Act Now! First Time Tax Credit to End for Arizona Home Buyers
If you are a resident of Arizona and you have been thinking about taking advantage of the $8000 first-time home buyer tax credit, you are quickly running out of time. The purchase must be completed by November 30, 2009 in order to qualify for the tax credit. However, several things make this date a lot closer than you think.
The first thing to keep in mind is home values are at an extremely low rate. While this is good if you are hoping to purchase a home at a low rate, it also means that the volume of homes for sale is extremely high. The Phoenix area in particular has, over the past few months, become a hotbed of record high volume of home sales. This means that these homes may have multiple offers from consumers trying to take advantage of the low prices. This creates a few problems for potential home buyers.
At this point, you haven’t even started to look, you are likely to miss the deadline. Ideally, you should have completed a purchase offer in September in order to help ensure you will get your transaction completed in time.
Even if you miss the deadline to qualify for the $8000 First Time Homebuyer credit, or if you do not qualify to begin with, it is still an excellent if you are considering buying a home. Values are at their lowest since 2002 and rates remain at near historic lows. With the entire country working to pull the economy out of this recession, it is highly unlikely that these conditions will consider, so this may be the best home buying opportunity of a lifetime.
If you need help qualifying for a loan, contact us regarding your Arizona credit health. We’re here to help you. We can help you with credit counseling and help you improve your financial freedom.
Mick Bernard is a Credit Consultant from Scottsdale, AZ. His company Credit Strategies is helping consumers clean up their credit nation wide. For more credit tips visit us at http://www.onlinecreditstrategies.com/blog/