Kerstin Brooks – Seattle – Real Estate Sales – BiznikFirst Time Homebuyer Workshop Topics covered: Loan Application ProcessFirst-time Homebuyer Tax CreditMarket ConditionsOwn vs. Rent IllustrationHome Buying ProcessFor Sale by Owner (FSBO), bank-owned, short-sale properties.Q & A Presenters: Micah Cade of Choice Home Finance Broker #510-MB-29714 Phone: 253.732.1432 Email: micah@choicehomefin.com Kerstin G. Brooks (Brooks & HeinzeContinue reading “Kerstin Brooks – Seattle – Real Estate Sales – Biznik”
Category Archives: first-time homebuyer
Get "moving" first time home buyers, time is running out!!!
Time is running out for first time home buyers to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit. We are in the month of August now, and time is slipping away to take advantage of the $8000 first time home buyer’s tax credit. There is a deadline looming for this opportunity. Your home purchase must beContinue reading “Get "moving" first time home buyers, time is running out!!!”
Housing Market is Showing Signs of Recovery
After months and months of discouraging news in the real estate market, for the last couple of months the news has been better. According to the National Association of Realtors, sales of previously occupied homes rose for the third month in a row in June. Home sales rose 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annualContinue reading “Housing Market is Showing Signs of Recovery”
Have we seen the bottom yet in Seattle?
Have we seen the bottom yet in Seattle? Maybe, maybe not. It depends what neighborhoods and price ranges you are talking about. The suburbs are still struggling and many properties that have sat on the market for a long time in these areas continue to sit. Condos are tough to sell, as well, largely becauseContinue reading “Have we seen the bottom yet in Seattle?”
What is the Homebuyer Tax Credit and who qualifies for it
The stimulus plan that President Obama has signed into law as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contains an important tax credit for first-time home buyers: a tax credit of 10% of the purchase price, up to $8,000 for first-time home buyers only. First-time buyers, for the purpose of this credit,Continue reading “What is the Homebuyer Tax Credit and who qualifies for it”
Kerstin G. Brooks, Broker 