Home Buying

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Making Your Next Move?
8 March, 2010| Home Buying, Moving & Storage, Houston Living
  Are you getting ready to make your next move to the Houston area?  I would like to be the first to welcome you and assist you with all of your real estate needs whether you are moving t... read more
Time is running out for the extended and expande...
7 March, 2010| Home Buying, Relocation & Newcomer, Education
The deadline for the extended and expanded homebuyer/homeowner tax credit is just around the corner. It’s important to know that buyers only have un... read more
Three Houston hospitals among nation's best (& one...
6 March, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocati...
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital at Ella and 610FIVE TEXAS HOSPITALS AMONG NATION'S BESTGOLDEN, Colo. (Healthgrades.com) – Five Texas hospitals were identified in HealthGrades’ America’s 50 Best Ho... read more
7 acre vacant lot in Montrose center of debate & H...
6 March, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Relocati...
Erik Barajas at ABC13 reports that the 7 acre vacant lot at the corner of Dunlavy and West Alabama in Montrose is the center of a debate between neighbors of the vacant lot and the owners.  ... read more
It's Getting Easier to Get a Jumbo Loan
6 March, 2010| Home Buying, Luxury Homes, Mortgage & Finance
The jumbo loan market is starting to thaw, making it easier for move-up buyers to borrow.Rates on jumbo loans of more than $729,750 in highest-priced markets rose during the financial crisis and lendi... read more
MARKET IN THE SUGAR LAND AREA IS HEATING UP..LOTS...
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sa...
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Open Houses this weekend in Houston Heights, Woodl...
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Open Hou...
click on the link below to see details and times of this weekend's open houses.  You can click on the address of each to see a map and on the photo of each to see more photos....I'll be at 819 Re... read more
$210,000 - 7526 Chathan Glen Lane, Richmond, TX 77...
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling
  You are guaranteed to fall in love with this one story, open floorplan, three bedroom, two bath home in Grand Mission inside of the Sonoma Ridge Division. An excellent value, it has been w... read more
30-Year Rates Dip Back Below 5%
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General
30-Year Rates Dip Back Below 5 Percent Freddie Mac documented a decline in mortgage rates during the week ended March 4, with 30-year fixed home loans slipping to 4.97 percent from 5.05 percent and 15... read more
TEXAS' EXISTING HOME PRICES UP, but SALES WERE DO...
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sa...
TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES DOWN, PRICES UP IN FEBRUARY A total of 13,064 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, a 2 percent drop from February 2009, accordi... read more
Why are Second Mortgage Rates Higher?
5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, Education
Why are second mortgage rates higher?   Second mortgages are used by borrowers to avoid PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) or to attain a higher LTV on a home purchase. &nb... read more
BIG REDUCTION IN THE WEST UNIVERSITY AREA-3214 BLU...
4 March, 2010| Home Builders, Home Buying, Relocation & Newcomer
THIS IS A RECENT CUSTOM HOME BY "PARTNERS IN BUILDING"  SELLER IS READY TO SELL. 3777 SQ.FT. ON A 8500 SQ.FT. LOT (APPRAISAL DIST). QUIET BUT CLOSE TO EVERYTHING. WEST UNIVERSITY AREA.  $799... read more
Some little known facts about the tax credit
4 March, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
We are all hearing that the tax credit for first time homebuyers and existing buyers is about to go away. Home purchasers must be under contract to buy the home by April 30, 2010 and closing must occu... read more
Time is Running Out For the Extended and Expanded...
4 March, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General
In order to take advantage of the extended and expanded First Time Homebuyers Credit or Existing Homebuyers Tax Credit, a signed contract must be in place by April 30, 2010. The actual closing... read more
What Are you Waiting For?!
4 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, General
remplaza_fecha('3.04.2010'); I know, I know, you have heard a lot about the Home buyer's Tax Credit blah, blah, blah. You may even be mulling over the thought in your head about taking advanta... read more