Home Buyer Tax Credit Conundrums
By: Diana Olick
CNBC Real Estate Reporter
An extension/expansion of the first time home buyer tax credit seems to be all anyone in the housing world is talking about today, and insiders tell me there is much talk about it on Capitol Hill today as well.
Perhaps it was news of the massive fraud in the administration of the credit that was unveiled yesterday, or the Realtor’s report this morning of a huge surge in September sales, likely thanks to first time buyers trying to get in on the tax credit before it expires.
In addition to the proposal being hammered out by Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), which would extend the $8000 credit through June 30th and expand its income cap as well as open it to all buyers, another proposal is leaking out of the Senate Finance Committee.
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