First-timeHomeBuyer

By now, you've probably heard lots of chatter about the first-time home buyers credit. The tax credit was originally part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and applied only to first-time homebuyers. In 2009, bowing to pressure from the real estate community, Congress passed...

The deals are enticing for first-time home buyers and glimpses of recovery add a dose of urgency, but now may not be the right time for newbies to get into the market, according to attorney and real estate broker Dale Robyn Siegel. Siegel, whose new book, The New Rules for Mortgages, expands on...