Wednesday, July 1, 2009

It's Been A While!

Sorry there has been no post by me since late March, but my elderly father, back in New Hampshire, had been going thru some health problems since mid March and finally passed away May 11 at age 93 1/2. He lived a long and fruitful life and was very active until being hospitalized in March. He still mowed his own lawn, got out the snow blower to clean off the driveway and did a lot of "puttering" around the house almost to the end! About the only thing he couldn't do anymore was drive a car. He couldn't pass the eye exam and lost his license at age 87. My Mom is still around, living in New Hampshire and she's 87 and just got her drivers license renewed for another 3 years.

But enough about me. How about you? If you're a first time home buyer (or have not owned a home of your own for the past 3 years), are you ready to take advantage of the $8000.00 first time home buyers credit, established by TARP, as part of our economic recovery program? You must close on your home by midnight, November 30, to get the credit and under some programs, the $8000.00 can be used as part of your downpayment. It would seem to be a great way for a first time buyer to fullfill their dreams of home ownership, while also helping the U.S. economy to get back on it's feet.

Also, for anyone who has been following this, or worrying about this, you may know, that our company, CENTURY 21 Town & Country, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in March. Well, we exited bankruptcy protection yesterday morning,
June 30, and we are back, stronger than ever, with our 7 remaining offices, Troy, Birmingham, Rochester, Clarkston, Shelby Township, Clinton Township and Grosse Pointe and 500 agents. So good news for all of us, first time homebuyers and for the many agents working under the umbrella of CENTURY 21 Town & Country and our owner, John Kersten.