Palm Beach County FL Real Estate

Tax Credits for Solar Water Heaters A federal tax credit makes energy-efficient solar water heaters a more affordable and sustainable option for many homeowners. Read Tax Credits for Replacing Heating and Cooling Systems Upgrading to an energy-efficient heating and cooling system can save hundre...

Crist appeals to FEMA for drywall aid TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - March 11, 2010 - Governor Charlie Crist directed Interim Emergency Management Director David Halstead to write a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Administrator Phillip May regarding federal assistance for Flori...

Crist appeals to FEMA for drywall aid TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - March 11, 2010 - Governor Charlie Crist directed Interim Emergency Management Director David Halstead to write a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Administrator Phillip May regarding federal assistance for Flori...

Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA) On November 30, 2009, the Treasury Department released guidelines and forms for its new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA). HAFA is part of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAFA provides incentives in con...

Florida Sales Report - October 2009 Existing Condominiums     Realtor Sales Median Sales Price Statewide & Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)    October 2009    October 2008    % Chge    October 2009    October 2008    % Chge STATEWIDE* (1)       5,398 2,958   82 $105,200   $147,900 -29 STATEW...

Florida Sales Report - October 2009 Existing Condominiums     Realtor Sales Median Sales Price Statewide & Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)    October 2009    October 2008    % Chge    October 2009    October 2008    % Chge STATEWIDE* (1)       5,398 2,958   82 $105,200   $147,900 -29 STATEW...

Who is Eligible-First-time homebuyers, who are defined by the law as buyers who have not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase, may be eligible for up to an $8,000 tax credit.-Existing homeowners who have been residing in their principal residence for five...

Tax credit extension passes House and Senate WASHINGTON - Nov. 5, 2009 - The $8,000, first-time homebuyer tax credit has not yet been extended beyond its Nov. 30 end date, but it's very close to gaining a longer life.The extension was added as an amendment to an existing bill, HR 3548, that exten...

October 30, 2009-(MCT/The Wall Street Journal)-The Senate has reached a compromise on extending and expanding the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, a boost the housing industry believes will help it pull out of its two-year-old downturn. While its passage remains uncertain, the agreem...

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) sent the following update this morning regarding the extension and expansion of the $8,000 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit being debated in Congress right now:   "We've heard from a lot of you this morning that saw news reports about the tax credit. The...