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Homebuyer Tax Credit Best Tool for Sustaining Housing Recovery   RISMEDIA, October 9, 2009—The best available tool for sustaining the still-fragile housing market is the $8,000 home buyer tax credit, and it is essential that Congress extend the credit into 2010, the National Association of Realt...

U.S. Homebuyers Pay Closer to Listing Price in August, but Are Still Negotiating Thousands in Discounts RISMEDIA, October 9, 2009—Home buyers in much of the U.S. are still paying thousands of dollars below the home’s asking price, but had slightly less negotiating power in August 2009 than they d...

1.4 Million Families Have Taken Advantage of First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, More Claims Expected RISMEDIA, October 8, 2009—With the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service recently reminded potential home buyers they must complete their first...

Gary | Keller Williams Realty | 858-401-0204 5513 ADOBE FALLS, San Diego, CA Move-In Ready 2 bedroom Foreclosure! Near SDSU & Mission Valley 2BR/2BA Condo offered at $149,900 Year Built 1972 Sq Footage 1,116 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 1 Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint...

Gary | Keller Williams Realty | 858-401-0204 OLD EL CAMINO REAL, La Jolla, CA Derby Point Carmel Valley 92130 Near Torrey Pines High School 3BR/4BA Single Family House offered at $899,000 Year Built 1999 Sq Footage 3,433 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 4 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Siz...

RISMEDIA, October 7, 2009—Workers who want to share the latest news with Facebook friends and Twitter followers will need to wait until after hours or risk violating company policy, a new survey suggests. More than half (54%) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed recently said their fi...

Online Transaction Processing Has Come of Age – User and Transaction Growth Significant   RISMEDIA, October 7, 2009—WAV Group Inc., a leading real estate consulting firm recently released the WAV Group 2009 Transaction Management Adoption Study.  Mike Audet, a founding partner of WAV Group repor...

Make the Home Buyer Tax Credit More Easily Available at Closing RISMEDIA, By Ken TrepetaOctober 7, 2009—The first-time home buyer’s tax credit cannot be directly used for down payment at the closing table due to federal tax law. In order to claim tax credit, one must meet certain criteria. Since ...

RISMEDIA, October 6, 2009—In September 2009, more renters took the plunge to become homeowners but fewer current homeowners opted to move up to more desirable homes or neighborhoods even though these homeowners acknowledge home prices are a good value, according to a new survey commissioned by Re...

HUD Changes for Condo FHA Did you hear about the upcoming changes from HUD in regards to approval for FHA financing on condos?  They were announced this summer, but their effective date is now less than a month away. Here are some of the noteworthy provisions below, as well as a link to the webpa...