Stimulus Plan's Home Buyer Tax Credit Checklist: Do You Qualify?

The government's new stimulus plan is printed on an astonishing pile of paper, but somewhere in the hefty stack are a few lines of text that could save American home buyers a pile of cash. According to the new plan, first-time home buyers who buy a home this year will be eligible to receive an $8,000 tax credit -- if they meet a battery of qualifications. "For first-time home buyers this year, this special feature can put money in their pockets right now rather than waiting another year to...Full Story