It happened again the other day...  Last week I was looking up clients that I've had for a year and still have not purchased a house. When I mentioned the $8000 tax credit they were surprised. Other Realtors that I have spoken to since have noted similar responses from the people that they deal with.
This substantiates for me at least, the idea that bad or sensational news travels farther and faster than good or beneficial news!

So, for anyone out there that does not know already, first time home buyers are being awarded $8000 for buying a house before December of 2009.