Some Vermont home buyers are worried that there isn’t enough time to get deals done before the deadline, but Realtors disagree. If you are diligent and able to make good decisions fast, agreements can be reached fairly quickly.

While the tax credit alone is not reason enough to buy, combine it with great interest rates, and you’ll see why homes in the Burlington Area are on the move. The motivated sellers behind these Vermont homes make the prospects even better:

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In November, the tax credit was extended to April 2010. To get the credit, the taxpayer has to enter a binding agreement to buy a residence by April 30th 2010, and close by June 30th.

From the IRS website:

Under the new law, an eligible taxpayer must buy, or enter into a binding contract to buy, a principal residence on or before April 30, 2010 and close on the home by June 30, 2010. For qualifying purchases in 2010, taxpayers have the option of claiming the credit on either their 2009 or 2010 return.

Many a Vermonter's favorite flower, the crocus is often the first to bravely poke through the snow

At a Burlington grocery store yesterday I noticed green buds springing up in the store’s landscaping. It made me wonder if Shelburne homes on lake Champlain will see buds earlier or later than Burlington Homes.

I wont have time to check before this post, but I’ll bet that these Shelburne properties with good southern exposure will be the first to see the crocuses.

It’s the time of year in Vermont when we avidly seek signs of spring. Vermont Public Radio even has a series called Signs of Spring. These signs include everything from maple sugaring to the return of the red-winged black birds to the sight of a guy standing in a snow bank practicing his fly fishing casts.

Shelburne home on Simmons Drive - MLS 2913062	Shelburne home on Harbor Road - MLS 21001399
The MLS property description gives these highlights: Custom built Shelburne home, Country setting with privacy, great eastern and southern exposure for great natural light. Perfect family home with large mudroom (ah, yes mud season!), first floor laundry, room over garage and walk-out lower level ready to be finished.	Property highlights: Complete southern exposure, 4 levels of living space on Shelburne Bay, first level open floor plan, slate patio with large hot tub. Green Mountain views, Shelburne Bay views, private dock, private beach, and  575 ft. of waterfront.

Can you imagine a better venue for Mozart than Shelburne Farms on the shores of Lake Champlain?

While the Vermont Mozart Festival does travel throughout the Lake Champlain Region and northern Vermont, Shelburne is its principal home. And from Grand Opening to Finale, the most extraordinary Mozart Festival concerts take place at Shelburne Farms. 

This year, the Grand Opening on the lawn at the Inn at Shelburne Farms featured Mozart’s Overture from Don Giovanni, the Prague Symphony, and a Haydn trumpet concerto (E-Flat Major).

The Finale will be held August 8 in the courtyard at the Farm Barn at Shelburne Farms and feature the Overture to The Magic Flute and Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2. Tickets are still available.

Listen closely from either of these Shelburne homes; you might hear music in the air:

MLS # 2904823, Forty Road, Shelburne VT
MLS# 2904469, Ordway Shore Road, Shelburne VT