Posts Tagged ‘lane county’

Especially if you are a poodle. Read More

As is often the case, misinformation can make a wave when it shouldn’t be a ripple. I heard two people discussing today the ending the the Home Buyer Tax Credit. They were saying that it ended March 31, which is wrong. The Eugene/Springfield, Lane County, Oregon real estate market has been benefited by the extension of the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and expansion to the “move-up” home buyers. Those tax credits are available to qualified buyers on accepted offers until April 30 on purchases that close on or before June 30, 2010. Read More

Homebuyer Tax Credit Update! Read More

Yes, it is still a question as to whether or not the Congress will extend the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Hopefully we will know soon. Right now, we are waiting for the House to pass something and then for a conference committee to find common ground on what, if any, extension will be coming through and then for the President to sign the new legislation. Read More

I subscribe to Barry Habib’s Mortgage Market Guide and he has often given me some insight into what is happening in the mortgage market that I was unable to find elsewhere. Today’s installment had some very interesting numbers having to do with the Stimulus Plan and the creation of jobs (and/or the saving of jobs.) It interests me that what Barry has done is break down the amount spent on job creation and saving and put a cost per job number together. Barry has often been a guest on Fox Business News Read More

If you are a current homeowner in the Eugene/Springfield area, you probably don’t want to sell your home right now to buy a new, bigger home because it will cause them to lose money on that sale, right? So, what can I possibly say that would make you want to do that? Even if you really need a bigger place,  why would you want to take a loss on the one your live in? Read More