Spring Break = Homestead Exemption filing?

Hello Everyone, Spring in Texas....looks great so far, doesn't it?. I hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather. Spring is a great time to be outside, to exercise and to be active. It's also generally the time when people start thinking about moving and get out to look at bigger homes, in hopes to get situated by the start of the school year. Especially now with record low interest rates and an $8,000 credit for first time homebuyers*.

Spring also brings the deadline for your homestead exemption filing, April 30th. If you moved at any time last year and you were in your new home as of January 1st, 2009, please don't forget to file for your homestead exemption. It's free and it can save you a lot of money.

To learn more about exemptions, here's a link to the Texas Comptroller page. http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/exmptns.html

And to learn more about the First-time homebuyers credit, here's the link: http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/2009/home2.html