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The $8000 first time home buyer tax credit included in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that passed in February has been a huge success, enabling first-time home buyers to realize the dream of home ownership. And, these benefits have spread beyond home buyers to everyone connected to the housing sector – movers, designers, manufacturers, realtors, etc.

All those benefits mean that home sales create jobs. When a home is sold, that single transaction creates jobs in our local communities – from appliance retailers, to home inspectors, to landscapers, to movers, to window treatment contractors – each home sold puts Americans back to work. In fact if the tax credit is just extended, estimates state that it will create nearly 350,000 jobs in the coming year.

But unless Congress acts, the credit will expire on November 30. This will stop the housing recovery and slow the economy’s momentum just as it is beginning. Congress needs to extend the tax credit to September 30 of 2010 and expand it to include all buyers. The economy is not yet out of the woods. Unless the home buyer tax credit is extended, we risk undoing all the progress that has been achieved.

Homes Sales Have Increase Monthly Since This Credit Was Put In Place!