Why Do So Many People Still Want to Relocate to Raleigh, NC?

If you’re like most folks who are considering relocation, you’ve got a lot on your mind. Things like the current state of the housing market, employability, quality education and superior health care are but a few of the concerns that may enter into the picture.

For that reason, I am sending you a link to a great website that will provide you information on exactly what Raleigh has to offer by virtue of those very concerns, addressing topics such as Raleigh’s:

Livability
Climate
Business Opportunities
Educational Opportunities
Public Safety
Recreation
Health Care
Professional/Collegiate Sports
Cultural Opportunities
Cost of Living
Taxes

It is very important to educate yourself before deciding on whether or not relocation to Raleigh is the best things for you and your family. Follow this link to see why Raleigh is the City four YOU and YOUR family. http://www.raleigh4u.com/rising/index.html#/landing/

Let the professionals at
Carolina Pines Realty
Assist you by providing you with the information necessary
to educate and inform you so that you are best prepared to make decisions that will affect your family’s future.

Raleigh, North Carolina
A Great Place to Call Home.

Blaise & Cathie Recca

Who Wouldn't Want a $15,000 Tax Credit for Buying a Home????

Carolina Pines Realty is excited to share with you a Press Release from Senator John Isakson’s website, which describes the NEW $15,000 tax credit to individuals who purchase a home in the next year. This Amendment effects us ALL and is NOT JUST FIRST TIME BUYERS! Read on…….
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 4, 2009
Senate Unanimously Approves Isakson Amendment to Stimulate Housing MarketHomebuyer Tax Credit Revived Market in 1975 and Would Work Today
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously approved an amendment by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., to stimulate the nation’s declining housing market by offering a $15,000 tax credit to individuals who purchase a home in the next year.

“It is time to fix America’s problem, not throw money at the symptoms. It is time to fix housing first. It is rare that we have a road map to success in times of difficulty, but this country has once before realized a housing crisis every bit as bad as the one we have today and economic troubles every bit as dangerous,” Isakson said. “We have a pervasive housing problem, and we have a historical precedent that works. I am proud this Senate has joined together, learned from history and repeated a method that worked by adopting this amendment.”

We are thrilled to share this information with you. You may or may not already be aware of it. Please click HERE which will take you directly to Senator Isakson’s website and explains the Isakson Amendment in greater detail. Now keep in mind - this is not finalized yet and in this uncertain economic climate - who knows how it may change. But the point is - there are steps being taken to assist hombuyers and homeowners.

If you’d like to talk about exactly what this may mean to YOU, give us a call and we’d be happy to explain it, as well as how this may effect the already in place the $7,500 tax credit.
Don't forget you can also visit our website at http://www.carolinapinesrealty.com/ and search for homes in our local MLS without passwords. Come and see what your money can buy for you here in North Carolina -- you will be AMAZED!

First Time Buyers or Anyone Who HAS NOT Owned a Home in the Last 3 Years - Read On......

GREAT NEWS FOR...

First Time Home Buyers
or Anyone Who Has NOT Owned a Home in the Last Three Years

There are TWO programs being offered RIGHT NOW to help you make your dream of owning a home become a reality:

1. The $7,500 Federal Housing Tax Credit; and
2. The USDA’s Rural Development Housing Program

Are you ready to move in to your very own home?
Then read on, as I explain the basics of these two programs:

$7,500 Tax Credit Program - Here is the “jist” of the $7,500 tax credit which applies to single taxpayers earning up to $75,000 and married couples earning up to $150,000 and who have NOT owned a home within the last three years:

• The tax credit is available for first-time home buyers only.
• The maximum credit amount is $7,500.
• The credit is available for homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008 and before
July 1, 2009.
• Single taxpayers with incomes up to $75,000 and married couples with incomes up to $150,000 qualify for the full tax credit.
• The tax credit works like an interest-free loan and must be repaid over a 15-year period.

Here is a link for you to review this proposal in more depth:
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/
and, if you have further questions, here is a link to their frequently asked questions page which is also very helpful:
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/faq.php

Now with regard to rural development, North Carolina is lucky to have quite a few areas that qualify for USDA Rural Development Housing Program Dollars.

Did you know that USDA is accepting applications for $45.8 million in loans and grants to support rural communities and spur economic development through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program? You can look through the site, as well as search for homes that directly qualify for that program.

Here is a link to the USDA Rural Development Housing Program:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/

Blaise is your direct link to these two programs. Give us a call at 919-491-2885 and let him explain these programs to you in detail.

Don’t wait – you only have until July 1, 2009 to take advantage of the $7,500 tax credit.