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How to Get Austin Condominiums FHA Approved

Historical article (2010): If you're an owner of a condo in the Austin area and are about to list your condo to sell, you may be surprised when you find out that your condo building isn't FHA Approved. What does this mean to

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How Texas Veterans Buy Houses

Historical article (2010): The following blog was written by Chad Bowman, an Austin mortgage banker and Austin VA loan specialist: The Texas Veterans Land Board (TVLB) offers many benefits to our proud Texas Veterans including a home purchase program known as the Veterans

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Energy Star Ratings and Green Building Popular With Austin Home Buyers

Historical article (2010): Local and national builders of Austin homes like KB Homes, Lennar Homes, Wilshire Homes and many others are adapting to the latest demand from home buyers: energy efficiency and Green building. Energy Star Ratings on New Homes Since 2007, Energy

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Should You Hire a Stager Before You Sell Your Austin Home?

Historical article (2010): A home is, in the end, a product. Many products are sold as is, nothing fancy nothing exciting. When you sell your home like an as-is product, you are likely not going to sell your product for top dollar. To

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National Home Prices Rise For 6th Consecutive Month

Historical article (2010): The latest Case-Shiller index housing valuations were released today, and home prices for the 20-city index rose for the 6th straight month for November. The index value was up 0.2% for November, to a value of 145.49. Demand has increased

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Using In-House Lenders From Austin Home Builders

Historical article (2010): I recently had a closing with a client who bought a beautiful new home from D.R. Horton in a rural area, just outside of Austin. D.R. Horton prides themselves on being a one-stop shop that caters to first-time homebuyers. This has

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New Texas Laws Regarding Property Appraisals to Take Effect Jan 1, 2010

Historical article (2009): There are two new Texas bills that will become law on January 1, 2010, that could affect property owners in certain counties including Travis county in Austin. House Bill 3612 concerns the appeal of property appraisals in several Texas counties,

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Recent Sales Data for Downtown Austin Real Estate

Historical article (2009): Downtown Austin Real Estate - November 2009 Sales Report The following sales data for Downtown Austin real estate includes condos that sold between November 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009. Data was taken from Austin MLS Area DT. Note that

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Recent Sales Data for Central Austin Real Estate

Historical article (2009): Central Austin Real Estate - November 2009 Sales Report The following sales data for Central Austin real estate includes properties that sold between November 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009. Data was taken from Austin MLS Areas 1B and 4.

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Beige Book Data Shows Signs of Economic Improvement

Historical article (2009): Today the Federal Reserve Bank released the latest Beige Book data, and it showed signs of economic improvement in 8 of the 12 Fed Bank areas, led in part by residential housing. While we don't have a Fed Bank located in Austin

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