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Obama set to sign a big tax break for homebuyers

Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:43:47 PM
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, a home with a reduced price for sale in Carmel, Ind. neighborhood is shown.  Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers _ $6,500 cheaper.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, file)WASHINGTON (AP) - Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000.

As part of the government's efforts to encourage people to spend money to help revive the economy, the House voted 403-12 Thursday to expand a popular tax credit for homebuyers. The bill, which also extends unemployment benefits and expands a tax break for money-losing businesses, now goes to President Barack Obama, who plans to sign it Friday.

First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package. But with that housing program scheduled to expire at the end of November, the House voted to extend it into the spring — and to expand it to many people who already own homes.


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