Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Focus on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 By: Andrea & George Mossman


Greetings from beautiful Salida, Colorado! If you are looking for Mountain Real Estate this is the spot. From river front properties to vacant land, Century 21 Wes Hill and Associates can help you find what you need. Especially if you are looking to take advantage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This stimulus plan may seem daunting, but if we can help you find what fits your life the government will help you buy your next home or business. Below I have listed the key points to this exciting and beneficial program. The information below is provided by the National Association of Realtors.

1-Homebuyer Tax Credit-The bill provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time home buyers for the purchase of a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.

2-FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Limits-The bill reinstates last year's 2008 loan limits for FHA, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae loans.

3-Neighborhood Stabilization-Division A, Title XII of the bill provides $2,000,000,000 in additional funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The NSP was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–289) to provide grants through the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) to states and localities to address the problems that can be created when whole neighborhoods are decimated by foreclosures.

4-Commercial Real Estate-Commercial real estate is impacted primarily through those provisions of the bill focused on green building and energy efficiency as well as business tax incentives.

5-Rural Housing Service-The bill provides an additional $500 million to existing USDA Rural Housing programs. The RHS provides both a guaranteed loan program and a direct housing loan program for those meeting the program’s eligibility criteria.

6-Low Income Housing Grants-Allow states to trade in a portion of their 2009 low-income housing tax credits for Treasury grants to finance the construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of low-income housing, including those with or without tax credit allocations.

7-Tax-Exempt Housing Bonds-Tax-exempt interest earned on specified state and local bonds issued during 2009 and 2010 will not be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). In addition, financial institutions will have greater capacity to purchase tax-exempt state and local bonds.

8-Energy Efficient Housing Tax Credits & Grants-To promote green jobs and energy independence, ARRA invests significantly in efforts to make homes and buildings more energy efficient. The bill provides state and local governments with $6 billion in energy efficiency and conservation grants for energy audits, retrofits and financial incentives.

9-Transportation Investments-The bill provides $46.7 billion to states and localities for capital investment for surface transportation projects including highways, bridges, transit, and rail projects.

10-Broadband Deployment-The bill creates $7.2 billion in grants to promote broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas and for mapping the availability of broadband service in the U.S. Any entity is eligible to apply for a grant including municipalities, public/private partnerships and private companies as long as they comply with the grant conditions.

So as you can see there are quite a few incentives out there and finding the one for you can be challenging however, we are here to help you. Help you not only find your dream home, land or business but also help you to find what fits your financial needs. Give us a call or check us out on our web site. Have a great day!

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