07/06/2010 - NAR President's Podcast: Tax Credit Closing Deadline Extended

07/01/2010 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Closing Deadline Extended

06/29/2010 - NAR Letter to Representatives Childers (D-MS), Kratovil (D-MD), and Dahlkemper (D-PA) Strongly Supporting the "Homebuyers Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010" that Would Extend the Closing Date for the Homebuyer Tax Credit from June 30, 2010 to September 30, 2010 (PDF: 105K)

06/28/2010 - June 30 Closing Date Remains Unchanged

06/28/2010 - Lack of Credit Extension Would Dash Hopes of Home Buyers in All 50 States

06/21/2010 - June 30 Date May Be Extended

06/16/2010 - NAR Letter to the U.S. Senate Urging Members to Support Amendments to H.R. 4213 Extending the Closing Date for Homebuyer Tax Credits from June 30 to September 30, 2010 (PDF: 93K)

06/15/2010 - President's Podcast: NAR Pushing Hard on Three REALTOR® Issues

06/11/2010 - NAR Commends Senators for Offering Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension, Urges Senate and House to Quickly Pass Legislation

06/11/2010 - June 30 Closing Date May Be Extended

06/07/2010 - NAR Letter to the U.S. Senate Seeking a Relief Provision in the Jobs and Extenders Legislation, that Would Allow Eligible Purchasers to Qualify for the Homebuyers Tax Credit where the Settlement of the Transaction Occurs after June 30, 2010 (PDF: 91K)

12/22/2009 - Economist's Commentary: Existing Home Sales and Tax Credit

12/22/2009 - Another Big Gain in Existing-Home Sales as Buyers Respond to Tax Credit

11/24/2009 - First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extended to April 30, 2010; Some Current Homeowners Now Also Qualify (IRS News Release)

11/13/2009 - NAR Survey Shows First-Time Home Buyers Set Record in Past Year

11/13/2009 - Forecast Hopeful with First-Time Home Buyers Leading the Way

11/12/2009 - Watch: REALTOR® Party Tax Credit Video Contest Winner (YouTube Video)

11/11/2009 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Has Added Benefits for Armed Services Members, Others

11/09/2009 - Economist's Podcast: The Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit

11/05/2009 - Tax Credit Extension a Positive Step Toward Sustained Real Estate Recovery, Say Realtors®

11/05/2009 - President's Podcast: Tax Credit Extended and Expanded

11/05/2009 - NAR Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Urging Members To Pass the Unemployment Insurance Extension Bill Containing the Home Buyer Tax Credit (PDF: 122K)

11/02/2009 - NAR Letter to Senator Baucus (D-MT) Thanking Him and His Staff for Their Work on the Tax Credit (PDF: 97K)

11/02/2009 - NAR Letter to the U.S, Senate Urging Members to Vote YES on Cloture on the Reid-Baucus Amendment, Containing the Home Buyers Tax Credit, to the Unemployment Insurance Legislation (PDF: 87K)

10/23/2009 - NAR Letter to Senate Majority Leader Urging Him to Support an Extension of the $8000 Tax Credit Through Midyear 2010 (PDF: 123K)

10/20/2009 - Isakson Testimony Draws Attention to Local Market Woes: My 290,000 House Is Worth What? (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

10/20/2009 - President's Podcast: Update on Tax Credit and Health Reform

10/20/2009 - Testimony of Ron Phipps, 2009 First Vice President of the National Association of REALTORS®, Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Hearing Regarding “State of the Nation's Housing Market" (PDF: 183K)

10/20/2009 - Watch Ron Phipps' Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs - Hearing Regarding the "State of the Nation's Housing Market" (TVEyes)

10/20/2009 - Housing Tax Credit Working, So Keep Momentum Going, NAR Urges Congress

10/20/2009 - Watch C-SPAN Video Featuring the Senate Banking Committee's Hearing on the State of the Nation's Housing Market

10/19/2009 - Joint Letter to the Treasury Secretary, HUD Secretary, and Chair of National Economic Council, Requesting Support for the Extension of the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit (PDF: 45K)

10/19/2009 - Focus on Extending Tax Credit Intensifies

10/14/2009 - Economist's Podcast: Tax Credit Extension and Expansion Needed

10/08/2009 - House Extends Credit for Military, Intelligence and Diplomatic Personnel

10/08/2009 - Rangel, Pelosi Comment about Tax Credit Extension

10/07/2009 - Tax Credit Best Tool for Housing Recovery, Says NAR

10/07/2009 - Written Testimony of Mr. Joseph Canfora on Behalf of the National Association of REALTORS® at Hearing Titled: "The State of the Nation's Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer's Credit and Future Policies To Sustain a Recovery" (PDF: 255K)

9/28/2009 - Tax Credit Extension Draws Increasing Attention

9/25/2009 - Video: President's Update for AEs and GADs

9/23/2009 - Video: NAR Urges Tax Credit Extension

9/21/2009 - NAR Sends Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means in Support of H.R. 3590, the "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act" (PDF: 98K)

9/15/2009 - Take Action: Urge Congress to Extend and Expand the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

9/15/2009 - New NAR Print Ad: Congress Don't Let America's Real Estate Recovery Expire (PDF: 1.4Mb)

9/15/2009 - President's Podcast: Fall Legislative Update

9/01/2009 - President's Podcast: Urging REALTORS® to Get "Schooled" 

8/24/2009 - Enter the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Video Contest 

7/06/2009 - New NAR TV Ads  Highlight the $8,000 Tax Credit

7/06/2009 - Congress Unlikely to Consider Tax Measures, Including Tax Credit, Until October

6/22/2009 - NAR Creates Flyer Using the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit with FHA Loans

6/15/2009 - Senator Isakson Introduces Bill to Extend, Expand Home Buyer Tax Credit

6/08/2009 - NAR Calls on Veterans Affairs to Monetize the Tax Credit

6/01/2009 - Bills Introduced to Extend, Expand Homebuyer Tax Credit

5/29/2009 - HUD: Tax Credit Can Be Used on Closing Costs (REALTOR® Magazine)

5/29/2009 - First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit for Closing Will Move Market

5/29/2009 - HUD Announces Guidance for Use of Tax Credit on FHA Loans

5/21/2009 - HUD: Home Buyer Tax Credit Loans Still on Track (REALTOR® Magazine)

5/18/2009 - Home Buyer Tax Credit Loan Coming Soon (REALTOR® Magazine)

5/12/2009 - HUD Secretary Announces Monetization of Tax Credit at NAR Real Estate Summit

4/22/2009 - NAR Sends Letter to Rep. Joe Courtney Commending Him for Introducing Legislation To Extend the Current First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit (PDF: 78K)

4/15/2009 - NAR Sends Letter to IRS Asking Agency To Make Credit Available at Closing (PDF: 92K)

4/05/2009 - NAR Runs Printed Ads in Targeted Congressional Districts
On Sunday, April 5th, NAR ran printed ads in select newspapers, thanking a specific group of Members of Congress for their leadership and efforts in passing the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit.
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3/19/2009 - IRS Provides Filing Guidance on First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

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