Comments on: Congress Looks to Extend Home Buyer Tax Credit

By: The Harriman Team

The Harriman Team — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:47:32 +0000

My apologies if you were misinformed, you should have been fully advised as to the qualifications for receiving the tax credit. The guidelines are clear, and if your Realtor told you that you qualified for the credit when you really didn’t just to sell you the home, you may want to talk to an attorney. While you’re throwing blame around, you might want to save some for Congress. They’re the ones who passed the tax credit in the first place, and by doing so they have virtually assured us, and our children, of years of federal deficit that we will have to repay via higher taxes. Just one more example of government making things worse by trying to make things better…

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:30:46 +0000

I wish Congress would decide to punish real estate agents who sold my wife a home with the tax credit as a selling point, even though as it turns out we don’t really qualify now because I owned a home with in 3 months of the lame 3 year ownership period rule…since we’re married she’s being penalized because I owned a home in a past chapter of my life. What a crock.

By: The Harriman Team

The Harriman Team — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:31:49 +0000

Justin, don’t be so hard on yourself. I’m sure you did what you thought was best for you and your family at the time. Instead of thinking of all the people who got or will get the $8000 credit and who paid less for their home, think of all the less fortunate ones who are upside down on their home or, even worse, no longer have a home at all. All our best to you!

By: JUSTIN

JUSTIN — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:44:18 +0000

Yet another way to fuck over the dumbasses like me who foolishly bought a house and accepted the $7500.

While I pay mine back for the next 15 years, I will think of all those who got to keep theirs and buy the same house I did a hell of a lot cheaper..

By: sandra742

sandra742 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:48:33 +0000

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By: The Harriman Team

The Harriman Team — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:02:36 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Garreth. We weren’t really trying to stimulate anything (we’re VERY busy!), just trying to provide information about the tax credit in its various permutations. Most people don’t even know about those other bills in Congress, and the longer they stay in committee the quicker people will forget all about them. We’re just watching to see what happens.

By: Garreth Wilcock

Garreth Wilcock — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:03:08 +0000

Interesting article about the potential for extending the tax credit deadline. All of the bills seem to be dead as you say. Part of me thinks that if you’re trying to stimulate things with an “offer ends soon” approach, it wouldn’t help to publicly say “offer might not end soon – we’re looking into it”!
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By: The Harriman Team

The Harriman Team — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:31:53 +0000

Thanks, Thesa! Glad you found it useful!

By: Thesa Chambers

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