
Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate The new incentive: $12,000 cash for caulkers plan by US government. Read more here.
money.cnn.com
President Obama announced a new program that could see homeowners get up to $12,000 for energy-efficient appliances and insulation, part of a broader plan to stimulate the economy.

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate Check out post #1 about Risk vs Rewards on buying foreclosures.
amyshair.wordpress.com
If you ask homebuyers why they are looking at foreclosures, the answer often is, “Because they’re such a good deal.” The word “deal” for me is on par with other four letter words which I won’t mention (but you can guess). ...

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate Only 6% of Raleigh-Durham homeowners have negative equity. Much lower than most other areas of the US.
triangle.bizjournals.com
Study: 6% of Raleigh-Cary properties ‘underwater’

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate I've emailed some of you directly, but if you want one of my calendars or calendar refills this year please let me know. In an effort to be more eco-friendly I'm not automatically sending them to everyone. But I'm happy to send it to those of you that want one!

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate Today's Article in News and Observer about improvements in the Triangle real estate market. We are seeing some progress, which is a good thing!
www.newsobserver.com
The Triangle housing market continues to show signs of stabilizing: The number of homes sold in August fell only slightly from the same month last year.

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate The House AND Senate approved the bill extending the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, and expanding it to include current homeowners as well. Now it is off to the President for signature. See the information below. Let me know if you have any questions on this!
www.marketwatch.com
The House of Representatives approves an extension of jobless benefits and a popular tax credit for home buyers, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signature.

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate
Interesting information on Extending the Home Buyer Credit
Some encouraging news as talk of extending the tax credit seems to be getting some momentum in the Senate. See the article below!
www.bloomberg.com
The U.S. Senate won’t vote until next week at the earliest on proposals to extend both an $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers and unemployment benefits for the nation’s jobless. The administration endorses an extension.

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate Thanks for all who came to the seminar last week. I'm looking forward to doing it again soon for those of you who had schedule conflicts.

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate There are short sales and foreclosures in all prices ranges in our area. This is a topic I will cover in my homebuying seminar next week.

Amy Shair - Remax Real Estate I'm transitioning using this fan page rather than my Facebook group. Please become a fan to get the scoop on the real estate market.
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