# Any indication that the $8k first time homebuyer credit will be extended beyond this December?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 17, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indication-that-the-8k-first-time-homebuyer-credit-will-be-extended-beyond-this-december/506780 "2009-08-17T20:41:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indication-that-the-8k-first-time-homebuyer-credit-will-be-extended-beyond-this-december/506780/1 "2009-08-17T20:41:36Z")

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Posted from my blackberry…title says it all…

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-indication-that-the-8k-first-time-homebuyer-credit-will-be-extended-beyond-this-december/506780/2 "2009-08-17T21:19:16Z")

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I doubt it. There have been a lot of warnings from the gov’t regarding its expiration, and that sales should start going through now to meet the deadline.