Articles for September 25th, 2009
Dallas Real Estate News: The Masters Group’s Masterful Strokes
I leave town for a week and all this happens: a teen-aged Jihadist is arrested for planning to set off a bomb in downtown Dallas, turns out the guy lives in Italy, Texas and was targeting Wells Fargo; Mary Jane Young steps out of The Masters Group, that venerable club of uber high-producing Dallas Realtors — Stewart Lee and Nora Ling Lane step right in. And our D Sale of the Week already has a contract on it.
New Resource Group Forms: Dallas Green Building Alliance
Last year a group of contractors, while working together on a sustainable/green/resource-efficient residential project on Walnut Hill, started hanging out together to talk about sustainability, how to make their projects more sustainable, and how to support each other in those efforts. After months of once-a-week conversations, they decided to start a new group, the Dallas Green Building Alliance. Their mission is to be a resource for homeowners, Realtors, builders–anyone with an interest in learning more about building and remodeling in a sustainable way. Their brand-new website is absolutely loaded with information, technical and otherwise, on heating and air conditioning systems, low-VOC finishes, solar, projects, etc. Yes, they are looking for business, but they have definitely drunk the Kool-Aid and they are really committed to this. Check it out.
$8000 First Time Home Buyer Credit Expires in About 60 Days
Here’s a comprehensive article on the $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit, which expires November 30. To be eligible, you must complete your home purchase by November 30 — so get going! This is not to be confused with the $7500 loan available to purchasers who bought in 2008, which must be re-paid through income tax returns. I’ll bet the folks at Turbo Tax are going nuts. Also, did you know that if you own a vacation or rental property, but have not owned a personal residence in the last three years, you are still eligible for the credit? Wonder how that works if you are newly divorced…
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