8/30/2007 3:11:00 PM
HOME PRICES RISE IN DALLAS!
According to Standard and Poor's quarterly housing index released on 8/28 the Dallas (North Texas) area was one of the five metropolitan areas where house prices increased! The increase is 1.6% - not a huge number but better than the majority of metropolitan ...
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8/22/2007 8:47:00 AM
Texas Foreclosures
According to the latest information from the Real Estate Center at Texas A & M University the number of properties filed upon statewide was down 8 percent from the first half of 2006. “The decline in filings and properties with filings reflects the ...
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8/16/2007 3:10:00 PM
THE BUYERS ARE COMING!
On the upside of the mortgage industry problems we are seeing new buyers come into the market this week. It seems that there are 2 reasons: they want to get their mortgage at very reasonable interest rates while they can, before some of the more attractive ...
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8/9/2007 2:29:00 PM
A Buyer's Market?
There is so much doom and gloom on the stock market because of the sub-prime mortgage market that you might think we're in a housing slump. That may be true in some areas of the country but not typical of the North Texas real estate market. Our inventories ...
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7/31/2007 9:01:00 AM
BARGAINS FROM THE BUILDERS
New home starts in Collin County were down 72% in June! It reflects the problems in the building industry throughout the nation but it's a boost for our buyers. Builders are hurting from the slow down in the market so they're trying to clear their ...
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6/14/2007 1:45:00 PM
New community with unique philosophy
On Monday I visited the community of Westhaven in Tennessee - WOW! Southern Land Co is developing a community in McKinney called Tucker Hill that is modeled after Westhaven. If you're looking for homes in a real community, where neighbors know each other ...
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5/14/2007 3:47:00 PM
"60 Minutes"
I was too busy yesterday to watch the "60 Minutes" piece on the real estate business but there's been a lot of discussion on other blogs about it. Apparently people think that real estate commission is a fixed amount at 6%. For the benefit of ...
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5/10/2007 11:04:00 AM
What a deal!
There aren't many places in the country where you can buy a 2,800 sq.ft.home in great shape, with a beautiful, beautiful backyard in a city of award-winning schools for $225,000! Our real estate values have steadily increased - no major bubbles or busts, ...
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5/2/2007 2:58:00 PM
New Listing in Great Plano Neighborhood!
7012 Caldwell Lane is a home sweet home! Surrounded by beautiful trees, the backyard is a tranquil spot in the midst of suburban homes. We love selling homes, almost as much as we enjoy helping our buyers find the right home Ann Barker
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2/19/2007 2:38:00 PM
How good are Zillow's estimates?
Home price search engine spits out valuations that range from great to 'huh?' The Wall Street Journal In the year since its launch, Zillow Inc. has made millions of Americans familiar with computer-generated estimates of home values, created a new ...
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