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Will Gainesville Home Buyers Benefit From Stimulus Bill? 

It looks as if our legislators in Washington are finally making positive steps toward fixing the house mess and helping Gainesville home buyers by including housing legislation in the Economic Stimulus Bill.

Yesterday, the Lieberman/Isakson Amendment was included in the senate version of the Economic Stimulus Bill by a unanimous voice vote. This amendment would provide a Tax Credit to all home buyers at the rate of 10% of the sales price up to a limit of $15,000. The credit would be available for a one year period to all purchasers of primary residences.

Now, the senate expects to debate Amendment 353, a proposal by Senator John Ensign (R-NV) that would provide 30 year fixed financing at a rate of about 4%, for anyone purchasing a primary residence.

If these two provisions are included in the final passage of a stimulus bill they could have a positive impact on Gainesville real estate.

This legislation has passed the Senate, but the entire bill does need to go back to the House, and be signed by the President. There could be many changes before this happens, or not pass at all.

But is it light at the end of the tunnel for Gainesville home buyers and would help the housing crisis immensely as you can imagine.

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