The Homeowners Consumer Center is urging the U.S. Congress to immediately resurrect the homebuyers tax credit to help stabilize residential real estate markets throughout the country and to stimulate job creat “The reason the former attempt at a tax credit for homebuyers was not as successful as it could have been, is it was limited to first-time homebuyers only,” the group said. “We say give a $15,000 tax credit to anyone who is qualified to buy a house, including investors, and do it now.