12 Tips for Buying a Residential Lot and Land

12 Tips for Buying a Residential Lot and Land

Are you thinking of buying a lot or some land to build your dream house on? Even though it looks like it should be a pretty easy transaction, there are things that you should consider before you go out and buy property. You may have found that perfect location, but these tips will help you make sure it’s the perfect piece of property. And they could potentially help you avoid headaches later.

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What is A Master Planned Community

According to Wikipedia, master-planned community is a “new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion.” In the early history of the United States,”planned communities” were actually pretty common: St. Augustine, planned in 1565, Jamestown, New Haven, Philadelphia, Williamsburg, and Annapolis are examples of this trend. Washington, DC; Jackson, Mississippi; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; Salt Lake City, Utah; Tallahassee, Florida; and Austin, Texas are unusual, having been carved out of the wilderness to serve as capital cities.

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5 Great Ways to Use Twitter for Real Estate

Bluegreen has recently joined the twitterati and is now on Twitter as @bluegreenland. What is twitter? Twitter is an easy to use, real-time messaging system for groups and friends. Another way to think of Twitter would be to think of it as a text messaging (or instant messaging) service. You can send short text messages [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 · [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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