REAL ESTATE--IT'S SOMETIMES THE ART OF THE JUGGLE--FOR YOUR CLIENT

In real estate working on behalf of your client is essential, particularly in today's market. With often times multiple offers on a property, your Realtor's ability to coordinate with his/her team is crucial to make the transaction happen. Just like the juggler, your Realtor's ability to juggle many tasks at once is essential and working to complete the deal favorably for your client, mandatory. Watch a true juggler at work and turn up your speakers. Like the cadence of the juggler in time with the music in this video, a licensed Realtor will work in a fashion required to complete the task.

First-Time Buyer Tax Credit Extension Possible

Bills to extend the maximum $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, which expires Nov. 30, are pending in both the U.S. House and the Senate.

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat and chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, is co-sponsor of a bill with Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson that would raise the credit amount to a maximum of $15,000.

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid of Nevada favors an extension of the current credit. He was quoted by the Las Vegas Sun saying, "It's something we can get done."

Odds are that the credit will be extended and broadened to cover all buyers next year, but the chances of the amount increasing aren’t as good, observers say.