Buying Your First Home Links

Taking credit for first-time home purchase (Seattle Times)

Last summer, the federal government threw first-time homebuyers a big bone: An income-tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying a place to live. But like all tax rules, it's slightly complicated and you'll have to close on your home purchase by July to take advantage of it.

Five Home-buying Myths (Today's News-Herald)

(ARA) - As first-time homebuyers grow curious about the home-buying process, they often turn to friends and family for advice about purchasing a home. While these sources can provide useful tips and information, they also may perpetuate some common home-buying myths.

Finding The Right Home In Florida Real Estate Market (Turks.US)

In buying a house you should consider a lot of things before deciding to buy a house in Florida real estate. Before buying you should consult first your family about the decision you will make, of course you will take your family to a new place.

It's a first-time homebuyer's market (Denver Post)

Siri Norlin spent the past year spiffying up her credit, paying bills in a timely fashion and changing real estate agents before putting the winning bid down on her first home.

Can a pill make your brainier? This intrepid writer decided to find out... (Daily Mail)

A pill that makes you more intelligent, boosts your memory, improves your concentration and reduces tiredness? It sounds like the stuff of science fiction. In fact, it is already available, and academics in America and Britain have apparently been taking it for years.