Austin has fun watching the horses parade around the grounds at the beginning of the Redding Rodeo on Family Night.

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Residential Listings: There are currently 1534 active listings (up from 1525 2 months ago) and another 414 listings that are pending escrow (over 100 more than 2 months ago!). So far this year there have been 505 sold listings in the MLS database and in April so far there have been 120 sold listings recorded.

Historical Data for Closed (Sold) MLS Listings in Shasta County:

Overall statistic for the year 2007: there were 2,140 listings that sold (closed escrow) and were recorded in the MLS database.

Overall statistic for the year 2008: there were 1,942 listings that sold (closed escrow) and were recorded in the MLS database.

Visit http://www.sellingredding.com/idx.htm to search the entire Shasta MLS Database

Contact Clint and Mindy Cronic at Real Estate Professionals, GMAC today at 530.227.0345 for more information on how our aggressive marketing strategy can SELL your home or visit our website, www.sellingredding.com to search the entire MLS database for your next new home!

If you are buying a home we’d love to help you find the home of your dreams. Whether you are buying in 2 days or 2 years we can help you from relocation information, school data or neighborhood demographics to loan prequalification, previewing homes or sending virtual tours!

X-Box Ladder Tournament at 6pm on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. The Redding Library is located at 1100 Parkview Avenue in Redding. Call them for more information at 530.245.7253. Open to ages 11 and up! www.shastalibraries.org

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As the nation undergoes dramatic financial changes California has introduced a new tax incentive to try to increase home sales and help stimulate the state’s economy. This hefty $10,000 tax credit has been designed to help get many of the empty new construction homes off the market and get more money circulating through the state in a short period of time.

This credit, coupled with the historically low interest rates and the high numbers of new construction homes on the market makes the dream of home ownership a reality for those that have yet to purchase their dream home.

At first glance this $10,000 tax credit appears to be very straight-forward but a further look at the Franchise Tax Board website details out the program and is a MUST READ before actually expecting to receive this tax credit.

First, did you know that the government has allotted $100,000,000 for this program BUT it is offered on a “first come, first served” basis? That’s right, this credit is not a sure thing! You first need to actually CLOSE an escrow and then you have only ONE WEEK in which to file your paperwork in accordance with the rules on the FTB website to qualify. The actual amount of your credit is, as stated “a total tax credit amount equal to either five percent of the purchase price or $10,000, whichever is less”…and taxpayers must apply the total tax credit in equal amounts over three successive taxable years (maximum of $3,333 per year) beginning with the taxable year (2009 or 2010) in which the new home is purchased so it is not a $10,000 credit for one year’s taxes.

Don’t get me wrong, this is a great offer…where else can you get FREE money for buying a home? What I do recommend is that you consult with a licensed Realtor to assist you with your entire home purchase experience to ensure you have done everything correctly to receive your tax credits.

Visit the Franchise Tax Board Tax Credit webpage for actual details and application information to make sure you will qualify before counting on this great credit!

Here is the current state of the tax credit allocation since implementation:

Applications for New Home Credit received, but not yet processed as of 3/4/09
Number of applications received : 173
Credit claimed on applications: $1,715,826

Written by Clint and Mindy Cronic at Real Estate Professionals GMAC in Redding (530) 227-0345, www.sellingredding.com or www.reddingblogs.com/reddingrealestate

We’d love to use our expertise to assist you with your real estate needs!

My son and I stopped by the downtown Redding Library to drop off and check out some new books…little did we know it was “Healthy Shasta” day there!  They had great events like “Twister” (above) and healthy food tasting booths for kids and adults alike to partake in.  We even got to create a “bean seed” glove which is hanging in our kitchen window and is now sprouting…!  Healthy Shasta gave us great free healthy cooking cookbooks as well as a lot of information on little ways to ensure the kids are getting enough calcium, fruits and vegetables.  For more information on Healthy Shasta, visit their website at www.healthyshasta.org

Got a pair (or a pile) of old sneakers that are too worn out to give to charity? Nike will recycle any brand of athletic shoe through its Reuse-a-Shoe program. You can drop shoes off at any Niketown store or Nike Factory store; the company also has other drop-off spots, and if there’s not one near you, you can mail shoes in. (Get details on the Nike Web site.) The company processes and recycles the footwear to make sports surfaces for basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks and playgrounds. Right now they’re collecting shoes to make athletic surfaces for New Orleans, to help bring youth sports back to the city as it rebuilds. To date, about 20 million pairs of athletic shoes worldwide have been recycled through the Reuse-A-Shoe program.