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Katie Paulsen
RE/MAX Partners

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3 January, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sa...

Get a Back Stage Pass and Become a VIP Member! Sign up today and access the most useful information on Buying or Selling a home in our Market Right now, you can take your first-step in educating yours... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

2010: The Year of Growth

1 January, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market

"2010 will be the year of economic growth" declares NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. Existing homes sales increased 2% in 2009 and Yun predicts an increase of 13.6% in 2010. Bargain hunter... read more

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

Homebuyer Tax Credit Rules Claified

30 December, 2009| Home Buying

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Realtor.org) – IRS eligibility guidelines for the homebuyer tax credit when co-borrowers purchase a property have been spelled out.When a homeowning parent of an adult chil... read more

Mark Fuller rating star

4.93/5 (291 surveys)
SWRE

Tips for Buying & Selling - $6,500 tax credit if y...

29 December, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Mortgage & Finance

As part of its plan to stimulate the US housing market and address the economic challenges facing our nation, Congress has passed new legislation that: • Extends the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit o... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

5/5 (45 surveys)
Greenwood King Properties - Kirby Office

As of Jan 1, 2010 Your Lender Matters Even More!

28 December, 2009| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance

A buyer's choice of lender has always mattered but as of Jan 1, 2010, the lender matter even more. Why? New RESPA reform (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) is requiring a new GFE (Good Faith Esti... read more

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

Looking for the Perfect Home?

28 December, 2009| Home Buying

Looking for the perfect home? Posted: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:33:38 +0000 Do you log onto the Houston Association of Realtors or Realtor.com websites every week to see if there are any new houses?&nbs... read more

Mark Martin
2M Realty Advisors, LLC

Houston real estate: The Benefits of a Sports Town

28 December, 2009| Home Buying, General, Houston Living

Taxpayers often rally against the construction of new athletic venues. In many cases, millions in public funds are diverted from schools and social programs so that team owners can oversee the creatio... read more

Michelle Cannon rating star

4.96/5 (138 surveys)
RE/MAX Distinction

TAX CREDIT EXTENDED & EXPANDED!

28 December, 2009| Affordable Housing, Home Buying, Mortgage & Financ...

Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended and ExpandedBy Chris KissellSource: www.Bankrate.com Homebuyers are receiving an early holiday gift from Congress and the White House. The Senate and House passed a bil... read more

Chris Schilling
Turbo Realty of Texas

Looking for 100% Financing? Wow.....the USDA (Depa...

25 December, 2009| Affordable Housing, Home Buying, Mortgage & Financ...

The US Department of Agriculture has a rural home loan program that offers 100% financing, no minimum credit score, and is valid to purchase a home in places that you would never have considered rural... read more

Kathy Schoonman rating star

4.90/5 (52 surveys)
Giraffe Realty

Houston is a Great Place to Call Home!

22 December, 2009| Home Buying, Relocation & Newcomer, General

Houston, Texas: A Great Place to Call Home I wanted to share one of my answers from LinkedIN..... David asked where to invest money in real estate..... Why, Houston, of course!&nbs... read more

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

Great Buyer's Website

22 December, 2009| Home Buying, General

Are you thinking about buying a home in the new year? Check out http://BuySpringLakes.com to see what this fabulous gated community can offer you and your family. You can watch v... read more

Cynthia Mullins rating star

4.97/5 (189 surveys)
Boulevard Realty

Quiet Railroad Zone Along Washington Avenue Moving...

22 December, 2009| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, General

No more train horns in corridor By ROBIN FOSTER CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT Dec. 22, 2009, 8:45AM Come late April, train horns should be quieter through the Washington Avenue corridor from just nor... read more

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

FREE Mortgage Calculators & More

21 December, 2009| Home Buying

Would you like to know how much your mortgage payments will be? I offer over 15 calculators for FREE on my website. You can even email the printable results directly to your inbo... read more

Judith Sinnard
SMARTePLANS

Hey! The Seller Took My Lawn Gator!

20 December, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Luxury Homes

This is the tale of a happy lawn gator in the yard of a home for sale that unexpectedly disappeared. Actually, the Seller had every intention of leaving it and didn’t think much about... read more

Eve Lucas

4.99/5 (79 surveys)
Texas Trust Real Estate

December 2009 Newsletter by Eve Lucas

19 December, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market

Welcome to the most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the marke... read more

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