According to the National Association of Realtors, November home sales skyrocketed 7.4 percent. Analysts were predicting an increase of 2.9 percent. The housing tax credits are credited with the spike in sales.
There are 129 days until the housing tax credits run out. For more details about the housing tax credits, visit our Housing Tax Credit page.
DHW asks: Do you think homes sales will continue to exceed expectations?
Citing a loss too great for taxpayers, the US Treasury Department blocked Fannie Mae’s nearly $3 billion sale of unused low-income housing tax credits to Goldman Sachs Group and Berksire Hathaway.
DHW asks: Do you agree with the Treasury’s decision?
DesperateHouseWise.com added a new page to its site. Modification Center offers helpful information for homeowners seeking a loan modification or refinance. Find information about Making Home Affordable and local foreclosure prevention events. You can even find a free, HUD-approved housing counselor.
DHW also added Housing Tax Credits. This page provides in-depth information regarding the recent extension and additions to the housing tax credits.
DHW asks: Have you applied for a loan modification? How was your experience?
In a deal that still needs Treasury Department approval, government run Fannie Mae reached an agreement with unnamed buyers to sell approximately $2.6 billion in unused low-income housing tax credits. The Treasury Department said it would approve the sale “if it was clearly in the interest of taxpayers.”
DHW asks: Do you think this deal is in the best interest of taxpayers?