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If you're looking for a newer home in the Springtown, TX area but also want a large lot, 304 Sage Trail in Springtown may be your next home! 304 Sage Trail is my newest listing in Springtown, TX. The home sits on .421 acres and the home is conveniently located just off of Jacksboro highway on S...
06/25/2010
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06/01/2010
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Many buyers in the early stages of either looking for a home or researching their mortgage options often choose to obtain their credit report and credit scores from one of the various "free" credit report offers available online. I've noticed this trend over the last few years with new clients....
05/07/2010
Each week, Freddie Mac releases the results of their mortgage rate survey they conduct to sample mortgage rates offered by lenders and brokers around the country. Although some interpret this survey as the "rate that Freddie Mac sets" for mortgages, it is not; rates are not set by Freddie Mac di...
04/22/2010
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FHA loans are definitely the loan of choice for many home buyers in today's market. FHA has flexible underwriting requirements, competitive interest rates and offers a low minimum down payment of just 3.5%. WHAT IS AN FHA LOAN? An FHA loan is a loan guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administrat...
03/31/2010
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I sometimes invite affiliates and vendors that have done good work with me and my clients in the past to send me some information about their products and services to publish on my blog. Tim Bob owns a local a local air conditioning and heating service in the Dallas and Plano area and has worked...
03/29/2010
Texas is one of only a handful of states in the US that has successfully deregulated electricity providers in a manner that has arguably promoted consumer choice and savings. There are many electricity providers that service various areas of the state that have been fully deregulated. Many cons...
03/19/2010
Home buyers who are pre-approved for FHA financing need to be aware of FHA's Guidelines for property condition. All buyers who utilize FHA financing to purchase their home will have a licensed FHA appraiser perform an appraisal. The appraisal is typically ordered by the lender once the home ins...
03/12/2010
Over the last few months, a new scam involving bogus rental listings has surfaced on Craigslist in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Recently, I had a client who forwarded me an ad she found on Craigslist that seemed a little too good to be true. The ad featured a very nice home in the Park Cities ...
02/21/2010
Crime reports and statistics are important to Dallas home buyers searching for new homes. While Realtors can provide a wealth of information about schools, recreational facilities and home price trends in neighborhoods, we cannot refer to an area as "safe" or "low crime" because of liability iss...
02/18/2010
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