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The Home Buyer Tax credit will be  extended. The present $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers will be extended through April 30, 2010.

Current homeowners are eligible for a $6,500 tax credit through April 30, provided they have lived in the home they are selling, or have sold, as principal residence for five consecutive years in the past eight years.

Income limits for eligible home buyers are expanded to $125,000 for single buyers and $225,000 for couples. The purchase price of the home cannot exceed $800,000.  To help guard against fraud, buyers are required to attach documentation of purchase to their tax return.