I just read an article saying that analyst firm Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end in 2012. We can now see the light at the end of the tunnel, right? Not exactly. Although that sounds like great news, I'm not thrilled to hear this and I'll …

Notice the giant state in blue in the middle at the bottom.  If the entire map was Texas, Dallas would be the bluest and most attractive part of that too.  Businesses and individuals are moving to and investing in Dallas and surrounding areas.  Attractive and stable …

Selling your Dallas or Richardson area home before the busy Spring selling season can help net you more money for your house.

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Below is a conversation I had just last month with a great young family who wanted to be smart about selling their house …

In a recent post a real estate research blog stated that, on average, 12,000 homes sell every day in the United States. In the same post they looked at how many people are qualifying for mortgages. What they found was 72% of transactions involved someone obtaining financing. (Harney, 2012 …

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Searching online for houses for sale has become one of the most frequent online searches over the last year.  Millions of folks, including those who have no intention of buying a home, spend hours on the internet looking at pictures of homes for …

A recent NAR (National Association of Realtors) report showed that pending contracts to buy homes were at an 18 month high.  The index of pending agreements rose to 100.1 in the month of November, a gain of 7.3%. An index of 100 is an indication of a healthy …

Long before I got into the real estate business I had always heard that is was better to buy rather than rent a home.  With the market across the country having it’s up and downs over the past couple of years many people are questioning that philosophy. 

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A recent MSN Money/Case Shiller study found that the rate of return on real estate between 2000 and 2011 far outpaced the potential returns from the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ. Historically low interest rates continue to make now an even more attractive time to purchase a home. Richardson has quite …

There are many reasons to buy a home in Richardson, TX.  Below is a list I've put together to help paint a picture of why Richardson is such a great place to live.

• Richardson is a small family oriented town.
• Richardson is the first city north of Dallas …

There’s a common misconception that no one buys or sells homes during the winter and holidays. I’m not quit sure where this idea got started but I wanted to take a moment and look at the hard numbers to see if that’s really true.

Let’s take a look at the …