Tax Credit in Plain English
TAX CREDIT 2.0 Understanding the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit As part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that: Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers until April 30, 2010. Expands the credit to grant [...]

First Time and Existing Buyer Tax Credit Explained
  President Obama just signed in to law an extension to the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit and an additional Home Owner “Extended” Tax Credit of up to $6500 for an existing homeowner. A great resource for explaining the opportunities under this credit can be found by clicking this link. Bottom line, there will be opportunity [...]

Central Madison Police Newsletter
Click this link for the latest edition of the Central Madison Police Newsletter. Looks like they’re a few months behind.  The “latest” issue is September 2009. What’s up with that?

Freakfest Hitting State Street on Saturday
It’s interesting to me that what I remember from my youth as a rowdy, crowded party night on State Street has now turned in to an event now known as Freakfest.  I like the fact that there are some great bands headlining this event.  I love the fact that at least last year, the night went [...]

Short Sale Pitfalls
This past week a guy walked in to our office with a “deal we couldn’t resist”. He was very professional looking. He was claiming to be a buyer working with a group of investors holding a $50M line of credit to purchase short sales.  He wanted one of my agents to help him [...]