Entries from October 2009

October 30, 2009

Legislation Pending to Extend Tax Credit

Legislation is currently pending to extend the First Time Home Buyer $8000 Tax Credit, as well as provide a new tax credit for Move Up Buyers (those that currently own a home and are looking to move up to a new home).
See below for a brief overview of the new legislation:

October 29, 2009

NFL Picks – Week 8

Creig’s picks for the eighth week of NFL games.
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October 26, 2009

First Time Buyers: You have less than 35 days

ATTENTION FIRST TIME BUYERS:
Time is running out to take advantage of the $8,000 First Time Home Buyers tax credit, which expires on December 1, 2009. While there has been talk of the government extending or broadening the current program, at this time no such legislation has been passed. What does this mean to [...]

October 24, 2009

NFL Picks – Week 7

Creig’s picks for the seventh week of NFL games.
Have you entered the Creig Northrop Team & BaltimoreSun.com Office Football Pool Challenge? You could win up to $25,000 each week! View the details, and enter to win now!

October 16, 2009

NFL Picks – Week 6

Creig’s picks for the sixth week of NFL games.
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October 13, 2009

Now is a great time to “Move-up!”

Buyers who are in the market to “move-up” may not realize now is a great time to sell your “starter” home and buy up. You may think it’s a complicated situation to sell your first home because the market is not as strong as when you first bought. You are probably thinking you can’t afford [...]

October 9, 2009

Howard County taking applications for moderate income houses

The county’s Department of Housing and Community Development will accept applications for its moderate income housing unit program through the end of October.
The program offers reduced sale and rent prices to families who qualify based on income standards.
To be eligible, potential home buyers must have an income that does not exceed $81,338 for a family [...]

October 9, 2009

NFL Picks – Week 5

Creig’s picks for the fifth week of NFL games.
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October 5, 2009

Pending Home Sales Increase for 7th Straight Month

Record Streak Continues for Pending Home Sales
Pending home sales have increased for seven straight months, the longest in the series of the index which began in 2001, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in August, rose 6.4 percent to 103.8 from a reading [...]

October 2, 2009

NFL Picks – Week 4

Creig’s picks for the fourth week of NFL games.