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		<title>Home Buyer Tax Credit Still Available for a Special Group</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/10/home-buyer-tax-credit-still-available-for-a-special-group.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the home buyer tax credit that was so heralded during spring 2010 is still available. There are special rules that apply to the homebuyer tax credit if you are a member of the uniformed services, the Foreign Service of the United States, or an employee of the intelligence community. Here is how it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Buyer Tax Credit Has NOT Been Extended Yet</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/06/home-buyer-tax-credit-has-not-been-extended-yet.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to what you may have read (or heard), the federal home buyer tax credit has not been extended past June 30, 2010. At least not yet.]]></description>
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		<title>The Significance of May 28th and Your Real Estate Closing</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/04/the-significance-of-may-28th-and-your-real-estate-closing.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal home buyer tax credit expires April 30 and the deadline is sparking a home sale surge in Chesterton, Crown Point, Dyer, Highland, Munster, Portage, Schererville and Valparaiso. It figures to burden real estate, mortgage and title offices in Northwest Indiana over the next 60 days so plan your closing date accordingly. Especially because the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuyer Tax Credit Set To Expire in 30 Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s just 30 days remaining to use the federal home buyer tax credit in Chesterton, Crown Point, Dyer, Highland, Munster, Portage, Schererville, Valparaiso and the rest of Northwest Indiana. The credit ranges up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers, and up to $6,500 for existing homeowners who have lived in their main home for 5 of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Existing Home Sales Down&#8230;Prelude to Robust May Sales?</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/03/existing-home-sales-down-prelude-to-robust-may-sales.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected, Existing Home Sales fell in February, slipping 30,000 units versus January&#8217;s numbers. It&#8217;s the 4th straight month in which Existing Home Sales were lower, month-over-month. An &#8220;existing&#8221; home is one that is previously owned and lived-in (i.e. not new construction). Existing Home Sales peaked in November 2009, just as the First-Time Home Buyer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Weeks Left to Find Home and Up To $8,000 in Tax Credits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November, Congress extended and expanded the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program to include a subset of &#8220;move-up&#8221; buyers &#8212; homeowners that have owned and lived in their home for 5 of the last 8 years. The credit ranges up to $8,000 per buyer. There&#8217;s now just 7 weeks left to take advantage. To be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good News Behind Sagging Home Sales Headline</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/03/the-good-news-behind-sagging-home-sales-headline.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winter months have not been kind to home sales in Northwest Indiana. After plunging 17 percent in December, Existing Home Sales fell by an additional 7 percent in January, according to the National Association of Realtors®. An &#8220;existing home&#8221; is a home resold by a previous owner (i.e. not new construction). In looking at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Days Left To Claim Your Homebuyer Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/01/100-days-left-to-claim-your-homebuyer-tax-credit.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/01/100-days-left-to-claim-your-homebuyer-tax-credit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 6, 2009, Congress voted to extend and expand the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program.  There&#8217;s 100 days left to claim it. The expiration date of the up-to-$8,000 tax credit has been pushed forward to spring, requiring homebuyers in Northwest Indiana to be under contract for a home no later than April 30, 2010, and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Expands And Extends The Home Buyer Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/11/congress-expands-and-extends-the-home-buyer-tax-credit.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/11/congress-expands-and-extends-the-home-buyer-tax-credit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress both extended and expanded the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program Thursday.  The White House says the President will sign it into law today. The up-to-$8000 tax credit&#8217;s expiration date has been pushed forward to spring, requiring homebuyers to be under contract by April 30, 2010, and to be closed by June 30, 2010. The program&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got 15 More Days To Use The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/10/youve-got-15-more-days-to-use-the-first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/10/youve-got-15-more-days-to-use-the-first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government&#8217;s First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program expires November 30, 2009 &#8211; a scant 60 days from today. Considering it can take up to 60 days to close on a home, first-time buyers have 2 weeks at most to find a home. Buyers not under contract by October 15 have little chance of meeting the November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s Now Just 6 Weeks To Find A Home To Use The $8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Program</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/08/theres-now-just-6-weeks-to-find-a-home-to-use-the-8000-first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit-program.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you plan to use the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program, time is running out.  The program expires November 30, 2009 and closing on a home can take up to 60 days. That leaves you 6 weeks from today to find a home and go under contract. The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit program was [...]]]></description>
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