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Linda Pell
   
Serving the Greater Grand Rapids and Lake Shore Communities of Michigan
Home Buyers Close to Extended
Tax-Credit Deadline
By Ruth Mantell and Amy Hoak
RISMEDIA, July 2, 2010--(MCT)--
Home buyers are close to gaining more time to obtain a federal home-buyer tax credit of up to $8,000.
President Obama is expected to sign off on legislation as early as today following approval in both congressional chambers earlier this week. It would extend the deadline for the home-buyer tax credit, giving buyers with purchase contracts in place three more months to close on the sale.
Specifically, buyers would have to close before Oct. 1 to be eligible for the extended credit. The closing deadline was originally June 30. To be eligible, buyers need a contract that was in place by April 30.
The National Association of Realtors has estimated that about 180,000 otherwise eligible buyers were likely to miss out on the credit if the original deadline was upheld. It's been difficult for some buyers to get their mortgages approved on time, as lenders work through a clogged pipeline of applications.
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Keller Williams Realty News
This year, Keller Williams Realty had more brokerages — based on closed transactions and closed volume — on both lists than any other real estate franchise. We also outranked all others on the reports in terms of number of agents added and total closed transactions.
On RISMedia’s Power Broker Survey, Keller Williams Realty again had the largest majority on the list — accounting for 35 percent of all the brokerages listed — 57 percent higher than any other real estate company.
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