Thanks for coming back! Hope you’re finding value here. Please feel free to request an appointment to discuss your residential real estate needs, or to see homes. I’m committed to your success! “Thirty-year fixed-rate home mortgages averaged 4.78% during the week of Nov. 23, an all-time low, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly surveys.” [Link] This is good news [...]

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The Baltimore Sun has a good overview of the homebuyer tax credit, including five tips you’ll want to read, starting with “Don’t procrastinate.” Getting your search started now will give you a better chance of finding the right house before the credit deadline. When first-time buyers thought the credit would expire Nov. 30, people scrambled to [...]

Existing home sales were up 10.1% in October, 23.5% over the previous October, thanks to the now-extended first time buyers’ home credit. [Link] It’s not clear the surge represents a bottoming out of the housing market, as the sales are still not happening organically–that is to say, without a government incentive. And now that the [...]

This time the tax credit isn’t just for First Time Homebuyers! A new bill extended the tax credit of up to $8,000 through June 30, 2010, and opens new opportunities. Even more people are now eligible, because the amount of income you can earn has increased. The program also offers those who already own homes the [...]

According to the Austin Business Journal, the Austin-Round Rock area was named best performing city on the 2009 Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Best Performing Cities Index. This is based on Austin’s ability to create and sustain jobs, considering metrics for employment, salary growth and technology output. “Texas’ strong position in our best performing cities [...]