The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
Existing home sales jumped 7.2% in July - the biggest monthly gain on record. First-time homebuyers are purchasing about one third of all homes sold. This is largely due to the tax incentive, interest rates hovering at historic lows and housing affordability at its best level in more than a decade.
Financial News - 08.25.09
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Existing home sales rose 7.2% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.24 million units from a revised level of 4.89 million units in June.
July marks the fourth consecutive monthly increase in existing home sales and it was the largest monthly gain since recordkeeping began.
The National Association of [...]

