Comments on: $6,500 Home Buyer Tax Credit

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:56:22 +0000

We sold a home and purchased a new one on 10/28/09, just 8 days before the 11/6/09 change for move-up home buyers. Is there anyway to request an exception? If we had known in October about the pending change, we would have delayed closing until after 11/6!

By: William A. Little

William A. Little — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:04:15 +0000

I purchased a new home February 14, 2004. Please answer the following questions:
1. Is there a document that I should file to obtain this $6,500 dollar credit?
2. Should this document be filed with my 2009 tax return in order to receive this credit.
3. After applying for this credit, does the government simply write me a check for $6,500 notwithstanding questions 1 and 2 above?

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:23:19 +0000

Same thing happened to us. I think the credit should at least work for homes bought in 2009. This sucks. Guess it is another way for the government to control us.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:39:16 +0000

I purchased my home in Nov. 2006. I still live in the same home. Does anyone know if I qualify for the 6500 credit?

By: finance advice

finance advice — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:22:47 +0000

The tax credit is mainly focusing on first time home owners to encourage them to get mortgages (payable mortgages so they don’t go bankrupt) and get the housing market going again. The government knows that they should help the recently new/changed home owners as they too have put more investment as well.

By: Troy

Troy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:32:37 +0000

Purchased my home March 2008 and i guess I don’t qualify for anything as well. This sucks, what is the big deal to the boarder dates anyway? What happen to 1 January to 31 December. This has to be reworked.

By: Paige

Paige — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:01:48 +0000

Redundent I’m sure. We purchased our new home in 1/08, after selling our home which we lived in for 8 years. Do we qualify for anything (hopefully the $6,500 credit)?

By: JM

JM — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:01:52 +0000

I have the same question. Have you received a response? If so, please post the answer.

By: Komi

Komi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:39:01 +0000

I live in a appartment since february 2004 which then bought it as a condo in November 2005. Would I be able to qualify for the $6500 credit, since I’ve technically lived there for more than 5 years. I’ve just bought a new house with my wife in November 18.

By: Kai

Kai — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:50:34 +0000

No. You are not qualified for $6500.
You need to purchase the house after Nov 6, 2009.