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Where the Dallas Housing Inventory Is

March 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

I usually post Open Houses for the weekend but since it’s Easter
there just aren’t that many. So, here’s a chart to consider if you’re
thinking of buying or investing in Dallas real estate.

Dallas hasn’t experienced the price appreciation of other cities
but we do have our share of sub prime disasters. The townhome
and condo market [...]

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Tags: Market Stats · Real Estate Advice

Every Inch Counts

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Whether it’s Dallas or NYC the Square Footage issue remains very grey.
No two appraisers, builders, or county appraisal district will come up
with the same number. Houses are measured by the outside walls and
in Texas only Air Conditioned Square Footage should count.

So… How do you know what’s right?

By looking at several different appraisals and having your
own [...]

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Tags: Buying Homes · Real Estate Advice · Real Estate Technology · Selling Homes

Top 6 Home Selling Mistakes

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

 

Slam the door on 2007…but you can’t move on until your house sells.
Well, maybe you can but it would be better if you could sell it first.
Right?

Did you know that 3 of the 6 top home selling mistakes have to do
with price?

Read on…if you want to know how to sell your home…

Interesting that most home sellers [...]

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Tags: Real Estate Advice · Selling Homes

A Glance at Dallas Historical Interest Rates

December 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Since the market has changed dramatically in the last three months, it
might be a good time to look at interest rates since 2002.  Look at 2002,
around 7.2, then dropped to 5.4 in 2003, I remember sitting in closings
that were around 4.2 on a 30 year fixed, sweet.  Things have bounced
around again but rates are heading [...]

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Tags: Market Stats · Real Estate Advice

Where to find the Best Buys in Dallas Real Estate

December 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Boy, you’d think the real estate market is never going to come
back if you listen to mainstream media. Despite the downturn
in markets that went crazy- like Miami, Tampa, Detroit, Las
Vegas, Phoenix and San Diego that have posted double digit
declines, Dallas is still one of the few cities that is still holding
it’s own.

So where [...]

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Tags: Buying Homes · Market Stats · Neighborhoods · Real Estate Advice