Washington Report: $8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit -- OCT 12, 2009
Washington Report: $8,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit 200 OCT 12, 2009 Realty Times Quick passage by the House last week of a bill extending the $8,000 home buyer tax credit next year for military, diplomatic and intelligence personnel serving overseas increases the odds that Congress will agree to an extension, maybe even an expansion, of the entire credit program well into 2010. The White House is also signaling that it sees the overall tax credit program -- currently set to expire November 30 -- as an important element in cutting the unemployment rolls and stimulating new jobs next year. After an economic policy strategy meeting last week in the Oval Office involving President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, congressional aides said Democrats generally support an extension of the housing credit. Reid already has made clear he wants an extension. He is co-sponsoring a Senate bill that would do so for six months. Congressman Charles Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, sponsored the one-year extension of the credit for military and other personnel serving overseas, and is reported by aides as favoring an extension for the entire program. The White House has not publicly committed to an extension, but has confirmed that the President is seriously examining that option. An unexpected development that emerged following last week's White House meeting was the possibility of opening up the credit to a broader group of buyers next year - people who sell their current homes and buy a replacement home. Though details were scanty, Capitol Hill sources said one option on the table would be to provide a tax credit -- most likely at the $8,000 level -- to replacement home buyers whose incomes do not exceed some limit. The current credit phases out for single taxpayers with incomes above $75,000, and married purchasers earning $150,000. A politically sensitive issue hovering over the entire debate on extending the housing tax credit is its cost - what it would add to the federal budgetary deficit. Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Economy.com, estimates that widening the credit to all buyers through next August could cost the government upwards of $30 billion. Rangel's 12-month extension of the credit for service personnel is estimated to cost more than $300 million, but it's mainly being paid for through an increase in penalties levied by the IRS on taxpayers who fail to file corporate or partnership returns. The New York Times reported that one possible solution to the cost problem would be to divert money not yet spent out of 2009's $800 billion stimulus legislation. Copyright © 2009 Realty Times. All Rights Reserved.
Posted at 01:19PM Oct 13, 2009 by Jim Smith Realty in General | Comments[0]
Pagosa Springs Property Owner Resources
Pagosa Springs Property Owner Resources |
| Jim Smith - February 7, 2009 |
If you own property in the Pagosa Springs area, I invite you to visit www.Pagosadata.com. This is one of the more popular websites for those looking for Property tax and sales information for Archuleta County properties. We want it to be much more and are planning some upgrades and addition information. So if you have an opinion as to what you would like to see available on that website, I would like to hear it. You can either comment here or email me at JimSmith@JimSmithRealty.com.
For those that would like to see a visual map view of the area, go to our County Interactive Map where you can see every platted parcel in the county along with Property and Sales Data. We have also integrated the IDX Feed from the local MLS so you can see every property that is available for sale. Very cool!
Local up-to-date info about Pagosa Springs can be found at www.Pagosa.com as well as many links to interesting and useful websites. A nearly complete list of our websites can be found at our PagosaCountry.com site. Our main real estate site is www.JimSmithRealty.com.
Posted at 03:23PM Jun 29, 2009 by Jim Smith Realty in General | Comments[0]
What Do Visitors Say About Pagosa Springs
What Do Our Visitors Say About Pagosa Springs
The Pagosa Springs Visitor Center actively solicits comments from those that visit our area. Here are a few comments from our visitors. Pagosa Springs may be a little out of the way and "funky" for some. We are a small resort and retirement community with a lot for the adventurer. Pagosa Springs really is not an Aspen, Telluride, or Vail. But we love visitors and tourists all the same.
Your familiy status: Overall experience comments
Couple, no children Great town in a beautiful part of the country!
Couple, no children I LOVED this trip....we all did. My mom is a senior, though active. I have MD so my hiking skills were poor and I really needed the easy hikes but I hike everyday here and my sister could go on tougher hikes and the hottubs and hot springs were honestly what my doctors ordered...if I needed to hike...and i did. I love Pagosa and all of us will be back...soon!
