Realtors tout 1st-home tax credit
They say sales up, want to expand it, but critics see downsides
Posted: September 17, 2009 at 4:59 a.m.
A worker stands near houses being built in July on Gunnison Avenue in the Parker Place subdivision in Springdale.
When Congress passed an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers last winter, it was intended as a dose of shock therapy during a crisis.
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