On Friday, November 21, 2009 we were surprised by a very generous donation to our 14th Annual Coat drive by United Way and Lands End! The Big Warm Up is a national coat drive being held by Lands End where gently used coats are donated to the Lands End Shop at Sears stores all across the country. All coats will then go into the community where they were received. We received 55 mens, womens and childrens coats.

I had the pleasure of being able to personally deliver three coats to a family in need. We received a call from a woman who had gone in for a doctor’s appointment. Her family physician had noticed that she did not wear a coat in and questioned her. She explained that times were tough and she was saving up to buy her daughter and grand daughter a coat. He told her to call The Charles Reinhart Company to see if they would be willing to help out as he had heard about our coat drive. That same evening, we delivered 3 beautiful coats, one of which was for her three year old grand daughter. When her grand daughter saw her new coat, her face lit up and she immediately put it on. Warming hearts and making a difference – one coat at a time.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Fry
The Charles Reinhart Company, Realtors
jfry@reinhartrealtors.com

El gobierno del presidente Obama acaba de extender el crédito para compradores que están comprando su primera vivienda. Este crédito fue aprobado al principio del 2009 y esta extensión garantiza este crédito desde el primero de enero del 2010 hasta el 30 de abril del 2010. El crédito para los compradores de primera vez puede llegar a los $8,000 dólares dependiendo de sus ingresos anuales. Este crédito se aplicara directamente a la deuda que el comprador tenga en sus impuestos al final del año con el gobierno Federal y si califica para reembolso, entonces este crédito vendrá por encima del reembolso.

La ley define a un comprador de primera vez como a una persona que no ha sido dueño de una vivienda por los últimos 3 años. Para parejas casadas la hay una prueba historial de ambos para ver si califican. Claro que también existen excepciones y ciertas otras opciones de cómo calificar.

El gobierno también aprobó un crédito para las personas que han sido dueños de viviendas y ha vivido en la residencia en los últimos cinco años de hasta $6,500 dólares. Este crédito será otorgado a cualquier comprador que califique y quiera comprar cualquier tipo de vivienda. Este crédito será igual al 10% del total del precio de la vivienda hasta un máximo de $6,500. Casas que cuestan más de $800,000 no califican.

Por el momento el gobierno esta trabajando en aclarar las reglas y poco a poco vayan saliendo yo estaré incluyendo estas aclaraciones en este blog.

Espero que este artículo les sea de ayuda.

Sinceramente,

Claudia Springgay

Real Estate Made Easy
Charles Reinhart Co. Realtors
claudiatherealtor@comcast.net
Cell: 734-223-5363
Fax: 1-866-382-6081

Servicio en español

This year the need for food support in our area is greater than ever and Reinhart believes there is a role for everyone to play in the fight against hunger. The Charles Reinhart Company and its agents have always been generous when it comes to charity giving and this year was no exception. The company held a Food Drive on Tuesday, November 3 for Food Gatherers, a local county wide food bank. They collected and donated 746 pounds of food – enough to feed 746 children or 497 adults- to Food Gatherers. We are proud of the commitment our agents and staff make to serve the needs of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Fry
The Charles Reinhart Company, Realtors
jfry@reinhartrealtors.com