Housing Market

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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
High-end Home Sales are Gaining
3 March, 2010| Home Selling, Housing Market
High-end homes sales are gaining. Single-family homes price over $500,000 showed dramatic gains in January. Sales of homes priced between $250,000 and $500,000 jumped 21.6% in January and home priced... read more
Greenwood King's 2009 Year-End Market Report
1 March, 2010| Housing Market
Greenwood King Properties2003-2008 Year-end Market Report is now available online.  http://www.greenwoodking.com/reportsmreport.cfm read more
Getting Your Home Market Ready
28 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market
Get the House ReadyA house that "sparkles" on the surface will sell faster than its shabby neighbor, even though both are structurally well-maintained. From experience, REALTORS® also know that a "w... read more
Houston Home Sales down, but Median Home Price is...
26 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES DOWN IN JANUARY TEXAS (Real Estate Center, Reuters, CNNMoney.com) – A total of 10,217 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, a 5 percent ... read more
The Process of Buying a Home
23 February, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Luxury Homes
Lets Talk About The Process of Buying a HomeIt's not a complicated process, however it is a serious one.  Many things should be considered. When we meet with buyers there are many factors that ne... read more
Houston's Real Estate Numbers for January
23 February, 2010| Housing Market
Single family homes priced from $500,000 to the million dollar range are up 40% from last January. Median price was up for the 9th consecutive month and the average sales price was up for the 4th cons... read more
Sugar Land Real Estate Road Trip
19 February, 2010| Housing Market, Relocation & Newcomer, Schools
Click on the link below to watch our YouTube video of Sugar Land Communities.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2_iqt6E0tbQ&hl=en_US&... read more
Stocks edge higher after Fed eases bank supports
19 February, 2010| Housing Market, International Real Estate, General
Stocks edge higher after Fed eases bank supports By STEPHEN BERNARD and IEVA M. AUGSTUMS Associated Press Feb. 19, 2010, 3:24PM NEW YORK — Stocks ended a strong week with modest gains after i... read more
Selling Your Home in Today's Market
18 February, 2010| Home Selling, Housing Market, Houston Living
How Should Your Home Look When It's on the Market?I can only teach through my experience and the experience to which I share has been a successful one.  First of all, I can't tell you how many ho... read more
FORECLOSURE PLAGUE: 2009'S WORST HIT CITIES!
15 February, 2010| Foreclosures & Investments, Housing Market, Genera...
Foreclosure plague: 2009's worst-hit cities  By Les Christie, staff writer , On Thursday January 28, 2010, 5:55 am EST Cities in the so-called Sand States dominated the foreclosure rankin... read more
Putting Less Than 20% Down: VA Loans
15 February, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance
A VA home loan is a good alternative for qualified veterans who don’t want to put 20% down. Historically, the so-called “VA direct home loan program” was designed to offer long-term financing to Ameri... read more
Existing-Home Sales Surge in Most States in Fourth...
15 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
RISMEDIA, February 15, 2010—Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a year earlier... read more
Will Baby Boomers Lead Housing Industry Toward Rec...
13 February, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
RISMEDIA, February 5, 2010—(MCT)—Baby boomer buyers fueled a big run-up in U.S. home construction and sales in the 1970s and 1980s. Now beleaguered homebuilders say they’re hoping aging boomers, who a... read more
Fourth Quarter Home Sales Surge 13.9%
13 February, 2010| Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing Market, Genera...
Fourth Quarter Home Sales Surge 13.9% Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a ye... read more