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4 Bdr Home in Flower Mound - Saltwater Pool & Spa

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Stimulus for First Time Home Buyers & Current Home Owners Passes Both Houses of Congress

First-time home buyers (FTHBs) have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package. But with that housing program scheduled to expire at the end of November, the House voted to extend it into the spring - and to expand it to many people who already own [...]

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Senate Votes to Extend First Time Home Buyers Credit AND Adds Credit for Other Buyers

Check out this article in the Washington Post about extending the First Time Home Buyers Credit and adding a $6,500 credit for buyers who have lived in their home 5 consecutive years out of the last 8.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/04/AR2009110404564.html?hpid=topnews

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First Time Home Buyers - 3 BDR Home - Lewisville Texas

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Looks Like We’ve Been Investing our “Talents” Wisely

Looks like we’ve been investing our “talents” wisely in the economy. Here is an article, “Last Week in the News”, contributed by Indoo Kapoor, Loan Officer Prospect Mortgage, 469-363-6092

Existing home sales rose 9.4% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57 million units from 5.1 million units in August. The increase was largely [...]

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Good News! Commercial Loans Available!

Until recently, commercial loans were pretty tough to come by. But I am happy to say, that now I am receiving emails looking for projects to lend on. That is certainly a sign of us pulling out of this recession. While job losses lag a recession econcomy by 6-8 months (meaning job losses continue for 6-8 [...]

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The Real Estate Market is Picking Up in Flower Mound

We are starting to see an increase in activity in the Flower Mound real estate market. More listings, more sales on the residential side and more leases on the commercial side. Loans are still hard to come by and take longer to process, but we are seeing more activity and that’s a great start to [...]

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First Time Home Buyer - Stimulus Package

A tax credit of up to $8,000 is now available for qualified first-time home buyers (or anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the last 3 years)purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. Unlike the tax credit enacted in 2008, the new credit does not have to [...]

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Would YOU have enough insurance coverage? by Lea Ann Leslie

 

I’m lucky this never happened to me. We did have two scares from our son when he was 12 to 14 years old and he burned a patch of the rug upstairs in their gameroom area and he couldn’t successfully hide it. Then there was the time we came home from shopping and we see [...]

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Ethiopia – Churches Carved from Stone

Ethiopia seems to be best known for images of starvation on our TV screens, but the largest monolithic churches in the world,  carved from stone, can be found in Lalibela Ethiopia. They are a fascinating combination of world travel, semi-permanent real estate and Christianity!

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Home Warranties Can Save You Big Repair Bills

This information is from the First American Home Buyers Protection Corporation’s website and you can find them on the Internet at www.firstam.com/warranty .
You’ll be seeing posts from their Area Manager, Julie Stokes, with helpful hints and ideas. You can reach her at jstokes@firstam.com or 800-698-0422, ext. 6786, if you have questions about the benefits of a home buyers [...]

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Winterize Your Home to Save Money on Utility Bills by Julie Stokes, First American Home Warranty

We all seem to forget these little energy saving pointers, until the cold air is blowing through the cracks in doors and from our electrical outlets.

During the cold winter months, homeowners across the country find it necessary to turn on their heaters to keep warm. You can save energy when heating your home by taking [...]

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Don’t Panic! There Are Buyers Out There For Your Home

I know many of you, Buyers and Sellers, are worried about the economy and the market and you may be wondering whether now is a good time to put your home up for sale.
Because fewer Sellers are putting their homes on the market due to the economy and winter season, there are fewer homes to compete with. [...]

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Mineral Rights - Protect Yourself!

Mineral Rights are a hot topic in Texas and specifically, Tarrant and Denton counties. Whether you are a Buyer or a Seller in these areas, you need to protect yourself. Here’s a map of the Barnett Shale area and other info http://blumtexas.blogspot.com/ 
In many cases, home owners don’t know if they own the mineral rights beneath their [...]

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