Housing Market

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Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain, Hint at Spri...
6 April, 2010| Housing Market
Pending Home Sales Show Healthy Gain, Hint at Spring Surge Washington, April 05, 2010 Pending home sales rose in February, potentially signaling a second surge of home sales in response to the ho... read more
Improving Jobs and Housing Markets?
3 April, 2010| Housing Market
The question remains, is our economy improving?  There are many economic indicators to watch in determining the direction of our economy.  If we look at two important metrics, housing and jo... read more
STOP PAYING RENT IN HOUSTON!
1 April, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market
Don't Pay Another Cent in Rent to Your Landlord Before You Read This FREE Special Report If you're like most renters, you feel trapped within the walls of a house or apartment that doesn't feel like y... read more
What's happening in Your Market? 1 Minute Housing...
31 March, 2010| Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing...
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
Another One Bites the Dust: The Builder's Rep wor...
30 March, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Education
Another One Bites the Dust:  The Builder's Rep works for the Builder, Not YouI met some potential clients at one of my open houses.   They came back later that week for a second showing... read more
Best Cities for Borrowers -- Houston's top 5!
30 March, 2010| Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance, General
Record-low mortgage rates should be good news for homebuyers, but restrictive lending still makes it hard to get a good loan in most parts of the country. Yet in a few cities, like Kansas City, Mo., H... read more
Sweet Water Mortgage Daily Quote Sheet
30 March, 2010| Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance
Rate Sheet for Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Rates Last Updated on 3/29/10, 10:00 AM CST Loan Program Interest Rate Lock Period Max LTV Credit Score APR* 95% LTV 30 Year Fixed... read more
Good News ... Top 10 Cities for Borrowers
29 March, 2010| Home Marketing, Housing Market, General
Good news ...The article below is from Realtor Magazine.  Houston ranks #2 on this list.  "Top 10 Best Cities for Borrowers Some cities are better than others for borrowers. The best cities... read more
Census: Houston, Dallas fastest growing metro area...
26 March, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Houston Living
Great news just out from the census bureau.  Houston and Dallas fastest growing metro areas in 2009. Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 1:56pm CDT    Modified: Tu... read more
Cinco Ranch community #1 again
23 March, 2010| Housing Market, Relocation & Newcomer, Education
for more info click on link to article...http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-21-10-what-recession-houston-area-master-planned-communities-dominate-rankings-of-new-home-sales/ REAL ESTATE R... read more
February Market Report for Real Estate in Hosuton
19 March, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market
Thanks to a surge in the upper end housing market, the total dollar volume of homes sold in Houston for February rose 6% while the total number of sales slightly declined 6%. The average sales price a... read more
Home Buying: Top Things to Know
17 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
Don't buy if you can't stay put.If you can't commit to remaining in one place for at least a few years, then owning is probably not for you, at least not yet. With the transaction costs of buying an... read more
February 2010 residential sales statistics for Hou...
16 March, 2010| Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing...
The latest MLS release with February 2010 residential sales statistics has been posted at: http://www.har.com/mls/dispPressRelease.cfm?MONTH=03&YEAR=10. Please click on the link to read the releas... read more
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 2% in February...
11 March, 2010| Foreclosures & Investments, Housing Market, Genera...
RISMEDIA, March 11, 2010—RealtyTrac, a leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its February 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings—default notices... read more
Fewer Sellers Are Cutting Prices
10 March, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
The prices on 19 percent of homes for sale as of March 1st have been reduced at least once, the lowest percentage in the last year, according to Trulia.com.In October and November, when the market was... read more