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No Houses Left for First Time Buyers

26 October, 2009 (16:26) | Community Issues, Info for Buyers, Info for Sellers, Market Stats, Opinion | By: Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty

In the last few months we’ve seen a flurry of sales as first time buyers are trying to close on a home purchase before the $8000 tax credit expires on November 30th (maybe).
This has largely lead to the precipitous decline of available inventory on the under $190k and brought Months supply of homes in the [...]

HUD: Tax Credit Can Be Used on Closing Costs

29 May, 2009 (11:33) | Community Issues, Info for Buyers, Mortgage Rates | By: Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty

FHA-approved lenders received the go-ahead to develop bridge-loan products that enable first-time buyers to use the benefits of the federal tax credit upfront, according to eagerly awaited guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on so-called home buyer tax credit loans that was released today.
Under the guidance, FHA-approved lenders can develop bridge [...]


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