First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

June 30, 2010 Congress passed two bills which were very important to Hilton Head and Bluffton, South Carolina as well home buyers all over the country.  The First Time Home Buyer’s $8,000 tax credit closing deadline has been extended for 90 days from June 30th.  This closing date extension is only for contracts which qualified for the credit and were under contract [...]

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Yes, the First Time Homebuyer and Extended Homebuyer Tax Credits have expired, but it is still a great time to be a Buyer of Hilton Head Island Area Real Estate. With all of the second homes on the Island and near the beach, these properties were not included in the tax credits. These properties are very attractive! The following graphs and [...]

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The First Time Home Buyer Federal Tax Credit of $8000 and the $6500 credit for Repeat Buyers which ended on April 30, 2010 are still in place for some.  The credit is still available for qualified service personnel.  Members of the Foreign Service of the United States, employees of our government intelligence community, and, of [...]

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Welcome to Spring! With the way the weather was this past winter in other parts of the country, we very well may have a better Spring selling season than we were expecting! March was good with 22 Hilton Head Plantation homes and two Villas put under contract. 2010 continues to see improvement over the 2009 [...]

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Sunday, March 14, the SunNews.com reported Harbour Town Golf Links, which is the site of the 2010 Verizon Heritage of Golf, South Carolina’s only PGA tour stop, has been selected as the top golf course in the state by the South Carolina Golf course Rating Panel. The article reported that “the panel is made up [...]

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Wow! What a great time to be looking to buy some Hilton Head area real estate. Inventory / Property selections are good. Real estate prices are attractive and bank rates are still great. There is still the opportunity of taking advantage of the Federal Tax Credits. (This means a property must be under contract by [...]

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Hilton Head Plantation real estate activity is still moving along with 15 SALES and the homes for sale inventory is down to around 110. Supply and Demand affects property prices. A 6-Month supply is a normal market. Today, HHP has a 7-8 month supply. Properties are selling; however, it is still based on PRICE, PRICE, [...]

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