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7 Reasons to Own Your Home

1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home. 2. Appreciation. Real estate has long-term, stable growth in value. While year-to-year fluctuations are normal, median existing-home sale prices have increased on average 6.5 percent each year from 1972 through 2005, and increased... [Read More]

The Charles Shultz Philosophy

The following is the philosophy of Charlie Schultz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip. This was taken recently from an email blast and offers great encouragement this morning. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant. 4. Name five people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5.... [Read More]

Tax credit fuels skyrocketing Dallas-area preowned home sales

07:28 AM CST on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 By STEVE BROWN/ The Dallas Morning News The North Texas housing market came roaring back in November. Pre-owned home sales rose 31 percent last month from a year ago – one of the biggest increases on record and the second consecutive month of rising sales. Median home sale prices were up 5 percent, the largest gain in more than two years. "This... [Read More]

Don’t be Offended

If you haven't experienced this scenario, you've probably heard about someone who has: A buyer submits an offer on a home much lower than the seller's asking price. The low offer offends the seller. Not only is it below market value for the home, but it's an insult to all the care put into to maintaining and updating the house. The seller does not bother to reply to the offer. Though that seems... [Read More]

Texas’ Existing Home Sales Climb, Prices Inch Up

TEXAS (Real Estate Center, Realtor.org) – A total of 19,347 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, a 15 percent increase from October 2008, according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The median price rose 1 percent to $143,300 during the same period, and the state finished the month with a 6.9-month inventory of existing homes. Here... [Read More]

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