Congress Extends First-Time Home buyer Tax Credit

first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit.jpg Congress has decided to extend the first time home buyer tax credit!

The new law will extend the $8,000 credit for first-time buyers for sales contracts entered in by April 30, 2010 and closed by June 30. New portions of the law include a $6,000 credit for owners of existing homes who are purchasing a new principal residence and a $6,500 tax credit if they have been residing in their principal residence for five consecutive years out of the last eight.

Additionally, the income eligibility has been raised to $125,000 for individuals and $225,000 for married couples.

The expansion of the tax credit is supposed to generate 180,000 additional home sales in the coming year.

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