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Here’s a great homebuying opportunity!  Fannie Mae recently announced that the down payment requirement to purchase a multi-family home ...

Some good news about FHA loans.  Earlier this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that it was lowering the annual rate for ...

Can you defer property taxes in Texas?  For Texans who have the 65-and-over exemption on their primary residence, the answer is yes.  ...

It’s time for them to go!  The bloggers at Styled, Staged, and Sold recently surveyed designers and consumers to see which of ...

Did you know that some Texas homeowners can defer property tax payments?  And for a long time, too.  Over the next few minutes, I’ll ...

Welcome to the November 2023 edition of "How's the Market in Steiner Ranch.”  No surprising numbers this month, but let’s dive in ...

Welcome to the November 2023 edition of "How's the Market in Central Texas.”  Before we look at the figures, let me just say that the ...

Another update on that Airbnb nightmare. Recapping briefly, there’s a woman in Los Angeles who has been living in an Airbnb without paying rent....

I learned something new.  After 24 years in real estate, that doesn’t happen all the time.  I recently had a client buy a home and we ...

Ever heard of a USDA mortgage? In the right situations, it can be a good option, but they aren’t very common with only 7,100 loans issued ...

It’s a great time for builders!  At least Wall Street thinks so.  With mortgage rates well over 6% all year, many people are not ...

Why are rates near 8%?  Mortgage rates have increased rapidly in October and are now just under 8%.  But the Federal Reserve hasn’t ...

Are home prices going up or down?  As we head towards the end of 2023, various housing economists have given their predictions on how national ...

Let’s check in on Opendoor.  If you don’t know, they buy homes from consumers and resell them at a higher price.  In 2021, they ...

An update on the Airbnb nightmare.  I recently shared the story of a woman in Los Angeles who hasn’t paid rent in 18 months for the Airbnb ...

An Airbnb nightmare! A woman in Los Angeles has stayed in an Airbnb for 18 months without paying. In September of ’21, she rented a guesthouse ...

Welcome to the October 2023 edition of "How's the Market in Central Texas.”  Before we look at the figures, let me say that the stats ...