Archive for the ‘First time Florida home buyers’ Category

Top 50 tips for moving into a new home or apartment

Having moved many times over the course of my years as well as being a top producing real estate agent, I’ve gained some valuable tips and techniques that I pass on to my customers.

Panama City real estate – Lease to own, an option?

As our economy and budgets get tighter almost daily, many of my customers are looking for alternative ways of purchasing a home such as real estate auctions. One other such alternative is becoming more common – Lease to own or Lease Option. It is in keeping with my commitment to my customers to provide them [...]

Panama City Real Estate – First time home buyers tax credit

If you are first time home buyer, this may be of special interest to you. On July 30, 2008 President Bush signed housing bill H.R. 3221 into law. What this bill is: Basically, this bill provides a temporary “tax credit” for first time home buyers. Please note that this “tax credit” is unlike most other [...]

Good news for Panama City Real Estate First time home buyers…

Per an article published by FAR (FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®): New law gives first-time buyers $7,500 tax credit… Tell first-time homebuyers it’s time to commit: A provision of the recently-passed federal housing recovery bill gives first-time buyers an interest-free loan of up to $7,500 in the form of an income tax credit. The credit equals [...]

Panama City Real Estate and the HOP program

It’s called the HOP program, and here’s how it works… Home Ownership Pool (“HOP”) Program Program Overview Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s HOME OWNERSHIP POOL (“HOP”) PROGRAM is designed to be a noncompetitive, ongoing program, with qualified Developers reserving funds for eligible home buyers to provide purchase assistance on a first-come, first-served basis in purchasing an [...]