According to the article: “The outlines of the bill suggested that the two sides had succeeded, at least for the moment, in maintaining a spirit of bipartisan collaboration. Republicans had sought a larger tax credit, of $15,000 to be credited over three years, for buyers of foreclosed properties but were apparently willing to settle for a $5000, single-year credit.”
I would imagine that this tax credit would only cover SFR and not investment type rentals or vacation homes. As for the millions for counseling, what is the point? Another case of the government wasting tax payer money!