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		<title>IRS Sets New Rules for Tax Credit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has spelled out guidelines for eligibility for the home buyer credit when co-borrowers purchase a property.
When a home-owning parent of an adult child co-signs for a mortgage and both names appear on the note, the IRS says that under some circumstances, the first-time home buyer can qualify for the whole amount.
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		<title>Cheaper Prices—More Than Tax Credit—Motivating Home Buyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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By                        Luke Mullins
Posted: November 18, 2009

The $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit was included in President Obama&#8217;s massive stimulus package. But with the fiscal 2009 budget deficit swelling to $1.4 trillion, some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=670&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First-Time Homebuyer Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Updated Nov. 24, 2009
Homebuyer Credit Expanded and Extended
The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, signed into law on Nov. 6, 2009, extends and expands the first-time homebuyer credit allowed by previous Acts.
Under the new law, an eligible taxpayer must buy, or enter into a binding contract to buy, a principal residence on or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=668&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home prices climb for 2nd straight quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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S&#38;P/Case-Shiller index shows prices up 3.1% from 3 months earlier, but down nearly 9% from a year ago.
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
November 24, 2009: 9:51 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) &#8212; Home prices rose for the second consecutive quarter but remained nearly 9% lower than a year earlier, according to a housing market report issued [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=666&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senators agree to extend homebuyer tax credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 28, 2009 By The Associated Press          STEPHEN OHLEMACHER (Associated Press Writer)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators agreed  Wednesday to extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers.
The tax credit provides up to $8,000 to first-time homebuyers but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=664&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EXTENTION for tax credit on home purchase coming close to fruition.</title>
		<link>http://northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/extention-for-tax-credit-on-home-purchace-coming-close-to-fruition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first time home buyers tax credit extension looks like will actually happen.  The latest news is that the extension will offer tax credits to home purchases under contract by April 30th, 2010 while allowing another 60 days to close on the sale.  The newest proposal is that the income levels for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=660&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Credit Extension Considered in Senate</title>
		<link>http://northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/tax-credit-extension-considered-in-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax Credit Extension Considered in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, is supporting a four-month extension of the home buyer tax credit.
Two other proposals in the Senate would, respectively, extend the credit through June and, most generously, increase the deduction to $15,000 and open it up to all home buyers and those with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=659&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seller Optimism Causing Price Climb</title>
		<link>http://northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/seller-optimism-causing-price-climb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the recent market decline, Americans are still willing to borrow a large amount of money to buy a home because they are convinced that housing values will rise, writes Robert J. Shiller in his monthly New York Times column.
Shiller, professor of economics and finance at Yale University and cofounder and chief economist of MacroMarkets, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=657&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Mortgage Loans in the Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low-interest intra-family loans can be the best way for parents to help their children purchase a property.
The strategy makes the purchase more affordable, increases the size of the home a cash-strapped purchaser can afford, and helps the parent leverage his gift to reduce a taxable estate.
The parent must charge interest at a market rate on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=655&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>housing market report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Market
The National Association of Realtor’s Pending Home Sales Index increased 6.4% to a reading of 103.8 in August from a reading of 97.6 in July.  This was the seventh straight month in which the index has increased and the highest it has been since March 2007.
National average mortgage rates increased from the previous week [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=653&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving for 8 for Under $80: Make This Feast for $79.79</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Bon Appetit Magazine: this I found on line at epicurious.com
I don&#8217;t usually talk about my obsession with cooking on this blog but I have an obsession with cooking so&#8230;..
In tough economic times you can still feed a crowd and look like a star on a budget&#8230;.

 Butternut Squash Soup with Cider Cream
Squash, $3.25; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=651&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homes: Sell at a loss, buy at a discount</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Galdes wants to buy a home in a better neighborhood, but is now the right time?
(Money Magazine) &#8212; The month Jennifer Galdes moved into her condo in the Albany Park section of Chicago, the local paper suggested that the area was up and coming. Six years later, she&#8217;s still waiting for a Whole Foods.
Galdes, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=649&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First-Time Buyers Race to Beat the Clock, Qualify for $8,000 Federal Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:15am EDT

Realtor.com Experts Share Secrets of Efficient House Hunting, Financing,
Closing
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; First-time home buyers have just 12
weeks to find and close on a home to qualify for the $8,000 Federal tax credit
before the November 30th deadline.  Those just beginning the process today
will have to beat the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=647&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Northeast Home Resales Climb 17 Percent in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 21, 2009
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:23 p.m. ET
NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; Home resales in the Northeast recorded its fourth straight monthly gain in July, mirroring the national numbers that show the housing market is on the mend.
The nine-state region registered 105,000 home resales last month, up nearly 17 percent from June and 4 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=645&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Focus: Regional and State Housing Trends
By Ken Fears, Manager, Regional Economics NAR
Although every market is unique they share similar demographic, economic, and migration fundamentals. Consequently, some trends repeat themselves around the country to varying degrees. Foreclosures are having a substantial impact in some markets, while unemployment is the primary concern in other locations. This article [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=643&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newly Designated Flood Maps Go Into Effect Next Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 11th Deadline
More than 25,000 Long Island homeowners will be subject to upping their homeowners insurance with additional flood insurance next month.
Congress ordered FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to redraw flood prone area maps and are set to go into effect by mid September.
Nassau County homeowners have until September 11th and Suffolk County homeowners have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=636&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Prices Rise Across U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home prices in major U.S. cities registered the first monthly gain in nearly three years, according to a new report that provided fresh evidence that the severe U.S. housing downturn could be easing.
&#8230;.looks like the most  encouraging Case Shiller data for three years.
The key to the market improving is lowering inventory. Still lots of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=633&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home prices up for 1st time in 3 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Index of 20 major cities rises on a monthly basis for the first time since July 2006, hinting that the worst of the declines may be over.
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: July 28, 2009: 2:42 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) &#8212; The value of U.S. homes grew on a monthly basis in May for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=631&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer People Form New Households</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession has more than halved the formation of new households.
Between March 2007 and March 2008, the number of new households grew by 772,000, compared with an increase of 1.63 million a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
New households results in fewer home sales and rentals, less furniture sold, and less work for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=627&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Market Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Market
National average mortgage rates declined from the previous week to 5.14% in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey released weekly by Freddie Mac on July 16th.  Mortgage rates have declined for three consecutive weeks and are now back to their lowest levels since the end of May. In the week ending July 10th, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=northshorelongislandhomes.wordpress.com&blog=3479698&post=625&subd=northshorelongislandhomes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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