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Banks Give Aid to Military Families in Need
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$100 Bathroom Makeover
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Banks Give Aid to Military Families in Need

March 15, 2011

In following a recent move by J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America Corp. announced it would launch a new program geared to reducing loan balances for military borrowers who are struggling to pay their mortgages as they leave active duty. Many of the banks’ measures go beyond protections already provided to military borrowers in the [...]

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Fannie and Freddie Extend Deadline for Homeowners in Trouble

March 15, 2011

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue to refinance qualifying borrowers who have lost equity in their home without requiring additional mortgage insurance for another year under the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP. HARP, which was scheduled to expire June 30, will stay open for business for another year, and Freddie Mac will exempt the [...]

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$100 Bathroom Makeover

March 15, 2011

$100 Bathroom Makeover Tips for grouting tiles, painting walls Q: I’m looking to add a little pizzazz to my bathroom. Since I was recently laid off, I’ve got more time than money. Depending on how the job hunting goes, I may have to sell my home. That’s not in the foreseeable future, but you never [...]

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Mortgage Markets Moved by Tsunami and Saudi Arabia

March 15, 2011

Last Week in Review: Our hearts and minds – as well as the markets – were moved by the tsunami in Japan and unrest in Saudi Arabia. Read how both impacted Bonds and home loan rates! Forecast for the Week: Double dose after double dose hits the news wires this week. Find out what to [...]

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3 Items You Don’t Have in Your House, but Need….

October 26, 2010

The first is a whole house surge protector. Most of you have those little surge strips that you plug your expensive electronic stuff into right? Well, those of “in the know” don’t use those. We use a WHOLE HOUSE surge protector which protects everything in the home. Mine was $50 at Home Depot which I [...]

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Keller Williams Realty Wins J.D. Power Award

September 28, 2010

AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 28, 2010) —According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010Home Buyer/Seller StudySM, Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the third largest real estate company in the United States, has received the highest overall satisfaction ratings from home buyers among the largest full-service real estate firms for the third year in a row. The company also [...]

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July Market Stats

September 28, 2010

July Market Stats

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HGTV is looking for First Time Homebuyers in Austin

July 19, 2010

BUYING YOUR FIRST PLACE? Then HGTV is looking for you! MY FIRST PLACE, HGTV’s hit series, is coming back for an ninth season and we’re looking for first-time homebuyers (and their agents!) in the Austin area RIGHT NOW!  They are looking for fun, high-energy people who are just starting the home-buying process for their first [...]

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Forever Texas

July 15, 2010

TEXAS I thought this was interesting.. Hope you do too…. ================================================== TEXAS HAS IT ALL Feeling a litle Down?- Why not Visit Smiley , Texas 78159 Paradise , Texas 76073 Rainbow , Texas 76077 Sweet Home , Texas 77987 Comfort , Texas 78013 Friendship, Texas 76530 Love the Sun? Sun City , Texas 78628 Sunrise [...]

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Dryer, Dryer, Pants on Fire…. Literally

July 15, 2010

The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) [...]

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Water…..

July 7, 2010

Most of us give hardly a second thought to what actually happens when we turn on the water faucet and enjoy the wonderful sound and (hopefully) refreshing taste of clean, cool water. Unfortunately, we all have suffered from a lack thereof and at these times it becomes painfully clear how dependent we all are on [...]

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Chris Daniels, The Realtor

February 11, 2010
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Buying a home is one of the most important investments someone will make in their lifetime. Families work for years saving enough money to buy a home. After all it’s the American Dream right? Before I got into the industry I found that there was a serious lack of knowledge on the homebuyers part. Given [...]

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