that contribute to selling a home, during the course of my real estate career, I have witnessed one constant: the kitchen. Today, the kitchen has become more of a multi-functional space than ever before, where cooking happens alongside bill paying and [...]

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Realtors, Bankers Push for Extending Home Buyer Credit

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Ed Butler

What’s Happening With The $8,000 Tax Credit? Real estate and banking industry trade groups urged the Obama administration on Monday to press to extend and expand a tax credit for first-time home buyers that they said is instrumental to stabilizing the fragile housing market. A government program that offers an $8,000 tax credit to first-time [...]

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