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Eve Lucas

4.99/5 (79 surveys)
Texas Trust Real Estate

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

James Lawson
Keller Williams Memorial

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

James Lawson
Keller Williams Memorial

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

Bob Christian rating star

4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate

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

Kathy Schoonman rating star

4.90/5 (52 surveys)
Giraffe Realty

7 Reasons to Own Your Home

13 February, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Education

7 Reasons to Own Your Home1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home.2. Appr... read more

Jill Smith rating star

4.90/5 (486 surveys)
eXp Realty LLC

Tax Credit expiring soon, and rates are predicted...

10 February, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance

Bernanke outlines plan for pulling in stimulus aid Bernanke outlines plan for pulling back stimulus once rebound strengthens; rates would rise Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer, On We... read more

Nancy Stricklin
REALM Real Estate Professionals - North Houston

Marketing Your Home

8 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market

Things to do Today:1) Decide that this is the right market for listing your home.2) Make your home market ready.3) Determine how you can make a positive first impression.4) When cons... read more

Nancy Stricklin
REALM Real Estate Professionals - North Houston

Foreclosure Options

8 February, 2010| Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing...

WorkOut OptionsA mortgage workout is an alternative action to foreclosure and benefit the Loan Seriver, Loan Insurer, the Mortgage Loan Investor and the Borrower. Workout programs are designed t... read more

Rachel Rosson rating star

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

National Unemployment in Jan 2010

8 February, 2010| Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance

The Labor Department reported that there were 20,000 jobs lost in January, which was worse than expectations of 15,000 jobs gained. However, the Unemployment Rate came in lower at 9.7%, down from last... read more

Michelle Cannon rating star

4.96/5 (138 surveys)
RE/MAX Distinction

REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK - SOBERING NEWS?

8 February, 2010| Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing Market, Mortga...

Real Estate Outlook: Sobering News? by Kenneth R. Harney Provided by You might have seen the headlines last week about an unexpected drop in housing starts, and you might have thought: U... read more

Gail W. Nash rating star

4.85/5 (73 surveys)
Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan

10 Staging Examples that Made Homes Sell Quickly!

6 February, 2010| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market

10 house-selling secrets - Secrets of a house stager (1) - CNNMoney.com* Click on this link to see great hints from a Toronto stager. Clearing out clutter, cha... read more

John Shellington
John Henry Properties

What do Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Fed and Barne...

5 February, 2010| Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance, Education

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have served the mortgage market through their purchase of home loans from major lending institutions. Once purchased, these loans are securitized by Fannie Mae and Fre... read more

Nancy Furst
Full Circle Texas

Houston New Home Market Gets Boost

3 February, 2010| Housing Market, Relocation & Newcomer, Internation...

February 03, 2010 New home market gets a boost Prime Property Blogging Houston real estate with Nancy Sarnoff Housing starts were up in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2006, acc... read more

Cheryl White
Avalon Realty

Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain above Year-Ag...

3 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market

Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain above Year-Ago Levels [1]RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax credit, accord... read more

Nancy David rating star

4.99/5 (124 surveys)
RE/MAX Associates Northeast

Move up to that Dream Home

2 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing M...

Do you remember the real estate market of just a few years ago? It was a “sellers market,” when a lot of people we know bought a property just to get in the real estate market. Our friends... read more

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