Couple, no children THE ONLY BAD THING ABOUT PAGOSA SPRINGS IS HAVING TO LEAVE IT!
Couple, no children We are going again!
Couple, no children We came in the "downtime" of October so didn't expect special events or lots of evening activities to be occurring but did attend the Springs Theater production of Clue which was great fun. The resort, Wyndam also had more to do than we had time! We loved Pagosa and certainly understand why people retire there... we will be back.
Couple, no children We enjoyed the Fall Festival activities, particularly the arts/food fair and hot air balloons.
Couple, no children We liked downtown ok, cute shops. But not into spending much money for knick knacks.
Couple, no children We love Colorada and Pagosa Springs. We have been coming there now for several years. Great, somewhat undiscovered, location.
Couple, no children we loved it and will be back
Couple, no children We LOVED the Pagosa Bakery and people==a real asset to the community. Visitor Center vols/ees were awesome. Loved the river area, little park etc. Used both springs resorts and had a great time at each-unique.
Couple, no children We loved the town and everyone there was so friendly it was a wonderfully relaxing a pleasant trip.
Empty-nester All the activities that were listed in your brochures covered dates that had already passed. I knew we would be coming in the off-season, but we found lots to do in the Pagosa Springs - Durango area. I would have been interested in where to go in surrounding areas to visit lakes, parks, etc., but the only information I had on this was from the internet. I did not realize how awesome Pagossa Springs was until after I was there, and had already decided on spending the evenings with family. We like to have a nice dinner and some intertainment. I saw nothing about dancing,or other nightly entertainment in your brochures. I didn't visit your Visitor Center because I assumed you had sent me the same items you had sent me. I was rather disappointed, because Pagosa Springs is really an awesome valley, and after going there I would have preferred to stay there, but plans were made just before leaving, and it was too late to change.
Empty-nester enjoyed my stays there
Empty-nester Ever since our first visit to Pagosa Springs, we have been back a few times and have always enjoyed our visit. It is a beautiful and friendly city. And we will be back next year.
Empty-nester For such a small town, there's a lot there. We enjoyed the hiking; trails in town area.
Empty-nester Good food and lots of variety
Empty-nester Great place
Empty-nester I am a wildlife and nature photographer. I attended your July 4th art fest and came back to explore and photograph the area. Pagosa Springs is a beautiful quaint town but i most love the scenic area around it.
Empty-nester I can't wait until we get to come again.
Empty-nester I love you town!! The people are very friendly & helpful.
Empty-nester I would love to come back and stay a few days!
Empty-nester In town for Parelli Savvy Conference
Empty-nester It was almost 2 years ago, so I don't recalls ome of the details.
Empty-nester just love the area
Empty-nester Local Church Very Welcoming
Empty-nester Local law enforcement was not sympathetic to needs of tourist.
Empty-nester Look forward to being your neighbor in 2010
Empty-nester Loved it
Empty-nester Loved it..will come back. Would be a serious contender on my possible places to move if I ever move out of the Austin area.
Empty-nester Loved it-would definitely come back again. Hot Springs are extremely expensive-The rates they had listed on the internet site were incorrect. They had the rates for locals-not for the rest of us. That was quite a monetary shock for us.....
Empty-nester loved pagosa springs & durango area
Empty-nester loved the river running through pagosa
Empty-nester Our best memories of Pagosa Springs include breakfast and conversation at the Floured Apron, Anna O'Reilly - Energy massage, and the hot springs.
Empty-nester Perhaps the most friendly people we've experienced in many years of travel.
Empty-nester Rodeo, small but good one.
Empty-nester Sorry I can't be more helpful, but we came specifically for the Parelli Savvy Club Conference and didn't do much else except eat out at night. It was a busy weekend with Parelli and didn't leave much time for anything else and we were tight on time coming and going. Would have liked to stay longer to see more.
Empty-nester This was a wonderful vacation for us and would love to visit the area again.
Empty-nester Town has a great potential and could be a real tourist attraction.
