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April HAR (Houston Association of Realtors) reports a 27.2% homes sales increase from numbers last year. This marks a 23-month roll of consistent upwards tick of home sales in Houston.
Spurred by the strong local economy and growing number of people relocating to Houston (almost 50,000 last year), homes for sale will continue to be in the demand.
If you are among those looking for homes for sal...
Read Post [Posted on 05/23/2013 By Paige Martin]
Stringent mortgage standards have kept many potential home buyers on
the sidelines the last few years. But 8 percent of banks say they’ve
loosened up their mortgage standards in the last three months, according
to the Federal Reserve’s latest Senior Loan Officer Survey. The survey
shows that credit conditions have either held steady or loosened for
eight of the past nine quarters.&n...
Read Post [Posted on 05/23/2013 By John Askins]
3 Million New Home Owners Could be on the Horizon
Daily Real Estate News Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals estimates that immigration reform could bring an estimated pool of 3 million new home owners into the market. The nonprofit trade association estimates that current legislation proposing to give legal status to some immigrants...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Charles Gibbs]
Constructores de gran prestigio, como Toll Brothers, M/I Homes y D.R.Horton ofrecen sus magníficos modelos en The Woodlands para que haga de ellos su hogar ideal.
D.R. Horton The Woodlands es el mayor constructor de casas residenciales en los Estados Unidos sobre la base de sus 18.839 viviendas vendidas en el período de 12 meses finalizado el 31 de marzo de 2010. Fundada en 1978 por Donal...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Daniel Merlo]
Where to start when it comes to building or buying a custom home? There are some specific things you should know when it comes to the construction of your dream home; you will also have a lot of decisions to make. By planning ahead, you can take steps to avoid costly mistakes. Here are some tips on buying or building a custom home.
1. Select the place where you want to build: You will like ...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Matias Bulox]
It’s interesting that the housing climate has changed so quickly. Some
buyers, who think they’re still in the driver’s seat, find the market is now
going up and they’re losing the home that they really want.
Multiple offers are increasingly more common and buyers are frustrated
because even full-price offers don’t guarantee that they’re going to get the
home. In an effort to person...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Valery Smith-Blank]
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Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Michelle Ray]
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Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Anja Drewes]
Whether you are buying a home or getting ready to put your home on the market, putting wood floors in your home may be on your to-do list. With all of the wood floor options out there today, it can be hard to choose the one that works best for your home. As with fashion and design, wood floor styles change over time. Wood floor color trends get lighter or darker, planks get narrower or wider, the ...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By Susan Greer]
In recent months, real estate professionals have had to hold their breath as they waited for an appraisal on a property to come back. Would it be lower than the agreed-upon selling price -- and by how much? Many real estate professionals have blamed a high number of derailed transactions on low-ball appraisals. But now the industry is noticing a change in appraised values: Appraisals are getting ...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By John Askins]
Off-market listings—also referred to as “pocket listings”—are hurting the housing market by depriving home buyers of a full perspective of what’s actually for sale, some real estate agents say. They argue homes that aren’t ever listed on the MLS are then not available to be used as comparable properties for appraisals, other sales, or mortgage refinancing—leaving a skewed picture of the housing ma...
Read Post [Posted on 05/22/2013 By John Askins]
In any economy, one of the best investments
has always been real estate. You just can't beat the value of your own chunk of
land and a nice house to go on it. But for many potential buyers, the problem
is coming up with a downpayment to make this defining purchase. The fact is
that very few homebuyers have the cash available to buy a home outright. Most
of us will rely on a financial inst...
Read Post [Posted on 05/21/2013 By Diana Walton]
HOUSTON’S HOMEBUYING BONANZA SHOWS NO LET-UP IN APRIL The law of supply at demand is fully in play as a dwindling supply of homes sends prices to record highs; dollar volume jumps 46 percent HOUSTON — (May 21, 2013) — The great Houston home-grab continued in April as local property sales tore through the month at full-throttle. Buyer demand and an ever-shrinking supply drove home...
Read Post [Posted on 05/21/2013 By Mary Ann Lipsey]
Social Media and Your Real Estate Transaction
Buyer or seller beware! It’s really exciting, sometimes frustrating, when you finally get or make an offer on your home or a home you want to buy. So it’s natural to want to share with your friends the exciting news or sometimes vent a frustrating real estate situation.
What you may not realize is Facebook or any other social media...
Read Post [Posted on 05/21/2013 By Connie Vallone]
Construction on new homes posted a 16.5 percent drop in April after
reaching a nearly five-year high the previous month, the Commerce
Department reports.
The National Association of Home Builders called the dip in April a
“correction from an unsustainably high level of production on the
volatile multifamily side.”
“The big decline in April housing production was mostly on the
mul...
Read Post [Posted on 05/21/2013 By John Askins]
