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Trecia Cooke
EXIT Lone Star Realty
All the Ways Your Laziness Is Costing You Money
24 June, 2009| Mortgage & Finance, Neighborhoods & Communities, G...
by Daniel AdlerMonday, June 22, 2009provided by A collection of financial improvements you can make right now — minimal sweat required. Brewer, abolitionist, social reformer and English Member o... read more
Sean Smith
The Smith Group, LLC
Down Payment Assistance
16 June, 2009| Affordable Housing, Home Buying, Mortgage & Financ...
Downpayment will vary by county.  Downpayment starts from $9,500 up to $40,000 to purchase a home. read more
Sean Smith
The Smith Group, LLC
Buying A Home With Zero Cash
16 June, 2009| Affordable Housing, Home Buying, Mortgage & Financ...
 If you are renting, why pay your landlord's mortgage?  Why not reap the benefits of building your own equity?  Are you renting because you are held back from owning your own home becau... read more
Sean Smith
The Smith Group, LLC
Who is eligible to claim the $8000 Tax Credit
16 June, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance
First-time home buyers purchasing any kind of home—new or resale—are eligible for the tax credit. To qualify for the tax credit, a home purchase must occur on or after January 1, 2009 and before Decem... read more
Roger Martin
Roger Martin Properties
HURRICANE PREP 101
15 June, 2009| Home Safety, Home Values & Recent Sales, Mortgage...
On the Texas Gulf Coast, we all know what June means -- hurricane season has arrived! Here are some tips from FEMA to be prepared. I have added a few of my own from recent experience! §&nbs... read more
John Shellington rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 5/5 (31 surveys)
John Henry Properties
Forecasting Interest Rates
10 June, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
  Forecasting Interest Rates The argument for rising interest rates is: Bankruptcy code changes:  Legislation is being introduced that will allow the courts (read judge), to alter... read more
Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
Mortgage Rates Hit 25-Week High
5 June, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
Daily Real Estate News    June 5, 2009     Mortgage Rates Hit 25-Week High Mortgage rates across the board jumped this week, with conventional mortgages reach... read more
Trecia Cooke
EXIT Lone Star Realty
CNN UPDATE: FHA BACKS AWAY FROM NO DOWN PAYMENT LO...
3 June, 2009| Home Buying, Housing Market, Mortgage & Finance
  Update: FHA backs away from no down payment loans After announcing a plan that would have allowed first time homebuyers to use a special tax credit to cover the 3.5% required down payme... read more
Ann Marie Gargano-Parks
Texas Legacy Properties
The $8,000 First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit
1 June, 2009| Affordable Housing, Home Buying, Mortgage & Financ...
  The $8,000 First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit   The First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time home buyers for the purchase of... read more
Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
As Rates Rise, Fed Holds Steady
1 June, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
As Rates Rise, Fed Holds Steady Daily Real Estate News    June 1, 2009  Yields on U.S. Treasury bonds rose in March and April and yields on mortgage-backed securities con... read more
Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
UPDATE to FHA to apply $8,000 credit to home buyin...
29 May, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
  HUD ANNOUNCES RECOVERY ACT'S HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT CAN IMMEDIATELY HELP THOUSANDS OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS TO BUY A HOMEFHA plan will stimulate new home sales and help stabilize housing ma... read more
Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
Federal Housing Tax Credit explained
28 May, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
 This is a great detailed explanation for the $8,000 tax credit. read more
Bob Christian rating starrating starrating starrating starrating star 4.97/5 (240 surveys)
Upside Real Estate
Mortgage rates creep back up
28 May, 2009| Mortgage & Finance
If the below rate informations doesn't give potential buyers a nudge, I am not sure what will.   Mortgage rates creep back up Economic uncertainty puts pressure on bonds By Inman News, Thursda... read more
Lenard Atkins
Walzel Properties - Corporate Office
Mortgage Myths for Houston Tx. home buyers
1 January, 1900| Home Buying, Mortgage & Finance
(New!) "I Need 20% Down" and Other Home-Buying Myths About Mortgages Tips for shopping around for a mortgage — even if you think you don’t qualify. Read Visit housel... read more
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