Empty-nester We camped and only spent money at grocery store and Sportsman supply
Empty-nester We enjoyed our time there last summer. This survey was quite long - longer than a few minutes.
Empty-nester We enjoyed Pagosa Springs very much! We plan to return and spend more time there. Beautiful, country..people friendly and the surrounding rural area reminded us of our childhood days growing up in "country" locale.
Empty-nester we had a great time.we even attended your farmers market,yum.a beautiful town,would come again
Empty-nester We have spent two summers in Pagosa staying three months in a rental unit, first a townhome then a home and have enjoyed the Senior activities and community center especially. We have friends and family who also come to visit for a few days. We shop, eat out, enjoy the music festivals and the friendliness of the locals.
Empty-nester We love Pagosa Springs. We have often stopped to eat and watch the crazy people rafting past at JJ's River Walk on our way further (to Lake City). This year we decided to stay in PS for something different, also it's a little bit closer to home (Amarillo).
Empty-nester We love to visit friendly small towns. Pagosa Springs was great! We especially enjoyed the small historical museum, and Ann, the docent who spent so much time with us there!
Empty-nester We really enjoyed the Goodman's Dept. Store
Empty-nester We spent several days downtown walking and shopping and enjoyed it a lot.
Household with children at home A great place to vacation
Household with children at home as you can tell - i just loved Pagosa Springs
Household with children at home Downtown street seemed "dirty", lots of exhaust from busses and big trucks...did not seem "quaint", like Estes Park. Only moderately pedesterian friendly...would have liked to see more decor...flowers, lights, benches, landscaping
Household with children at home enjoy ourselves very much very friendly people, planning to have our family union in pagosa springs next year 2009
Household with children at home Finish the River Restoration! More fishing and kayaking will be a big plus and those boulders will look a lot more attractive in the river.
Household with children at home I had never been to Colorado before and Pegosa Springs is just what I thought Colorado would be. Beautiful
Household with children at home I look forward to our trip to Pagosa Springs every year! I wish I could live there!
Household with children at home I love the town, and plan on coming back on my next vacation to spend more time.
Household with children at home I would love to come back
Household with children at home In my opinion, this is the perfect mountain town. It is breathtakingly beautiful, layed back and friendly. Not your typical touristy town. Very real.
Household with children at home It's not really handicap/wheelchair friendly.
Household with children at home Loved it & plan on going back!!!
Household with children at home My family enjoyed our time here and would like to return in the future.
Household with children at home n/a
Household with children at home Other than having a horrible experience at the Oak Ridge Lodge, we really enjoyed the town. When you arrive at such a quaint town, you expect the lodging to follow. It was anything but. I appreciate the advice we got from the Chamber of Commerce after our stay.
Household with children at home plan to move there 2009
Household with children at home Spent most of time at campground with my family
Household with children at home the whole family enjoyed the experience and we will definatelty be back
Household with children at home There isn't enough "close" parking to the Springs and it was really crowded. Snow sleding on the golf course was a lot of fun!!
Household with children at home We had a great time and hope to come back some day
Household with children at home We had a great time visiting Pagosa Springs. It was our anniversary and a very rememberable one. Thank you
Household with children at home we had the best time
Household with children at home we love your little town and plan on coming back again
Household with children at home We loved the Hot Springs & made reservations to return next September during Colorfest
Household with children at home We really enjoyed how comfortable and safe we felt in pagosa springs and of course the views were great on the hiking trails.
Household with children at home We stayed in Pagosa Springs the last night of our trip to AZ. The brochure made Pagosa Springs look like a really nice place to visit. We stopped at Mesa Verde late in the afternoon and only had time to see a small portion of it and said we would have to come back sometime. Then we got to our hotel the Pagosa Springs Inn & Suites and it was so awesome for the price. I got lots of brochures from the lobby and after looking through them we decided that we would return next summer for a vacation in Pagosa Springs.
Household with children at home We will plan to return in the years to come...really enjoyed every aspect of the trip to Pagosa...
Single, no children love the area, always have a great visit
Single, no children love the small mountain town, hope you plan to keep it that way.
