http://www.connareahomes.com/blog Connecticut Real Estate Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CTRealEstatehttp://feedburner.google.com Win a $100 VISA Gift Card for Submitting the BEST Holiday Tip to The Burns Real Estate Group! Everyone is invited to share great holiday tips to help all of us get through this fast-paced season.  The winner will receive a $100 VISA gift card, and the runner up will win a holiday gift basket.  The [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~4/SxwH-LqN9rg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~3/SxwH-LqN9rg/ http://www.connareahomes.com/blog/2009/11/holidays-contest/ The Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension is Passed! The Homebuyer Tax Credit extension has been passed into law.   The new extension has some additions to the original bill and is  going to open the  homebuyer tax credit to a larger pool of buyers in the following manner: 1 &#8211; People who currently own a home will qualify for a $6500 tax credit [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~4/4-i1z6UwKME" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~3/4-i1z6UwKME/ http://www.connareahomes.com/blog/2009/11/homebuyer-tax-credit-extension-is-passed/ First time home buyer tax credit extension needs to be approved by the Senate and the House and as currently proposed will include a credit for existing homeowners to also qualify for a $6500 tax credit. Income limits are also proposed to be raised and could help the move up and higher end market. Tom and Elaine Burns of The Burns Real Estate Group are watching the proposed bill carefully and strongly support passage. Some Fraud concerns have been raised with the current $8,000 tax credit with the submission of faulty tax credit requests including one from a 4 year old!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~4/NzRQavS9ny8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~3/NzRQavS9ny8/ http://www.connareahomes.com/blog/2009/11/first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit-extension/  Coventry and Mansfield Ct MOMS Club The MOMS Club of Coventry and Mansfield is a support group designed for the stay at home mom of today, this club also serves Storrs, Willimantic and Windham Ct.  The club is part of the International MOMS Club which was started in 1983 by a stay at home mom in  [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~4/pmaUFmxscp0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~3/pmaUFmxscp0/ http://www.connareahomes.com/blog/2009/10/the-coventry-mansfield-ct-moms-club-gives-support-and-helps-families-connect/ The house had been languishing on the market, and after reviewing market statistics with them, they followed our advice to use our "Current Pricing Strategy" along with some unique marketing strategies. Almost immediately the showings for their home increased dramatically, and within 3 weeks they received a full price offer.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~4/JUH5G8KnCH0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CTRealEstate/~3/JUH5G8KnCH0/ http://www.connareahomes.com/blog/2009/09/full-price-offer/