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Question: regarding the 6,500 tax credit for homeowners.?

We purchased our home in July of 2006. We sold our previous home in which we lived for 7 years. Not sure if our current home would qualify, or if the purchase had to be this year.

Do we qualify for the 6,500 credit? We know we do under the income guidelines.

Thanks.

Answer: Let’s say you buy a house today, 12/2/2009. The lookback period for the 8 years is 12/2/2001 to 12/2/2009. To get 5 years, you need to see the previous house no earlier than 12/2/2006 *and* have rented for the intermediate 3 years.

You sold in July and you weren’t renting.
No, you do not qualify.

Tax-credit extension will help out some

July 08–MANATEE — A recent three-month extension of a homebuyer tax-credit deadline will help seal some delayed deals but otherwise will have little impact on the local housing market, area real-estate agents say.

$6500 Tax Credit for Current Homeowners