The 25th annual Winterville Watermelon Festival will be held Aug. 26-28 in downtown Winterville. The festival will include vendors, rides , food and a variety of live entertainment. The festival will feature a "Concert under the Stars" with jusicians Jason Michael Carroll at 7:30 p.m. and Jake Owen at 9 p.m. Tickets for the Aug. 28th concert are $15.00. Bring out the entire family for a weekend of fun!

For more local info visit: www.GreenvilleHomeTeam.com

Home buyer Tax Credit Closing date extended: The legislation gives buyers until Sept. 30 to complete their purchases and qualify for tax credits of up to $8,000. Under the original terms, buyers had until April 30 to get a signed sales contract and until June 30 to complete the sale.

Allen Ridge, Greenville NC -  Check out the new construction in Allen Ridge the builder HJ Morris Construction is now building four new single family plans. Along with this he is offering up to $5,000 towards closing cost and $1,000 toward refrigerator allowance. To view all the new plans visit:  www.LiveInAllenRidge.com

Members of the military and certain federal employees serving outside the US have an extra year to qualify for the first time homebuyer credit.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=215594,00.html

Additionally, there are new benefits for members of the military and certain other federal employees:
Members of the military and certain other federal employees serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a principal residence in the U.S. and qualify for the credit. Thus, an eligible taxpayer must buy, or enter into a binding contract to buy, a principal residence on or before April 30, 2011. If a binding contract is entered into by that date, the taxpayer has until June 30, 2011, to close on the purchase.

 Members of the uniformed services, members of the Foreign Service and employees of the intelligence community are eligible for this special rule. It applies to any individual (and, if married, the individual's spouse) who serves on qualified official extended duty service outside of the United States for at least 90 days during the period beginning after Dec. 31, 2008, and ending before May 1, 2010.

Parade of Homes 2010:

    The Annual Parade of Homes 2010 is sponsored by the Greenville - Pitt County Home Builders Association, Bonded Builders Warranty group, WRNS, Bob 93.3 and the Daily Reflector.
     Prade 2010 has something for everyone with 37 homes and condominums ranging in prices from $100,000 to over $1 million.
     We hope everyone will come out and visit the area homes starting this weekend April 17 & 18 and April 24 & 25. The homes will be open for viewing from 1-5 pm each day.
     Whether you are a prospective buyer or simply interested in seeing the latest home innovations, we encourage you to visit each home to see the full range of designs and features available. Now is the time to buy! Place a home under contract before April 30th and qualify for the home buyer tax Credit. For more home buyer tax credit info visit our page on Federal Tax Credit Info.