Housing Market

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Strong Gain in Existing-Home Sales
21 August, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
Daily Real Estate News    August 21, 2009   Strong Gain in Existing-Home Sales For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a... read more
Vote for Best Real Estate Blog in TX
20 August, 2009| Home Marketing, Housing Market, General
My Blog at BuyandSellwithShannon.com is a finalist for the Best Real Estate Blog in Texas according to the Mays Business School & Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.  Please take... read more
Selling Your Home in a Challenging Market
20 August, 2009| Home Selling, Housing Market, General
Selling Your Home in a Challenging Market????We all want nothing more than to sell your home as fast as possible. In a challenging market that is even a harder thing to do. If you are considering sell... read more
The Recovery Act on the housing market
18 August, 2009| Home Buying, Home Selling, Housing Market
Coldwell Banker CEO, Jim Gillespie, discusses the impact to date of the Recovery Act on the housing market, and what more the Federal government should do. read more
JULY MARKS HOUSTON'S HIGHEST HOME SALES VOLUME IN...
18 August, 2009| Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing Market, Genera...
Click Here to View Archived Press Releases MLS Report for July 2009   July Marks Houston’s Highest Home Sales Volume in a Year Month also brings second highest median... read more
Sugar Land, Texas Homes for Sale - Still Considere...
18 August, 2009| Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing Market, Neighb...
Sugar Land, Texas Homes for Sale - Still Considered a Seller's Market in 2009 Sugar Land, Texas is still considered a Seller's Market right now.  Sugar Land, Texas is includes 2 zip codes. ... read more
$8,000 FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT!
17 August, 2009| Affordable Housing, Housing Market, Mortgage & Fin...
 Key Elements of the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit: The tax credit only applies to first-time home buyers. The law defines a "first-time" buyer as any buyer who has not owned a home within... read more
Leverage Technology to Sell Your Home in a Tough M...
17 August, 2009| Home Selling, Housing Market, General
Anyone who watches the news or drives through a neighborhood can tell you that the real estate market is down.  Home loans are hard to come by, there are more sellers than buyers right now, and c... read more
$7,500 vs. $8,000 Tax Credit
14 August, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
I have been asked by many first time home buyers, "What is the difference between the $7,500 Tax Credit and the $8,000 Tax Credit?"   Steve Kaufman is a CPA that published an article titled... read more
Marketing Your Home to Sell
12 August, 2009| Home Marketing, Home Selling, Housing Market
In a good market Realtors can add your home to a Realtor database and sell it in six months without doing much work.  Years ago, advertising it in the newspaper would bring you open house visitor... read more
More Texans Own Homes Free & Clear Than National A...
3 August, 2009| Housing Market, General, Houston Living
More Texans own their homes outright than the national average, according to the US Census Bureau & the Real Estate Center at Texas A & M. Based on 2007 figures, 68.4% of homes overa... read more
Why it is important go give feedback on listings
30 July, 2009| Home Selling, Housing Market, General
  I always send a feedback on the properties that I show.  I believe this is a must because that can give the listing agent an idea of what you missing on your listing. It could be someth... read more
Houston Home Pricing
29 July, 2009| Home Buying, Home Values & Recent Sales, Housing M...
Houston Median Price Rises, But Waters Still Murky HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) – The June median home price was at an all-time high, thanks to a drop in the number of low-priced homes sold out of f... read more
Free Webinar Today: Register Now for Effective Rea...
28 July, 2009| Housing Market, General, Education
    July 28, 2009Excerpt from:  Real Estate Industry Leaders Speak Out Free Webinar Today: Regi... read more
Existing-Home Sales Rise Again
23 July, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, General
Daily Real Estate News    July 23, 2009  NAR: Existing-Home Sales Rise Again Existing-home sales rose for the third consecutive month with inventory easing and home prices de... read more