7/1/2009 3:32:00 PM
UPDATED MARKET REPORTS AVAILABLE ONLINE
COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) – The 2009 Market Reports for all 25 Texas Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are now available on the Real Estate Center's website .
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7/1/2009 3:26:00 PM
NEW PLANS HELP NEW HOMEOWNERS USE TAX CREDIT
WASHINGTON ( Nation's Building News ) – The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has introduced two loan programs designed to help first-time homebuyers apply the new $8,000 tax credit toward down payments and closing costs. The 90-Day ...
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6/27/2009 11:10:00 AM
HARD ROCK ROLLS INTO VICTORY PARK
DALLAS ( Dallas Business Journal ) – Orlando-based Hard Rock International is set to make the move into Victory Park . Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will feature a 265-seat restaurant, outdoor patio seating for 40 and a Rock Shop with limited-edition merchandise. ...
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6/27/2009 11:08:00 AM
DART TO FLY INTO DFW AIRPORT
DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board has solidified plans to connect the Orange Line to Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport by 2013. The final Orange Line station will be located at the airport's Terminal ...
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6/27/2009 11:06:00 AM
TEXAS' EXISTING HOME SALES, PRICES DROP
TEXAS (Real Estate Center) – A total of 19,101 existing homes were sold in Texas last month, a 20.4 percent decline from May 2008, according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The median price dropped 0.5 percent ...
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6/27/2009 11:05:00 AM
DFW HOME PRICES AT 1990S LEVELS
DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – Inflation-adjusted home prices in the Dallas–Fort Worth area have returned to 1990s levels, according to a report released yesterday by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Falling home prices ...
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6/27/2009 11:03:00 AM
PERRY MOVES TO PROTECT LANDOWNERS
AUSTIN ( Austin Business Journal ) – Governor Perry signed legislation yesterday that will protect Texas landowners from eminent domain. If approved by voters in November, House Joint Resolution 14 will establish greater protections for property owners ...
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6/27/2009 10:56:00 AM
SALES TAX 'TOP TEN'
TEXAS ( Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts , Austin American-Statesman ) – Statewide sales tax collections in May were $1.8 billion, a 5.2 percent decline compared with May 2008. The following cities ranked as the top ten in year-to-date net sales ...
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10/12/2008 9:20:00 PM
30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Under 6%
Freddie Mac reports a drop in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 5.94 percent during the week ended Oct. 9, marking the first decrease in three weeks. The 15-year fixed rate slipped to 5.63 percent from 5.78 percent the previous week. Meanwhile, the five-year ...
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10/11/2008 8:41:00 PM
HIGH-END HOME SALES TAKE HIT
DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – High-end home sales have taken a hit from the stumbling mortgage market, with million-dollar-plus home purchases falling about 12 percent in the Dallas–Fort Worth area through August. "The high-end market has ...
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