When will we receive the first time home buyers tax credit?

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My husband and I are looking to buy a house, however we are running into the same problem as a lot of people... coming up with the down payment. We want to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit by buying a house this year. When we file our 2008 taxes can we "claim" that we are going to buy a house in 2009 and get the credit back on our 2008 taxes and use that for a down payment or do we have to wait until next year when we file our 2009 taxes after the house has been purchased?
 
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