Dallas homeowners see higher home equity rates than most

Dallas homeowners are in the top ranks for owners with mortgages who have positive home equity according to an article posted in the Dallas Morning News today. Here are some of the highlights and the link to read the full article.

"With housing values rising, Dallas-area homeowners now have one ...

PRESS RELEASE: Local Richardson Author Releases Second Book

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Local Author Releases Second Book

Book Profiles Top Real Estate Agents and Their Secrets

Dallas – June 21, 2012 – “Real estate in 2012 is a whole new ballgame compared to just five years ago.” said Todd Tramonte.

After signing a book deal in February with publishers Dicks+Nanton ...

My New Book Comes Out on Thursday!

Friends,

 

Over the last 8 months, I have been working on a book with many of the nation's most  trusted real estate advisors about how they are making money in the new real estate market. In the process of writing this book, we all agreed to reveal our cutting ...

Summer is heating up...but we're still seeing record lows!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet and let the data speak for itself. If you've been thinking about getting into a new home and will be financing that purchase then you are in luck. We're still witnessing record level housing affordability.

"The average rate for ...

Today is a great day!

Robert Griffin III was drafted number two overall by the Washington Redskins (sorry Cowboys fans,) Spring is fully in the air here in North Texas and oh by the way, the real estate market in our area is very very active.

After several lunch meetings lately with very very good ...

The truth about foreclosures in Richardson

I was out in a foreclosure open house this past weekend and I had a neighbor stop by concerned about how many foreclosures there are right now. This is a really common occurrence with neighbors being concerned about their property values (who can blame them?) and worried about the negative ...

There is something funny going on in the housing news...

If you've been following the housing market in any way in the news within the last few years you've seen a good amount of negative news. The information from the major news networks haven't exactly told the whole story since they take a national viewpoint and housing ...

The Sky Is Falling!

The housing market is awful, isn’t it? I mean ghost towns are everywhere, the American dream is dead, and who knows how the few people who can get a mortgage are doing it. Let’s be honest, why would anyone want to work in real estate, let alone purchase ...

A 14-Year-Old Girl Just Bought A House In Florida

Luckily, the housing market in Texas never got as bad as it did in Florida but there are still plenty of opportunities for amazing house deals to be purchased in the Dallas area.

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Meet Willow Tufano, age 14: Lady Gaga fan, animal lover, landlord.

In 2005, when Willow was ...

Housing is affordable: what are you waiting for?

Home affordability has officially reached it's all time highest level. According to the National Association of Realtor's (NAR) Housing Affordability Index, "the index rose to 206.1 in January, and an index of 100 is defined as the point where a median-income household has exactly enough income to ...