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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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If you’ve viewed homes for sale in the city of Warren lately you’ve probably come across some that have this notice taped to the window or the door:

When I’m out and about showing homes to buyers I’m seeing more of them on vacant homes.   (Most of the vacant homes have been foreclosures or bank owned [...]

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Brian Powers, a real estate agent in Chesterfield Township, brought up a good point about the $8000 home buyers tax credit that was recently passed by President Obama.
He and I both feel that this tax credit would be less confusing to future home buyers in Macomb County MI and elsewhere if they would stop referring [...]

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When the Economic Stimulus bill was signed by President Obama it contained a revision to the 1st time home buyers tax credit.
2 key points: The credit is now worth up to $8000 and it does not have to be paid back unless you sell the home within 3 years of the purchase.
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Mr. Kelley left a note on the side panel of this blog letting us know that he has his home for sale, and one of the incentives that he is using is to pay the first 6 months of a buyers mortgage payments.  Also, if a buyer can close within 30 days of an accepted [...]

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As it is with most mortgage programs and
down payment assistance, there is much
misinformation out there when it comes to the
program details.

HUD has a program for Michigan home buyers that allows for a $100 down payment when used with a FHA mortgage.
A couple of important details with this program:

You must occupy the home.  (It is not [...]

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There has been so much talk in the last few months about the buyers market in Macomb County, as well as mortgage programs that have gone by the wayside, that the $7500 tax credit for first time home buyers has fallen under our radar.
This past Wednesday I received a call from a young lady who [...]

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