Good News in the Capital District ~ In May of 2011, the Real Estate market for the resale of single family homes in the four principle counties in the Capital Region in New York State continued the positive trend with a 4.3% increase in pending sales over April. This is the fourth month in a row showing strong increases in pending sales and indicates very good news for the local economy. Look ...
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Veterans Tax Credit:
This is just a reminder that active duty personnel who served outside the U.S.A. for at least 90 days during the period of 12/31/2008 and 5/1/2010 have until April 30th, 2011 to sign a contract to purchase a home, and until June 30th, 2011 to close, to take advantage of the $8k/$6.5k home buyer tax credit.
This also applies to members of the Foreign Service or an employee of ...
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The Internal Revenue Service has released new documentation that home buyers of real estate in the Capital Region of New York and Central New York need to use in order to claim the first time home buyer tax credit. The processing of these tax returns is slated to begin in mid-February.
Upstate New York real estate home buyers planning to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit should ...