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I’m one of the real estate professionals here in Macomb County that does not believe there will be an extension to the Federal first time home buyers tax credit.  Too much money has been spent in the last year with less money coming in.  The Federal government has to put a stop to it soon, [...]

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“I only want to see foreclosures”
I had an interesting conversation with a caller yesterday the other day and  thought I would share it with all of you.  I’m hoping that by sharing it and putting it out to the public that other potential home buyers will see it, and understand the very real aspect [...]

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MSHDA (Michigan State Housing Development Authority) has some new
programs to help first time home buyers with their down payment
assistance.   I talked with Michelle Cyplik of Paramount Bank in Rochester
MI about these programs just before the Labor Day weekend, and we are
going to get together at the end of this week to talk more in depth [...]

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I wrote this article the other day and published it on my first time home buyers blog, and then decided to add it here.  (Something I don’t normally do - I don’t like to duplicate content as it appears to be spammy. )
This is so important though that I broke one of my own rules. [...]

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One of the questions that I was recently asked by a Macomb County caller was if the 1st time home buyer tax credit could be used with the purchase of a condo and not a single family home.
The answer is a resounding yes. A condo is a home.   Just because there are common areas [...]

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First time home buyers: Important dates to keep if
you are purchasing a home this year.

August 1st: Start your pre-approval process with your mortgage
lender and begin to gather the documents that you will need (pay stubs,
past 2 years tax returns, last 90 days of bank statements, cancelled checks
showing rental payment history if applicable)
September [...]

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Last week I heard from a gentleman who is thinking about not renewing his apartment lease and taking advantage of the first time home buyers tax credit.   In his inquiry he wanted to know if he purchased a home for $40,000 if he still would recieve all of the “$8,000″.
The answer is no. He would [...]

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—You better start looking now.
I hate it when I sound like a “salesperson” (no offense to sales people intended) but things are going to get crazy-busy here in Macomb County during the months of September and October.
Already we are experiencing signs of what is going to come hurdling at us like an avalanche:

Multiple offers on [...]

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Thank you Julie for allowing me to answer your question here for the home buyers from Macomb County to read.
Julie sent me an email and asked: “If my husband and I buy a home that is in the $300,000 price range, is that too high of a purchase price to take advantage of the 1st [...]

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…and the reason I ask is that I’m not just being nosey.
I know callers can be put off by that question but there is an honest to goodness  reason why I ask if you have an agent that is working for you.  It’s called buyers agency and in Michigan for quite some time agency relationships [...]

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