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Cynthia Mullins rating star

4.97/5 (189 surveys)
Boulevard Realty

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

Cynthia Mullins rating star

4.97/5 (189 surveys)
Boulevard Realty

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

Rebecca Tripovich
Texas Transaction Coordinators LLC DBA TexTeam Realty Services

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

Anita Hochstein
Anita Hochstein

MARKET IN THE SUGAR LAND AREA IS HEATING UP..LOTS...

5 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sa...

Cynthia Mullins rating star

4.97/5 (189 surveys)
Boulevard Realty

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

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

$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

Bob Christian rating star

4.97/5 (241 surveys)
Upside Real Estate

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

Rita Nelson
eXp Realty LLC

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

Nadine Cius rating star

5/5 (21 surveys)
Realty Icons

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

Anita Hochstein
Anita Hochstein

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

Carol Knott Tefft rating star

4.92/5 (304 surveys)
RE/MAX Integrity

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

Rebecca Tripovich
Texas Transaction Coordinators LLC DBA TexTeam Realty Services

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

Karen Sherrill rating star

4.99/5 (144 surveys)
Simien Properties

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

Ellen Squires
Walzel Properties - Corporate Office

The Woodlands Luxury Townhomes with Elevators at E...

2 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Relocation & Newcomer

I just came from an agent preview at a 3 story Luxury Town Homes with elevators at East Shore in The Woodlands. Spectacular! 2579 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 car attached garage,... read more

John Shellington
John Henry Properties

Housing Affordability Could Not be Better And Yes...

2 March, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General

If your clients have been waiting for the perfect time to buy, they need to act now. Housing affordability can't get much better. So what's the urgency for the buying public to act now... read more

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