Buyers get a tax credit For 2009 and subsequent years, the budget also introduced a new non-refundable tax credit to helpfirst-time home buyers with some of their closing costs. This Home Buyer Tax Credit (HBTC) will provide up to $750 in tax relief on the purchase of a first home. The HBTC is calculated by multiplying the lowest personal income tax rate for the year (15% in 2009) by $5,000. For 2009, ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on March 12, 2009
Grants for eco-friendly upgrades The ecoENERGY Retrofit program provides home and property owners with grants of up to $5,000 to offset the costs of making energy-efficiency improvements. Grants apply to a variety of measures that reduce energy consumption - anything from increasing insulation to upgrading a furnace. Building on the success of the existing program, Budget 2009 provides an additional ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on March 12, 2009
QUARTERLY REPORT
July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008
Price Range
Current # of Listings
Avg # of Sales Per Month
Selling Price % of List Price
Ave Days on Market
Remaining # Months Inventory
$<145,000
20
5
94
46
4.0
$145-185
62
28
96
40
2.2
$185-225
120
34
97
52
3.5
$225-275
94
17
97
51
5.5
$>275,000
122
22
97
58
5.5
Total
418
106
97
51
3.9
PREVIOUS ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on October 4, 2008
Internet Marketing
The online consumer is very important to home sellers, averaging higher incomes than their offline peers and spending more on the homes they purchase. Below are key statistics that demonstrate the importance of this audience in marketing a home.
Where buyer first learned about home purchased
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Real estate ...
Posted by Constantine Isslamow
on September 27, 2008