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As the year draws to a close....I thought I would "re-blog" on the $7500 tax credit. Passed by congress is a bill that will allow any buyer that has not owned a home in the last three years (perfect for first time buyers) to claim a $7500 tax
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During the past two months in the stock market, there have been 19 trading days with a 3% move. It had previously taken 6 years to see 19 days with a 3% move. Bonds and home loan rates began the week with a strong rally on news that the world's largest
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According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) jumped 7.4% to 93.4 from July to August this year that is 8.8% higher than August 2007. The PHSI is based on the number contracts signed within that given month.
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If you are in the market to build or buy a new home, you may be interested in Skogman Homes new promotion that is going until November 7, 2008. Your choice: 1) 400 sq ft finished in the lower level ($10,000 value) 2) $5000 worth of options/upgrades 3)
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Although Eastern Iowa has been affected by Mother Nature in many ways this year, here is your chance to vote to give Aplington Parkersburg $25,000 towards rebuilding their school after the F5 tornado hit in May. It only takes a minute...... http://www.henkelhelps.com/home2.as
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Trade – in Program Through the first half of the year Skogman Homes has sold 52 new homes, identical to the number sold in 2007. Nearly 33% of the buyers took advantage of the Guaranteed Trade Program. This is one of the best programs in the country
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So it was brought to my attention last week in a Skogman New Homes meeting that if we had clients looking to build.....we could get them in just before Christmas. Wow.....did someone say Christmas? It does not even seem as though we had a Summer....although...it
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Boy...the response that I have received concerning the Home Buyer Tax Credit has been overwhelming! If there are that many home buyers out there considering buying....this seems to have given them an incentive to go buy, at least locally, where our market
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With the new buyer $7500 tax credit and this special.....it can make it easier than ever to get into a home for little/no money down.! FHA LOANS LOCKED IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SUMMER PRICING SPECIAL……. FREE FIRST YEAR
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As the year draws to a close....I thought I would "re-blog" on the $7500 tax credit. Passed by congress is a bill that will allow any buyer that has not owned a home in the last three years (perfect for first time buyers) to claim a $7500 tax
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This is a very important part of the community, and one that I am a member of, so if you can join Tyler-----please do! The Arc of East Central Iowa was one of many sites in downtown Cedar Rapids that sustained severe damage after the recent and historic
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So I have been running into this again this week.....July 1st mortgage lending changed....hopefully not-for-good. It is very hard to obtain 100% financing in todays world. The sad part is the for the Lenders getting themselve into this.....we all have
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With the devastating flooding that Cedar Rapids has seen....I believe that it has effected all of us in some way. To see our city in despair has been numbing to say the least. I believe that we are going to need to rally behind our community like we have
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You ever had the question, what are my taxes going to be on new construction? Well Linn County has an estimator out there that will help with that and it can be found at the following link below. You can download the excel version but be sure to update
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The Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors® Board of Directors met this morning and voted unanimously to donate $10,000 to the American Red Cross to help with the disaster relief operation in Parkersburg and other communities affected by the tornados.
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