Arizona Home Talk

First-time Buyer Tax Credit: A Reason to Buy Now

The homeownership tax credit that the federal government created earlier this year is a hard-won tool at your disposal to encourage your customers to jump off the fence and get into the home buying market.    When you combine the tax credit with today’s continuing low interest rates, large selection of for-sale inventory, and low home prices, [...]

Lowball Offers…Part 3/4

Make sure your bid has a pre-approval letter attached. Because sellers currently outnumber buyers in many neighborhoods, some purchasers see no point in bothering to obtain pre-approval for mortgage financing. But bargain-minded buyers know better, says Tom Early, a real estate broker and former president of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (www.naeba.org). “In today’s market, [...]