It looks like it’s official! The homebuyer tax credit has been extended to April 30, 2010. The $8,000 tax credit is available to all first time homebuyers (meaning the purchaser has not owned a home in the past three years) who make up to $75,000 for a single person or $150,000 for a married couple.
The new, big change to this legislation is the addition of the tax credit to homeowners. Up to $6,500 will be given in the form of a tax credit to all homeowners who have occupied their primary residence 5 consecutive years in the past 8 years. The income limits are $125,000 for a single person and $225,000 for a married couple. This means that homeowners can now sell their homes and purchase a new home, while also receiving the advantage of the tax credit. There is a ceiling on the amount a home can sell for . . . $800,000. Any sales above this ceiling will not qualify. The new home being purchased can also have a lower value than the home sold.
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