I continue to get questions from my clients regarding the recently extended & expanded homebuyer tax credit, so I thought I would provide readers with a brief overview...
Who qualifies as a First Time Home Buyer?
For the purposes of the tax credit program, a first time homebuyer is anyone who has not owned a primary residence in the previous 36 months. The credit for FTHBs is 10% of the purchase price with a maximum available credit of $8,000. This applies to single taxpayers and married couples.
Who qualifies as a Current Owners?
Space is limited, so sign up early for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop at the Triangle Land Conservancy's White Pines Nature Preserve on January 30th from 1-4 pm. This workshop will help you to use bark, buds and twigs to identify trees when t...
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The construction of the New Town Park is well underway. The ten acre park will feature about four and a half acres of undisturbed mature hardwood forest, over a mile of paved walking trail, a pedestrian entrance of beautiful stone work, a small parki...
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New sentinels grace the entrance of Kiwanis Park Courtesy of Richard Seed, a UNC scientist and Chatham Artist who generously donated them to the park. They add a little more whimsy and fun to the park, especially now as many of the plants lie dormant f...
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Is your home able to handle the cold? It would be if you lived in Briar Chapel.
That's because all homes built in Briar Chapel must meet or exceed a Bronze rating in the GHBT Certification Program*, and be certified by a third-party auditor (
Southern Energy Management).
In fact, Briar Chapel is the first community in the Triangle to require homebuilders to comply with the rigorous new home construction requirements and third-party testing of the North Carolina Green Build Initiative, in order to create high performance, healthier homes with measurable cost savings...
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