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Texas Housing Markets Tops…Again
In an article published by the Dallas Morning News on March 24, 2009 the report states that only four U.S. housing markets experienced an increase in value during January, and three of those were in Texas, according to a survey released Monday. First American CoreLogic reports that Austin-Round Rock saw a 3.9 percent increase in housing [...]
Posted in Texas, Top Housing Markets |
Home Mortgage Rates at 52 Year Lows
Mortgage rates dropped to a 52-year low today and are not expected to drop much further which means that lot loans and construction loans are also at all-time lows. The good news for the housing market this week combined with these incredible low rates makes it the absolute perfect time to buy land now. According to [...]
Posted in Mortgage Rates, U.S. Economy |
Hope For The Housing Market
HOPE FOR THE HOUSING MARKET THIS WEEK! The housing market receive some of the best news this week it’s seen in months! · New Home sales rose 5% last month · Existing home sales had a better-than-expected gain in February · [...]
Posted in Mortgage Rates, Texas, Top Housing Markets, U.S. Economy |
A Better Time to Buy Land?
Things are continuing to look positive for the economy and the housing market this week. The Federal Reserve announced yesterday a $1.2 trillion effort to lower rates on mortgages and other consumer debt, spur spending and revive the economy. The Federal Reserve also decided to leave a key short-term bank lending rate at a record [...]
Posted in Land Buying Advice, Tax Credits, U.S. Economy |
Housing Starts Unexpectedly Surge
Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000 last month, up 22% from a revised 477,000 in January, according to the Commerce Department. It was the first time housing starts increased since June, when they rose 11%. Read full article here - Housing starts unexpectedly surge.
Posted in Homebuilder Resources, Top Housing Markets |
Join Tanji Patton at Vintage Oaks
This weekend there’s a fun event where you can try all kinds of Texas wines FOR FREE and see some beautiful homes at the same time. It’s the Vintage Oaks Taste and Tour, just off of Hwy 46 between New Braunfels and 281. Tanji Patton, the host of Good Taste, will be there exploring the [...]
Posted in Activities, Homebuilder Resources, Tax Credits, Texas |
Tour & Taste at Vintage Oaks
Vintage Oaks at the vineyard, a Bluegreen Community, is hosting hosting a Tour and Taste event featuring fabulous builder model homes and tantalizing Texas Hill Country Wines at Vintage Oaks at the Vineyard. Exquisite model homes will be paired with your favorite Texas Hill Country Vineyards for the ultimate Tour and Taste event. Visit every home [...]
Posted in Activities |
Has the Stock Market hit bottom?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. bank stocks, which had their best week on record last week, powered higher again on Monday amid optimism that banks are succeeding in efforts to restore profitability, and that a change to accounting rules might alleviate feared capital shortfalls. In afternoon trading, the KBW Bank Index .BKX of large U.S. [...]
Posted in U.S. Economy |
Wall Street rises Monday
Wall Street rallied for a fifth straight day Monday after reassuring comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and encouraging news from another big bank. The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 100 points as stock markets overseas also advanced. Bernanke said Sunday the recession would probably end this year if the government’s program to [...]
Posted in U.S. Economy |
Signs of Stability Drive Up Stocks
The stock market rose Friday to cap its best week since November, as scattered bits of good news from shopping malls to metals markets gave some reason to believe that the economy may be getting closer to a bottom. Consumers are still cutting back, but not as steeply as they were, data showed this week. Many [...]
Posted in U.S. Economy |