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3 People The First Time Home Buyer Needs On Their Team

Heather Dunlop asked: Many first time home buyers are not sure where to get started. They are ready to buy their first home and want to make sure they don’t make any mistakes. So where do you go first?There are three people that will be important to the first time home buyer. These people can [...]

Posted February 25th, 2010 in Real Estate | No Comments »

First Time Home Buyer Stimulus – Tax Credit Deadline Extended

Safiur Rahman asked: Owning one’s own home is a dream of every individual. But as fate would have it, the current economic crisis with rampant job cuts in the US have made this dream a distant reality for many. The introduction of President Obama’s home stimulus package has, however, made this goal significantly more achievable [...]

Posted February 25th, 2010 in Mortgage | No Comments »

First Time Home Buyer Stimulus: Are You Ready to Claim Your Tax Credit of Up to $8,000?

Safiur Rahman asked: Buying your first home is a big, life changing decision regardless of the economic climate. The decision becomes even more bold in an a recession where job cuts are rampant and the housing market has been in a slump for over a year. Nevertheless, if you are confident in your financial future, [...]

Posted February 23rd, 2010 in Mortgage | No Comments »

First Time Home Buyers – Home Buying Process

Jeff Ragan asked: Are you ready to buy that first home? Are you sure you’re ready to begin? Some would say you need to begin with finding the house you want to buy. But really there are steps you need to take as first time home buyers before you begin. Let’s say you’re planning a [...]

Posted February 14th, 2010 in Mortgage | No Comments »

first time home buyer grants in Pa?

mbreasia asked: I am looking to purchase a home in the next few months. Does anybody know of any first time home buyer programs, that offer grants?
I live philadelphia county, and that is where I will be looking.Ruby

Posted February 9th, 2010 in Renting & Real Estate | 3 Comments »

Do we still qualify for the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit if we use a non-occupant co-borrower?

Jimmy T asked: My wife and I have are buying a home, and used my mother in law as a non-occupant co-borrower. It is our first home, and we received an FHA loan. Can we still qualify for the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit even though we have a non-occupant co-borrower who owns a house [...]

Posted February 5th, 2010 in Credit | 1 Comment »

Grants for First Time Home Buyers: Make Your Dream A Reality

Primoz Borovnik asked: While people have suffered tremendous financial loads, there are government grants for first time home buyers so you can buy you dream home without shelling out a huge amount of money way out of your price range.This type of government grant enables you to purchase property at a much lowered cost. Now [...]

Posted February 2nd, 2010 in Loans | No Comments »