Info on the $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Credit

The homebuyer tax credit is one of 10 key provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama into law on Feb. 17, 2009.

The bill provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time homebuyers for the purchase of a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. The credit does not require repayment. Most of the mechanics of the credit will be the same as under the 2008 rules: the credit will be claimed on a tax return to reduce the purchaser's income tax liability. If any credit amount remains unused, then the unused amount will be refunded as a check to the purchaser.

To listen to a podcast from National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun discuss reasons for renewing the tax credit and its impact on the economy

Click Here: http://www.realtor.org/research/economists_outlook/economists_podcasts/economists_podcast101409