As the final two weeks of the homebuyer tax credit tick away, many sellers are playing a game of “chicken” with buyers by refusing to negotiate on price and seeking other concessions, knowing that buyers may not have time to find another home in time to make the tax credit deadline, according to reports from [...]
Ok – some potentially useful information for those few who may be in a position to buy now. Follow the link below to the full DM Register article, but to summarize briefly, legislation signed in November (The Worker, Home ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009) provides for an $8,000 1st-time home buyer tax credit. [...]
I’m always skeptical of government “statistics”. My cynicle side always feels the purpose of such numbers is to shape the public’s perceptions,based on what the governemnt wants the public to believe rather than what the actual reality is. But that being said, my gut feeling is that this article in the Des Moines Register is [...]
Background: Born and raised in Des Moines, I graduated from Dowling Catholic High School and earned a finance degree from Loras College in Dubuque. My 15-year career in the financial services and consumer credit industries includes work in Michigan, Wisconsin and upstate New York, but I returned to Des Moines to build my career and raise my family. I am proud to be a business owner in such a great community.
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