First Time Home Buyer Tax Benefits

Irvine 1st Quarter Sales are through the roof!!

by Robert Mack April 9, 2010 Irvine Real Estate

No matter how you look at it…..any angle or direction, Irvine, Orange County home sales, average selling prices, and average days on the market are showing huge signs of improvement from last year. In the first quarter of 2009, from January 1st, 2009 through March 31st, 2009 a total of 285 homes sold. This year, in [...]

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Northpark Square Irvine home values up from 2008!

by Robert Mack January 29, 2010 Irvine Real Estate

There is no question that there is a huge buzz in the Irvine, Orange County real estate market! Homes sales are rising, inventory is dropping, there are so many tax benefits for not only first time home buyers but even repeat/move up/move down buyers, and interest rates are historically low. It is so exciting! In Orange [...]

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Move-Up/Repeat Home Buyer Tax credit of $6,500 in Irvine.

by Robert Mack January 14, 2010 Irvine Real Estate

If you have been following my recent blog posts, I have been ranting and raving about why it is such a good time to buy a home, especially for the move up buyer in Irvine, Orange County, looking to sell their current home and upgrade to the home they have always wanted (but couldn’t afford). [...]

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Northpark Square Sales Activity is up 55% compared to last year!

by Robert Mack January 6, 2010 Irvine Real Estate

The signs all point in the same direction! Home prices have become so much more affordable compared to the prior years, interest rates are historically low ranging between the high 4’s-mid 5’s (depending on your loan structure), Irvine, Orange County inventory has significantly dropped, and there are so many tax credits for buyers to take [...]

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Don’t wait to apply for your $8,000 Federal Tax credit if you’ve already closed escrow!

by Robert Mack September 9, 2009 Irvine Real Estate

If you have recently purchased a home in Irvine, California and qualify for the $8,000 Federal Tax credit, you may not have to wait to apply for the credit. I am in no way an expert in the Tax field, however it has come to my attention that you can apply for an Amended U.S. [...]

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5 Reasons why NOW is the time to buy a home in Irvine!

by Robert Mack September 8, 2009 Irvine Real Estate

I work with buyers everyday in Irvine California and I know that they (especially now) are waiting for just the right time to buy their first home or take the leap and buy an investment property. So how do we know when the prices will be at their lowest? The reality of it is that [...]

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Does Jim Cramer from MAD MONEY have a crystal ball for the Irvine Real Estate Market?

by Robert Mack August 27, 2009 Irvine Real Estate

Everyone knows who Jim Cramer is, and everyone loves listening to his investing advice. So much so, that I just had a client of mine call me after 1 year at looking at emails that I have been sending him, to tell me….”Robert, I am now ready to buy a home in Irvine”. I asked [...]

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I just bought a home in IRVINE. Do I qualify for the FIRST TIME homebuyer TAX CREDITS?

by Robert Mack August 11, 2009 Irvine Real Estate

It amazes me at how many first time buyers still don’t know about the federal tax credit, so I thought I would take this opportunity to write about it, in hopes that someone will come across this post and benefit from it. There are a lot of rumors regarding this credit, so I want to [...]

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I’m looking for a real estate agent in South Orange County!

by Robert Mack June 3, 2009 Irvine Real Estate

Client Question – Hello, I’m looking for a real estate agent in South Orange County. I have been researching real estate websites and I have some examples of condos I like. I have recently been pre-approved for a loan at Wells Fargo. I would really like to get a place this year. What I am [...]

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