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  • How to Get a Mortgage: Your Complete Guide to Home Financing

    Understanding the mortgage process is crucial for homebuyers. Start by determining how much you can afford and the type of mortgage that suits your needs, such as conventional or government-backed loans like FHA, VA, or USDA loans. Assess your financial health, focusing on your credit score and debt-to-income ratio. Prepare necessary documents for the application,…

  • Want Better Deals? Buy Before Spring

    Want Better Deals? Buy Before Spring

    Buying a home before spring can give you a competitive edge with fewer buyers in the market. Winter buyers face less competition, leading to a less rushed and more thoughtful home-buying process.

  • El negocio en Texas está en auge. ¿Están preparados los propietarios de inmuebles comerciales para su factura de impuestos?

    Texas está clasificado entre los mejores estados para iniciar un negocio en 2025, lo que lleva a una firma de consultoría de impuestos sobre la propiedad a aconsejar a los propietarios de inmuebles comerciales que se preparen para las evaluaciones. Los impuestos sobre la propiedad son significativos en Texas, financiando servicios locales. Con los valores…

  • House Bill 32: Anti-Squatting Bill or Rollback of Tenant Rights?

    House Bill 32 aims to simplify eviction processes in Texas by removing the notice to vacate requirement for most evictions, allowing summary judgments without hearings, and permitting landlords to file evictions in neighboring precincts. Advocates argue it undermines tenant protections, particularly affecting vulnerable renters amid gentrification. Critics emphasize that the bill does not specifically target…

  • Texas Real Estate: Opportunities for Buyers & Sellers

    Texas Real Estate: Opportunities for Buyers & Sellers

    Texas offers diverse Real Estate opportunities with a booming economy, attracting buyers, sellers, and investors nationwide.REALTORS® provide market expertise, negotiation skills, and industry connections, making transactions smoother and more profitable.

  • 2025 Homebuying Challenges: How to Beat Them?

    2025 Homebuying Challenges: How to Beat Them?

    1. Staying in budget Plan beyond down payments and factor in all homeownership costs. 2. Mortgage interest rates Some homebuyers worry about high mortgage rates; buying now with solid finances may beat rising home prices later.

  • Happy April Fool’s Day

    Happy April Fool’s Day

    Breaking news! Interest rates at pre-pandemic levels, mortgage rates at all-time low, announces Fed. It's a dream come true for homebuyers who have been waiting for the perfect time to enter the market! Dream on… Happy April Fool’s Day!

  • 6 tips when applying for a mortgage

    Buying a house in Central Texas is challenging due to rising prices, despite low interest rates. Buyers should understand the homebuying process and consider local community banks for mortgage needs, as they evaluate situations beyond credit scores. Researching recent home sales and understanding market comparables is crucial. Prequalification helps determine affordability and can expedite the…

  • Texas bill aims to ban forced home-auto insurance bundling

    Texas lawmakers are debating if insurers should mandate bundling home and auto insurance. Consumer groups are concerned after complaints about forced bundling to renew homeowners insurance. Critics argue it could infringe on rights and limit competition. Senate Bill 213 seeks to prohibit these requirements. Farmers Insurance doesn't require bundling, and the Insurance Council of Texas…

  • Texas Ranks 8th in Housing Market Stability

    Texas Ranks 8th in Housing Market Stability

    Texas ranks as the 8th most stable housing market with 8.4% chance of a 5% price drop since 2000, lower than the US avg. Since 2000, the median home price ↑ 170%, below the US avg of ↑ 196%.

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