New Home Shoppers Offered Price Drop Alerts

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Incentive RealEstate, Inc. today announced the launch of its exclusivePriceDropAlerts(TM) service for potential buyers of newconstruction homes in Maryland and California. PriceDropAlerts(TM)are delivered to a homebuyer's mobile phone via text message. Itprovides the recipient with the power to respond immediately to newconstruction home price reductions. Alerts can be created forsingle or multiple properties, or for a particular community orbuilder.



"First-time homebuyers and fence-sitters dominate this buyer'smarket," says Incentive's Managing Broker Patrick Gorman."Our PriceDropAlerts(TM) service is one more tool that a buyercan use to purchase their new home at a price they're willing topay."

Incentive Real Estate looks to attract buyers back into the marketwho may have been shut out just months ago. A housing stimulus billnow being considered in Congress would provide a temporary taxcredit of up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers.

"An $8,000 tax credit, higher conforming loan limits, lowinterest rates, homebuilder price reductions and our rich airlinemileage reward translate into a unique buying opportunity forconsumers," adds Gorman. "Buyers will have to act fast totake advantage of these temporary conditions. Text messagingtime-sensitive information such as price reductions will give thehomebuyer an advantage in the marketplace."