admin on May 30th, 2009

At first glance I got real excited, thinking that my clients would be able to use the $8000 tax credit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 up front for their down payments.

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admin on March 5th, 2009

Our state is one of a handful of states that have their own web site to track the spending of the ARRA money. … This morning (I’m on Pacific Time) I listened to the president’s introduction to the Summit on Health Care that he has called.

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admin on February 27th, 2009

Realtor Magazine sends out email with their take on the news, and on legislation. This month they are in an uproar …

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admin on February 17th, 2009

You can now go to the new web site for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at recovery.gov.

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admin on February 14th, 2009

The ARRA bill has passed both the House and the Senate. … I am disappointed in the final version of the bill.

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admin on February 13th, 2009

The House passed the ARRA (so-called stimulus bill) today. No republicans would vote yes on the bill. I am guessing that the republican representatives are looking forward to their next political run for Congress, and planning to run against the bill.

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admin on February 11th, 2009

If you are like me you are wishing that the senate and house would hurry up and get the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) passed. The reason I’m eager to see the bill get passed is that it keeps changing, …

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admin on February 10th, 2009

Those of us who live in Northwest Washington woke up to snow this morning, and it hasn’t stopped snowing yet. We are expecting from 4 to 8 inches. … Our office was also buzzing about the $838 billion recovery/stimulus bill that was just passed by the Senate. … I listened to Tim Geithner this morning …

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