Housing Market

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Housing Market Continues to Improve
20 May, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
Below is an article that CRS recently published in their member newsletter: Economists Project Improving Housing Market Two top housing economists provided some encouraging news about the housing mark... read more
Realtors Fighting for Policies on Capitol Hill
19 May, 2010| Housing Market
This week several thousand Realtors ascended on Capitol Hill to persuade their members of Congress to protect affordable and safe financing for American families and to reform government-sponsored ent... read more
Ok so your Home is Listed but not Selling what you...
19 May, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
My Home is Listed….Why hasn’t it SOLD? I get asked this question all the time even from people that are listed with someone else. In my market the Houston Area it is a complex question that takes... read more
Job Market Improving...
16 May, 2010| Housing Market, General, Houston Living
Do you need some good news for a change?  Here is an article from UH Today about the Houston job market.  Enjoy!http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2010articles/May2010/0506SmithForecast.p... read more
Houston is # 3 on Forbes Best Housing Markets
12 May, 2010| Housing Market, Relocation & Newcomer, Houston Liv...
We are #3 on Forbes Best Housing MarketsHere are the top ten best housing markets: Pittsburgh, PA Louisville, KY Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN Indianapolis, IA Memphis, TN Columbus, OH... read more
Top 20 Cities for jobs!!!
12 May, 2010| Housing Market, Relocation & Newcomer, Houston Liv...
Top Twenty Cities by Amanda Marquit This recession has been a brutal one for many job-seekers. The job market has deteriorated in many parts of the country, but some cities were harder hit than other... read more
On the Rise to Recovery?
12 May, 2010| Housing Market
While Texas personal income is growing at a slower rate than that for the nation, income earnings is growing at the same rate as the US average. According to the Rea Estate Center at Texas A&M, pe... read more
HUD Flipping
12 May, 2010| Foreclosures & Investments, Home Buying, Housing M...
Eliminating the 90 Flipping Rule HUD Mortgagee Letter, FHA Mortgagee Letters, HUD FHA Realestateloans.com — Posted by jerroldmayer @ 06:14 HUD TAKES ACTION TO SPEED RESALE OF FORECLOSED PROPERTIES... read more
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR NEIGHBOR SOLD HIS HO...
9 May, 2010| Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing...
The market is not as bad in most neighborhoods as rumors suggest,. Check out what homes have sold for in YOUR area. Find out what your neighbor REALLY sold his house for. www.AvalonRealtyOnline.c... read more
Risk of Major Home Price Decline Low in Texas
8 May, 2010| Housing Market, General, Education
By David S. Jones, senior editor, Real Estate Center COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Real Estate Center) — A new study from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University explains why Texas’ housing mark... read more
Extra Buyer Incentives Sugar Land Homes
7 May, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market
Our company offers our represented home buyers up to 2% of the purchase price of the home as a commission rebate. While sellers and builders are holding firm on their prices, our rebate can be a subst... read more
Tax Credit Gone but Mortgage Rates Dip!
6 May, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
One of the benefits of being married to someone who likes to read internet articles is that many tidbits are passed on to me.  It is like having my own private resource library who screens what i... read more
Sugar Land Home Market Still Very Busy
5 May, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market, Relocation & Newcomer
Buyers may have missed the tax credit but activity has not slowed. First time home buyers are still out looking and the relocation buyers are starting their Sugar Land home searches over the internet.... read more
Sales of new homes rocketed up 27 percent in March
1 May, 2010| Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing Market, Genera...
Sales of new homes rocketed up 27 percent in March Sales of newly built homes shot up 27 percent in March — the largest monthly gain in nearly five decades — as mild weather and a lucrative tax cre... read more
End of Home Buyer Tax Credit Unlikely to Deter Mos...
1 May, 2010| Home Buying, Housing Market
April 28, 2010 End of Home Buyer Tax Credit Unlikely to Deter Most Real Estate Buyers New national survey shows consumers more concerned about home prices, interest rates and unemployment.... read more