From our Hernando County Association of Realtors in Brooksville Florida: Friday, HUD announced that first time home buyers can now use the $8,000 tax credit as a bridge loan at closing toward their closing costs or to add to their down payment.

This has been a huge push by the National Association REALTORS® and we have succeeded! Now we need to get this credit extended so it does not expire on December 1, 2009.

This is just one of the many ways REALTORS® help homeowners behind the scenes to make home ownership possible during trying times.