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Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

FREE Realtor iPhone App!!

4 February, 2010| Home Buying

I am always on the go, but need access to the Houston Database of homes for sale. So I created an iPhone App that allows my clients and I to search the Houston MLS from our iPhones.&... read more

Karen Sherrill rating star

4.98/5 (142 surveys)
Simien Properties

Applicances-Flooring... - How Long Should it Last?

4 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Improvements & Repair, Home Sell...

Sometimes I read an article that I would rather just print than summarize. In today's economy, we want every dollar to count. When you are buying a home, you want to kn... read more

Rose King

5/5 (34 surveys)
David Tracy Real Estate

I've Got a Secret ... 100% Financing Still Availab...

3 February, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General

By Rose KingUnited Texas Realtors You may have heard that 100% home financing is no longer available except to veterans. For the most part, this is true. However, as a Realtor working with... read more

Jeree Rogers
VIP Properties Jeree C Rogers

Buyers Tax Credit Extension Guidelines

3 February, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, Education

$8,000 Tax Credit Extension and Expansion Details Summary: $8,000 tax credit extension and expansion details. Here are the details of the amendment to the extension of $8,000 first-time home... read more

Rebecca Tripovich
Texas Transaction Coordinators LLC DBA TexTeam Realty Services

If you're thinking about buying a home, you should...

3 February, 2010| Home Buying

Credit and HomeownershipContent provided by INFOTRAK. Source: Freddie Mac. If you're thinking about buying a home, you should also be thinking about your credit. The first step in the homebuying proc... read more

Nadine Cius rating star

5/5 (21 surveys)
Realty Icons

What are the new FHA Changes and How Will It Affec...

3 February, 2010| Affordable Housing, Home Buying, Mortgage & Financ...

What are the new FHA changes and how will it affect me as a buyer.? On January 20, 2010, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) said it is raising homebuyers' up-front costs for mortgage insur... read more

Cheryl White
Avalon Realty

Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain above Year-Ag...

3 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market

Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain above Year-Ago Levels [1]RISMEDIA, February 3, 2010—Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax credit, accord... read more

Jean Risha Mitchell rating star

4.94/5 (123 surveys)
Trilogy Realty Group LLC

FHA is changing...

3 February, 2010| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance, General

This article from New York Times Magazine discusses the changes happening with FHA loans. If you or your client is considering an FHA loan, this article provides some good insight. http://... read more

John Shellington
John Henry Properties

FHA Drops the Hammer on Condominium Project Approv...

2 February, 2010| High-Rises & Condos, Home Buying, Mortgage & Finan...

FHA recently announced changes to it's condominium approval process. FHA's old policy of allowing spot approvals (individual unit approvals) with an abbreviated Documentation Package has b... read more

Kathy Schoonman rating star

4.90/5 (52 surveys)
Giraffe Realty

Texas Home Builders- What you need to know!

2 February, 2010| Home Builders, Home Buying, Education

Texas Home Builders- What you need to know! Well, we’ve looked and looked, and there is no place to call home. You’ve shown your client just about every possible home within their desirab... read more

Nancy David rating star

4.99/5 (123 surveys)
RE/MAX Associates Northeast

Move up to that Dream Home

2 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing M...

Do you remember the real estate market of just a few years ago? It was a “sellers market,” when a lot of people we know bought a property just to get in the real estate market. Our friends... read more

Shannon Register
Register Real Estate Advisors

Short Sales - Which loans are eligible?

2 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Mortgage & Finance

The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternative Program (HAFA) will be providing short sale guidelines for loans not owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and or Freddie Mac starting in April 2009.&... read more

Nancy David rating star

4.99/5 (123 surveys)
RE/MAX Associates Northeast

Atacocita Ranks #1 in Growth in the State

2 February, 2010| Home Buying, Neighborhoods & Communities, Houston...

Whoo hoo! Congratulations to Atascocita! A recent Business week article reported on a study that showed Atascocita to lead the state in residential growth by 8% in year of year data from 2... read more

Melissa Walters
The MW Realty Group

Avoid Costly Mistakes When Selling Your Upscale Ho...

1 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Luxury Homes

Written for the November/December issue of InTown Magazine www.IntownMag.com No matter how many times you’ve purchased or sold a home, in order to profit in today’s economic conditions, yo... read more

Kathy Schoonman rating star

4.90/5 (52 surveys)
Giraffe Realty

First Time Home Buyer/ Move up Buyer Tax Credit De...

1 February, 2010| Home Buying, Home Selling, Education

First Time Home Buyer/ Move up Buyer Tax Credit Deadline and DetailsAs part of its plan to stimulate the U.S. housing market and addr... read more

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