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Houston Real Estate: Tricky or a Treat?

To borrow a line from Eleanor Roosevelt, these clearly are “no ordinary times.”

It’s been an interesting fall season, to say the least. First, Hurricane Ike hit, which either left most of you without power for some time or sent you on a hurrication. Then, we looked up into a $700B government bail-out bill, which after one failed attempt, was signed into effect on October 3rd. And then, there’s the upcoming election, to boot!

So, what does all of this mean for the Houston Real Estate Market?

Submitted by paige-martin on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 8:26pm.

More People Are Willing to Spend $1M on a Home

The Houston Chronicle just published a great real estate article talking about demand for homes in excess of $1M.

Highlights include:

Submitted by paige-martin on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 12:43pm.

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Tips to Hire the Right Painter For Your Home

According to the annual Cost vs. Value Survey that ranks home improvement projects with the best return on investment (ROI), painting is one of the most popular home renovation projects - and it delivers a great return for your time and money.

Many people decide that they're not interested in completing this project themselves, but would rather hire a painting contractor.

Submitted by paige-martin on Thu, 03/27/2008 - 10:08am.

Forbes Article - Best Cities For Bargain House Hunters

Forbes magazine just completed a great article entitled "Best Cities for Bargain House-Hunters."

Key items include:

Submitted by paige-martin on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 2:08pm.

December 2007 Sales Report

Following, please find the December 2007 Sales Report distributed by the Houston Association of Realtors

Submitted by paige-martin on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 1:18pm.

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New HoustonProperties.com Site

Welcome to HoustonProperties.com - you may have noticed a new look!

We've recently redone the site to provide you with:

More information (we now have over 600 pages of content),
A better layout,
The ability to search more homes for sale (you can find over 40,000 Houston properties),
More free offers
Updated blog
The most comprehensive Houston real estate site available

Please contact me if you have any suggestions, comments or other enhancements we can make!

Submitted by paige-martin on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 9:25am.

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Texas Economy - Growing Again

I recently read a great article from Tierre Grande about the Texas economy. It had some great statistics about Texas' growth, including:

Submitted by paige-martin on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 12:43pm.

Houston Real Estate Terminology

Provided by HUD

203(b):FHA program which provides mortgage insurance to protect lenders from default; used to finance the purchase of new or existing one- to four family housing; characterized by low down payment, flexible qualifying guidelines, limited fees, and a limit on maximum loan amount.

203(k):this FHA mortgage insurance program enables homebuyers to finance both the purchase of a house and the cost of its rehabilitation through a single mortgage loan.

Houston Home Remodeling Projects With the Best Return On Investment

TOP 12 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Houston Real Estate Prices

While the sub-prime mortgage mess and falling home prices make front page news nationwide, local residents of Houston Texas are asking themselves is Houston also headed for a severe real estate correction?

Houston is one of the top five metropolitan service areas (MSA) in the country with thelowest risk of falling home values according to PMI Mortgage Insurance Company and HoustonFacts.