313 Alfred Ave - Glassboro NJ

This home is very nice! Located in Glassboro, New Jersey in a newer development called Rolling Greens, rightfully named as the green lawns seem to go on forever, this home is the perfect marriage to the term HOME SWEET HOME. The landscaping provides a nice screen of the porch that runs the length of the front of the home. The porch provides a nice view of the beautiful homes that line this peaceful street.

313 Alfred Ave can be your home in time for the holidays! This 3 bedroom colonial has 2 baths on the upper levels; one in the master suite and an additional half bath on the main level. A must for busy families, Alfred has both a formal dining room and a large eat in kitchen with room for informal meals or family projects. Adding to family time, the family room is a step down from the kitchen and the open floor plan continues to the large wood deck for more indoor/outdoor family fun!

It does not stop there…..There is MORE SPACE downstairs in the basement. Use your imagination….More family space? Another bedroom? You decide. Check out the lower right pictures.

313 Alfred Ave is calling out to you - HOME SWEET HOME

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Funds Available to Buy Your First Home

New $8,000* Tax Credit
For 2009, Congress has enacted an $8000 credit specifically to help first-time homebuyers. To qualify, you can earn no more than $75,000 as an individual or $150,000 as a married couple that files a joint tax return. If you do qualify, you will be able to deduct the full $8,000 from your federal tax liability. Or, if you owe less than $8,000, the government will subtract the amount you owe from $8,000 and send you a check for the difference.

Only first-time homebuyers who purchase their principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009 are eligible. You will also be considered a first-time buyer if you have not had any ownership interest in such a home in the three years previous to the day of your 2009 purchase.

Keep in mind that, due to mortgage approvals, inspections and other steps in the buying process, you’ll need to be under contract to purchase soon in order to meet the tax credit closing date deadline. For detailed information about the tax credit, click on, First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit.

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1.9 Million Foreclosure Filings Reported on More Than 1.5 Million U.S. Properties in First Half of ‘09

A total of 1,905,723 foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 1,528,364 U.S. properties in the first six months of 2009, a 9 percent increase in total properties from the previous six months and a nearly 15 percent increase in total properties from the first six months of 2008, according to the RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.

If you received a notice of possible foreclosure, you are not alone. The report also shows that 1.19 percent of all U.S. housing units (one in 84) received at least one foreclosure filing in the first half of the year.

Thinking about selling your home to avoid possible foreclosure? There are several FREE government programs to assist you in negotiating with the bank to save your home.

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New Law Protects Renters From Foreclosure Eviction

Under the new foreclosure prevention bill President Barack Obama signed into law on May 20, 2009, renters scored a big victory against foreclosure evictions. Starting immediately, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act allows tenants who pay their rent on time to remain in their foreclosed rentals through the end of their lease, unless the bank sells the property to someone who intends to make it their own residence, according to the Associated Press. If the home is sold to an investor or back to the lender, the new owner will have to allow the tenants to stay in the property for the full duration of the lease.

Do you need to move because the property where you live is in foreclosure? Are you thinking of selling a rental property that no longer meets your investment needs?

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Weekend Open House Bargains

WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN?

320 Chestnut Woodlynne, NJ

Sat September 19, 2009

11am - 1pm

2 Bedrooms/ 2 level Colonial style RTC w/basement

Formal Dining Room

Partially Finished Basement/Unfinished portion utility room

Hardwood floors

Fenced Front and Back Yards

ONLY $85,000

206 Mercer Ave - Gloucester City, NJ

Sat September 19, 2009

2pm - 4pm

4 Bedrooms/1 Bath

3 level Colonial SFR

Double lot

Views of bridge

Walking distance to waterfront

Seller open to ALL OFFERS - Make one!

If you can not make these dates and times,

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Tax Credit Deadline Fast Approaching

The combination of the $8,000 tax credit and affordable home prices has created one of the best times in recent memory for first-time buyers to purchase a home. Yet, those who want to take advantage of the tax credit have virtually no time left to spare.


It's now-or-never for first-time buyers, who must get under contract quickly in order to close in time to meet the Nov. 30 deadline for the $8,000 tax credit.

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Homes Are Selling!

The National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in July, increased 3.2 percent over June and is 12 percent higher than in July 2008. According to NAR, the index is at its highest level since June 2007. In addition, contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001.

Spread the good news -- homes are selling!

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