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10 Ways To Increase Your Home?s Value
Katie Adams, Investopedia In a dour housing market, wouldn’t it be nice to know that your remodeling project would pay off when you went to sell the property? Remodeling Magazine evaluated the top remodeling projects, how the cost-to-value has changed since the housing market implosion, and which projects are still worth the investment. Using the magazine’s [...]
It is official. The tax credit for home buyers has been extended and expanded
Washington, November 05, 2009 The National Association of Realtors® today commended the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for passing a bill that includes an extension and expansion of the current home buyer tax credit as an important step in ensuring a real estate and economic recovery. ?Realtors® appreciate the swift action by Congress to extend the [...]
Extension of First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit - ALMOST THERE!!
The extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit is the pending business in the Senate. After a long week of negotiation on the credit, an agreement on the scope of both expansion and extension has been reached. The extension is part of a larger bill that has not yet gone to a vote, however. [...]
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension and Expansion All But Certain
Click here to read the entire article from US News: FTHB TAX CREDIT
Business Week Names Its 40 Strongest US Metro Economies - Austin is #2
Read the whole article: BUSINESS WEEK ARTICLE
Letter from Kay Bailey Hutchison about extending First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
The following is the email that I received from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison regarding extending the first time home buyer tax credit. I thought you would like to see her views. Dear Friend: Thank you for contacting me regarding the housing market. I welcome your thoughts and comments. Homeownership is an essential part of the American Dream. In [...]
The 100 Best Cities to Raise Kids
By Jaclyn Colletti and Joel Weber, researchers From the moment she finds out she’s expecting, a new parent’s mind begins to construct a fantasy of the perfect place to build a nest: a community that’s safe, nurturing, stimulating, and economically sound. A neighborhood where parents reflect your values ? education, health and fitness , concern for [...]
Austin In Economic Recovery According to MSNBC
MSNBC recently named 79 metro areas that it believes to be in economic recovery. Austin and several other Texas cities made the list. To read the whole article, click here: RECOVERY
5 Reasons Your House Hasn?t Sold
By Bernice Ross, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Inman News You listed your house at the price that your Realtor suggested. You have staged the house and it looks like a showcase. There have been no offers and only one or two showings. What could the problem be?Usually, when a house doesn’t sell, it’s due to one [...]
FHA Enhances Credit Policies, Includes Appraisal Enhancements
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner David H. Stevens announced plans to implement credit policy changes that will enhance the agency’s risk management functions. FHA will hire a Chief Risk Officer for the first time in the FHA’s history. Commissioner Stevens said “to be clear, the fund’s reserves are sufficient to cover our future losses, so [...]