Single, no children My boyfriend and I enjoyed our visit very much and look forward to returning again.. possibly next year!
Posted at 03:22PM Jun 29, 2009 by Jim Smith Realty in General | Comments[0]
Jim Smith Realty - #1 in Internet Marketing
Jim Smith Realty is #1 in Internet Marketing for the Pagosa Springs Area.
Jim Smith Realty Currently has eight websites offering a wide range of resources including Real Estate and Visitor Information, Property Tax and Sales Information, Interactive Maps, Business Directory, and a lot more!
Our Combined Visitors per month runs in the Tens of Thousands. Here is a list of our current inventory of valuable websites. You can reach most from our Portal Website located at www.PagosaCountry.com.
www.Pagosa.com
Pagosa Springs #1 area website. Filled with community information and
visitor attractions. Check out our web cams, the Adventure Guide, the
Journal with daily news updates, area photos, a powerful real estate
section with interactive maps, and so much more!
www.JimSmithRealty.com
In-depth real estate information including property searches, Market
Trends, Articles and Real Estate Advice Videos. Many links to
important information.
www.PagosaSpringsRealEstate.com
This elegant website contains just about everything you could think of
to put on a real estate site. From Property Searches, Hot Sheet,
Property Watch, Featured Homes, Real Estate News, Articles, FAQs, and
Columns and many valuable links.
www.ThePagosaMagazine.com
Home to our Digital Version of our Pagosa Magazine and Real Estate Guide.
www.PagosaData.com
Research real estate property taxes and sales information.
www.PagosaWiki.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about Pagosa Springs encyclopedia
style. Help us make it grow. Add your own Pagosa information.
www.PagosaFSBO.com
For Sale by Owner Site where Sellers can directly reach out to Buyers.
Posted at 02:21PM Jun 29, 2009 by Jim Smith Realty in General | Comments[0]
Welcome to Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Welcome to Pagosa Springs, Colorado
August 16, 2008
Welcome to Pagosa Springs, Colorado Jim Smith August 16, 2008 Welcome to the most beautiful place on earth, where the natural beauty of the San Juan Mountains overlooks a small town with wonderful neighbors and a sunny disposition. I’m Jim Smith, owner and managing broker of Jim Smith Realty. I’ve had the privilege of living and raising a family in this paradise for 31 years. This very special town attracts a community of good people who make great neighbors and friends. My children, three wonderful girls, have grown up in this town and are now all college graduates and two of them are now married with children of their own. My wife Nancy, is very active in the community that is still a fantastic place to live for people of all ages. I am active in our Church (Restoration Fellowship), the Board of Realtors, our Realtor Association’s MLS Committee, the Downtown Businessman’s Association and other community events and committees. We are indeed proud of our community. We’re welcoming new neighbors every day, and helping them find the homes of their dreams. Please feel free to visit one of our two offices and meet with a Jim Smith Realty agent. We can show you around the area and tell you why we all love it as much as we do. Pagosa Country is growing, and we have grown too! We have established two easy-to-find locations in the Pagosa Springs area. Our recently remodeled and expanded Downtown Office is on Main Street near the big turn and next door to the Court House. Our new Uptown office on Put Hill opened in May, 2006. Stop in and visit us any time! We love meeting new people and will always have time for you. If you’re interested, stop in and ask for a tour of our downtown expansion. We’ve more than doubled the size of our office to allow our customers more privacy and to increase productivity. And we have a wonderful coffee shop downstairs owned and operated by Leslie and Robert Kerns called the River Point Coffee Café - a wonderful place for friends to meet. This Blog is an effort to inform our sellers and buyers and the community at large of the issues that are relevant to a real estate purchase in the Pagosa Springs area. We invite your participation in this conversation of discovering what is best for Pagosa. Be sure to visit our other web sites at www.Pagosa.com and www.JimSmithRealty.com. Thanks.
Posted at 02:18PM Jun 29, 2009 by Jim Smith Realty in General | Comments[0]
