I have now been with Keller Williams Louisville East for 8 months. In that time frame I have seen many changes in the market and in myself. With the training we get and give at Keller Williams it is amazing how fast you can grow your business. I have gone from knowing very little if anything at all about selling a house to 8 sales, and currently over 10 buyers who are ready to do something with the real estate market.
It is truely an exceptional company to work for and I hope that those who read this that are in the business will give me a call so I can tell you more.
Now I am off of my soap box but still want to let you know about the market. Home sales are up in our area every month since this spring with prices starting to level off and not be fast to fall. For the most part I believe that agents are doing a better job of explaining how the market is and how short sales and foreclosures are effecting the pricing in specific areas of the state. I still see somewhat of a slow market in the 500k homes but for those in the 100 to 210k market they are prime for first time home buyers.
Don’t forget, if you are eligible for the first time home buyers federal refund, you must close on your home by the 1st day of December. You will not be able to get the refund on an amended return at this point but you can apply for it with the proof of purchase on your 2009 income tax return. Just to reiterate, the first time home buyers tax refund is based on 10% of the sales price of the home up to 8000 dollars total rebate available. As long as you or your partner have not owned a home in 36 months and you make less than 75k for a single person or 150k for a family then you can qualify. Remember that it declines in percentage after that based on your income and those making more than 95k for a single person or 190k for a family are not eligible for any refund.
Call me if you have questions about this or if you want to find that perfect home for you. You can also search for homes on my MLS Search site http://www.louisvillemls.pro.
I will post as often as I can on this but it gets harder as the people start to call me more often.
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