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Economic Stimulus Plan Benefits The Housing and Mortgage Industries

Revised and quoted from Rhonda Johnson of Alaska USA Mortgage on 2/17/09

Just signed and sealed... a $787 Billion Stimulus Plan made up of tax cuts and spending programs aims at reviving the US economy. Although the package was scaled down from nearly $1 Trillion, it still stands as the largest anti-recession effort since WW 11.

Home owners and potential homebuyers stand to gain from key provisions in this stimulus plan.

Here is what we know today...

Tax Credit for Homebuyers

First-time homebuyers who purchase homes from the start of the year until the end of November 2009 may be eligible for the lower of an $8,000 or 10% of the value of the home tax credit. Remember a tax credit is very different than a tax deduction- a tax credit is equivalent to money in your hand, as opposed to a tax deduction which only reduces your taxable income.

The tax credit starts phasing out for couples with incomes above $150,000 and single filers with incomes above $75,000. Buyers will have to repay the credit if they sell their home within three years.

Additional Housing-Related Provisions

   Tax Incentives to Spur Energy Savings and Green Jobs- This provision is designed to help promote energy-efficient investments in homes by extending and expanding tax credits through 2010 for purchases such as new furnances, energy-efficient windows and doors, or insulation.

Landmark Energy Savings- This provision provides $5 Billion for energy efficient improvements for more than one million modest-income homes through weatherization. According to some estimates, this can help modest-income families save an average of $350 a year on heating and air conditioning bills.

Repairing Public Housing and Making Key Energy Efficiency Retrofits To HUD-Assisted Housing- This provision provides a total of $6.3 Billion for increasing energy efficiency in federally supported housing programs. Specifically, it establishes a new program to upgrade effiency, including new insulation, windows, and frames.

Expanding Housing Assistance- This provision increases support for several critical housing programs. It includes $2 Billion for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to help communities purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed, vacant properties.

Another thing to keep an eye on in the coming weeks is President Obama's plan to help struggling borrowers before they are faced with a default on their mortgage.

While there is more to Rhonda's statement the current situation requires watching to see what else is in the works. I encorage everyone to keep checking with my web pages for updates and also with Alaska USA Mortgage or your local mortgage broker.