Will First-Time Homebuyers Use the $8,000 Tax Credit? Or Wait for …

Posted by: Carleton Sheets in Tax Credits, Incentive, Credit, Buyer on Jun 03, 2009.

First, there was last year's $7,500 credit to first-time homebuyers ... the problem was that it really wasn't a credit at all. It was considered a loan and had to be paid back.

This year's "up to $8,000 tax credit" to first-time homebuyers seemed to be an improvement on last year's credit because it didn't have to be paid back. The catch was that some potential homebuyers were excluded

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Will New Housing Initiatives Work?

Posted by: Carleton Sheets in Tax Credits, Short Sale, Recovery, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Investor, HUD, Housing Market, Foreclosure, Deed in lieu of foreclosure, Barack Obama on May 14, 2009.

As an investor, I'm excited about the new initiatives and incentives from Washington that I've been reading about the past week or so ...

  1. First, and most recently, the Obama administration will be announcing new measures to expand its housing program. These measures are expected to encourage lenders to accept a short sale (if offered) or a deed in lieu of foreclosure when presented, rather

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Will It Be Enough?

Posted by: Carleton Sheets in Tax Cuts, Tax Credits, Stimulus, Reduce Taxes, Real Estate Investor, Real Estate, Government Stimulus, Economic, Barack Obama on Feb 13, 2009.

The new stimulus package proposed by President Obama has finally been passed, amidst much discussion between the House and the Senate, and between the Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. The details of the package continue to emerge.

The New York Times reports that the bill includes a large amount of tax cuts and tax breaks. Many of these will have a nice, positive impact on those

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Going Green Could Mean Keeping Some Greenbacks

Posted by: Carleton Sheets in Taxes, Tax Cuts, Tax Credits, Green, Environmentally Friendly, Conserve Energy on Nov 24, 2008.

Going green isn't just for new construction---just as tax cuts aren't geared toward the low and middle class any more. People of all incomes are using "green" initiatives to save money and for less negative effects on the environment. 

And now, with new tax cuts approved by Congress on October 3, the IRS is offering "bigger and better" tax credits for energy-efficient and

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