Bradley Oliver

No Tickets Needed! Free Entry 2009 Parade of Homes!

It's that time of year again. The 2009 Parade of Homes! 16 beautiful homes open for you to view! Stop by model #8 in Champion Park off Ustick, and sign up for your chance to win 1,000's of prizes including a chance to win $221,000 towards the purchase of a home during Century 21 Open House month! See associates for complete details.

Get a downloadable map here: http://www.bradleyoliver.net/Parade

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Brad Oliver

Realtor

Century 21 1st Place Realty

208-947-4659

Bradley@Century21.com

http://www.Get8000Bucks.com

Spring is hitting the Treasure Valley real estate market at a record pace, and home sales are starting to climb higher. Pending sales today are nearing the 1,000 mark!

According to the local Multiple Listing Service, in Ada and Canyon counties the number of sales climbed 43.8% between February and March, from a total of 363 homes sold to 522.

That number is still down 20.8% from the 659 homes sold the previous March but represents a positive change from sales that have been slipping almost every month since June 2008.

Ada and Canyon county new home sales rose more than existing home sales between February and March, up 58.1% compared to 40.4%.

Declining inventory, lower interest rates, lower home prices and the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, I believe is helping our market here in the Treasure Valley.

To find out more about the $8,000 tax credit, go to http://Get8000Bucks.com

Email me at Bradley@Century21.com

Call me 208-947-4659

Twitter me at http://www.twitter.com/get8000bucks

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Down Payment Assistance Tax Credit Advance
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided a federal income tax credit for first-time homebuyers of 10% of the sales price, up to a maximum of $8,000. This tax credit is available to qualified home buyers who purchase a home by December 1, 2009. In order to help buyers monetize this tax credit for down payment and closing costs when they purchase a home, Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), through its IdaMortgage lending program, is offering a special short-term Tax Credit 2nd Loan to qualified buyers.

In conjunction with an IdaMortgage loan, a subordinate loan will be offered to qualified first time homebuyers in 5% of the sales price up to $7,000. A fee will be charged of $250 with $150 refunded upon repayment of the loan on or before the loan due date. The loan will accrue interest at 3.0% with a due date of July 1, 2010. The Tax Credit 2nd Loan is expected to be paid off from the borrower's tax refund obtained through the application of the federal tax credit. Borrower must be a first-time homebuyer and qualify for an IdaMortgage loan.

For more information on the 1st time home buyer tax credit, including a informational video, please visit http://www.Get8000Bucks.com

To view all the homes that qualify for the 1st time home buyer tax credit vist http://www.BradleyOliver.net

Does anybody out there have a good expired listing letter you use that gets great results? I've tried different ones with no success. I know these people want to sell their homes. I of course would like to try to sell it for them. I have heard different stories from many people of what works. If you could help at all that would be great! Maybe someday I could help you out too!

Also with expired listings, how many of those did actually sell? I'm curious. Thanks for your help.

Brad

The Vineyard Boise provided a way for dads and their kids to go on a campout to Warm Lake near Cascade Idaho. Myself and another person from our church was blessed to facilitate this event. We had 4 weeks to put it together and had over 70 people show up! What a blessing it was. It also gave mom's a break. It was a success because God was definately involved. Thank you God for blessing me and everyone that went on this trip. It will now be and annual event, God willing of course.

I ask for your prayers that this time that the dads got to spend with their kids will continue on. Thank you.