Tax-Credit Closing Deadline May Be Extended

Three senators (Harry Reid D-NV, Johnny Isakson R-GA., Christopher Dodd D-CT) have proposed to extend the tax-credit closing deadline to September 30th from June 30th. The extension is for those homebuyers who have qualified for the tax credit and also have had their contracts in place by the April 30th deadline. National Association of Realtors estimates that about 75,000 homebuyers will not be able to close on their contracts by the current deadline of June 30th because of heavy volume.