Thinking of buying a home in 2009? This could be the best time to buy for quite some time to come. The National Association of Realtors recently pointed out that homeownership is now more affordable than it’s been since the seventies. The buyer’s market is due to falling home prices, lower interest rates and the first-time home buyer tax credit of $8,000 available to anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the past three years. Deals are to be had as builders and owners face the realities of months of pent-up inventory and thousands of foreclosure sales. Several real estate companies are even offering buyer rebates to home buyers. If you’re considering buying a home in 2009, you couldn’t have picked a better time!