As you know, the spring real estate market came early this year. This is due to the extension of the home buyer credits ($8000 for first-time buyers, $6500 for current home owners through 4/30.*) The tax credit has motivated many sellers to get off the fence and list their homes, so we are seeing nice, [...]
RIS Media is reporting today that the IRS may have inadvertently created a “marriage penalty” on the expanded first-time and move-up buyer tax credits. For unmarried couples, only one buyer has to qualify. For married couples, both spouses have to qualify.
The article includes the full details of the requirements and plans to encourage removal of [...]
The IRS just released forms and instructions for eligible homebuyers in 2009 to claim one of the two home buyer tax credit. The information covers both the $8000 tax credit eligible to first-time buyers and the $6500 tax credit added in November for move-up buyers. One key requirement is that tax payers claiming the credit must file [...]
400 S. Washington Street, Elmhurst – $699,000
Photos, full details and virtual tour at Realtor.com.
Vintage details like wood doors, moldings and glass door knobs plus all the modern “must have’s”
Outstanding home for entertaining including large kitchen and dining room, built-in buffet and wine rack in family room, large deck, and rec room with bar area
Updated kitchen [...]
Furnace, water heater, AC and appliance rebates are coming soon to Illinois. Funds are limited. Plan your upgrade today!
My friends at Efficiency First have been busy over the past few weeks crafting a position paper on HOME STAR which they released today. In a nutshell, HOME STAR evolves from the great market recognition of ENERGY STAR for Homes, the energy efficiency tax credits that were part of last year’s stimulus package and a [...]
I was driving around today and it struck me that all the icicle lights folks purchased for the holidays are gone…and they have been replaced this week by the real ones. It struck me as funny that we hold so dear a symbol of insulation gone bad! Not many people know that icicles are actually [...]
If you read this blog regularly, you are aware of the many excellent tax credits available to current and future homeowners right now. Now, here’s my secret to linking them all together for homes in and around Elmhurst. You have to get the sequence and dates just right to pull it off!
Earn the $8000 tax [...]
Earlier this month the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the pre-announcement of a rebate program for certain ENERGY STAR products. The program will roll out in two parts and both will be offered only while the limited funds for rebates are available. Details are not yet fully available so check back here for [...]
Team Depot from Home Depot’s Lincoln and McCormick store visited Family Matters on December 29th to participate in Project Sage. Team Depot was focused on sealing up air leaks identified in an energy audit this summer. The work was a critical preparation step as we work towards adding insulation to the attic at Family Matters this [...]