The home buyers tax credit has been extended to April 30, 2010. Obama approved the extension as part of a $24 billion economic stimulus bill.
The housing tax credit
Qualifyers
The measure limits the purchase price of the home to $800,000.
It also imposes income caps so that people who make more than $125,000 annually and couples who make more than $225,000 would not be eligible for a refund
Anyone who collects the tax credit but sells their home within three years of buying it must return the refund
Current homeowners who are buying a new primary residence would be eligible for a $6,500 tax credit starting Dec. 1 if they owned their home for five consecutive years in the previous eightMilitary families who have been deployed overseas for 90 days or more in 2008 or 2009, would have until April 30, 2011 to sign a contract.
The program is estimated at $11 billion
Double Bubble Trouble
Dr Shiller, codeveloper of the Case Shiller home price index and Yale economist points out that the price recovery of the last few months is the sharpest snap back he has ever seen. he is concerned that that in supporting a real estate recovery we may again be fueling a bubble.
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