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Mark Fuller rating star

4.93/5 (289 surveys)
SWRE

Market News - Houston's housing market activity ba...

28 December, 2009| Foreclosures & Investments, Housing Market, Luxury...

The effects of Hurricane Ike and simultaneous economic downturn affecting Houston's real estate market in November 2008 continue to distort year-over-year comparisons which reflect yet another month o... read more

Eve Lucas

4.99/5 (79 surveys)
Texas Trust Real Estate

December 2009 Newsletter by Eve Lucas

19 December, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market

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

Valery Smith-Blank
RE/MAX Integrity

IT'S TIME FOR BUYERS TO GET OFF THE FENCE!

15 December, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance

FHA is considering changing some of its criteria. Right now buyers receive/qualify for the following: 3.5% minimum down payment; buyers can request up to 6% of sales price to be paid by... read more

Bob Christian rating star

4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate

Mortgage Rates Creep Back Up

11 December, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance

Mortgage Rates Creep Back Up After last week's decrease to a record 4.71 percent, interest on 30-year fixed mortgages rose to 4.81 percent this week, Freddie Mac reported. While the Federal Reserve's... read more

Johnny Schiro
Icon Real Estate

Moving Up to a Bigger Home? You May Qualify for th...

10 December, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, General

Many home buyers are not aware that a revised version of the "First-Time Homebuyer Credit" actually applies to repeat, or move-up buyers as well. This tax credit is a genuine gift from the IRS - a $6,... read more

Jean Risha Mitchell rating star

4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC

Do you get what you pay for???

10 December, 2009| Foreclosures & Investments, Housing Market, Genera...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/your-money/mortgages/05money.html?ref=realestateThis link leads you to an article from the New York Times. The article addresses foreclosures and short sales -... read more

Katie Paulsen
RE/MAX Partners

Copperfield Home Sellers-COPPERFIELDHOMEVALUES.COM

10 December, 2009| Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing...

THINKING OF SELLING YOUR COPPERFIELD AREA HOME? **ATTENTION COPPERFIELD HOME SELLERS** Thinking of selling your home? FIND OUT YOUR HOME VALUE FREE ONLINE!! 95% OF ALL MY LISTINGS GO UNDER CONTRACT WI... read more

Mark Maniha
Mark Maniha Real Estate

SHORT SALE GUIDELINES REVISED

8 December, 2009| Foreclosures & Investments, Housing Market, Mortga...

Short Sale Guidelines Revised WASHINGTON (Associated Press) – Guidelines for short sales to help homeowners who need to sell their houses but cannot secure contracts at a high enough price to pay o... read more

CW Ross
Keller Williams Realty Southwest

Strong First Quarter! Buyers That Snooz Will Lose!

8 December, 2009| Home Buying, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing M...

Now is the time for all good agents to come to the aid of their clients!Historically the Houston housing market responds to a major market correction with subsequent shortage of inventory and an incre... read more

Mark Maniha
Mark Maniha Real Estate

FED PUTS PRESSURE ON MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

8 December, 2009| Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance, General

Fed Puts Pressure on Mortgage Industry WASHINGTON (Associated Press) – Treasury Department officials yesterday announced plans to increase pressure on the 71 mortgage companies participating i... read more

Mark Maniha
Mark Maniha Real Estate

ECONOMY IMPROVING, SURVEY SHOWS

8 December, 2009| Housing Market, General, Education

Economy Improving, Survey Shows HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal) – The Texas economy showed signs of improvement in the past six weeks through November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of D... read more

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

Economy Improving, Survey Shows

7 December, 2009| Housing Market

HOUSTON (Houston Business Journal ) – The Texas economy showed signs of improvement in the past six weeks through November, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Beige Book survey... read more

Kenneth Zarella
Revilo Real Estate

Tax Credit Extension information

1 December, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, Luxury Homes

distributed by Texas Association of REALTORS® Nov. 11, 2009 Homebuyer tax credit expanded On Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, President Obama signed a bill that extends and expands the homebuyer tax... read more

Randall Martin rating star

4.99/5 (308 surveys)
CB&A, Realtors- Southeast

The Price is Right

30 November, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market

We all know the long-time-favorite game show The Price is Right. The whole show was based on...pricing. If you don't guess the correct price, you simply do not win! I was driving tod... read more

Katie Paulsen
RE/MAX Partners

HOUSTON AREA SELLERS-Selling Your Home in a Slow M...

29 November, 2009| Home Selling, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing...

Even when the housing market is slowing down, you can still sell your home for more money then market value, and do so in just days! Here you will find the best strategy for selling your home successf... read more

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