The December issue of Keller Williams Showcase Magazine features an informative article titled: “Reasons Why Now is a Great Time to Buy a Home! A Smart Buyer’s Guide to Seizing the Market.” The free magazine is available at area grocery stores or from any agent at Keller Williams Realty Northeast. The article gives facts and Continue reading
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Local Home Sales Decline, While Prices Climb
Local Home Sales Decline, While Prices Climb Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) Releases October Market Update Sales of existing single family homes declined across all areas of Northeast Houston for the second consecutive month, according to the Multiple Listing Service Market Update released by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR). The number of homes sold Continue reading
Foreclosure Practices Questioned by Texas Attorney General
Last week, the Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott gave 30 mortgage banking and servicing institutions until this Friday (Oct. 15) to respond to a request for information about their foreclosure processes.
A letter was issued by Abbott’s office on Oct. 5 causing concern in the real estate industry when it called for the banks to “suspend all foreclosures, all sales of properties previously foreclosed upon, and all evictions of persons residing in previously foreclosed upon properties.” In addition, the attorney general’s office asked the lenders to take eight steps to correct possible past mistakes in mortgage documentation practices.
Northeast Houston Home Sales Shine in August
Northeast Houston was a bright spot in the Houston housing market in August, according to the Multiple Listing Service Market Update released by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR).
Home buyers took advantage of a good selection of homes on the market to pump up single family home sales in August in both HAR Area 32 (Kingwood) and Area 40 (Montgomery County Southeast). The Kingwood area recorded 106 single family homes sold in August, up 12.7 percent versus last year. In Montgomery County Southeast, 37 homes were sold in August, a 23.3 percent gain.
Good Credit Scores Mean Lower Mortgage Payments
We’ve all heard that awful singing about FreeCreditReport.com on TV commercials. But if you are like me, you may not know why getting a credit report matters, even if it is free!
Good credit reports are critical for today’s homebuyers. They need good credit to get approved for loans which are harder to come by these days with more stringent lender standards.
Area Home Sales Cool Down in July As Homebuyer Tax Credit Expires Houston
Sales of single family homes in Houston fell sharply in July after an artificial boost due to the federal tax credit came to a close.
Following four consecutive months of comparable sales gains, the Houston market sold 25 percent less single family homes in July 2010 than July 2009, according to the Multiple Listing Service Market Update released by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR).
The same trend occurred in two areas of northeast Houston. Single family home sales in HAR Area #1 (Atascocita/Humble) and Area #32 (Kingwood) were down 27 percent and 31 percent, respectively, in July.
Keller Williams Realty Named Highest Ranked in Home Buyer Satisfaction
According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Buyer/Seller Study, 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 ranked second among home sellers in the study for the second year in a row.
Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) Releases June Market Update
During the month of June, sales of single family homes in northeast Houston varied widely versus the Houston market overall, according to the Multiple Listing Service Market Update released by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR). While the Houston market had a three percent gain in single family homes sold over last year, HAR Area #1 (Atascocita/Humble) declined 11 percent, HAR Area #40 (Montgomery County Southwest) increased by 18 percent and Area #32 (Kingwood) was flat with exactly the same number of homes sold in June 2010 as in June 2009.
Keller Williams Realty Ranks Second in HBJ Report
The Houston Business Journal reported in its June 25 issue that Keller Williams Realty is the second largest Houston-area residential real estate brokerage firm for 2009 based on both closed transactions and volume of closed sales. The results take into account the combined figures for six Keller Williams offices: Northeast, The Woodlands, Professionals, Magnolia, Sterling Ridge and Livingston.
Houston Association of Realtors Releases May Housing Report
In May, single family home sales in northeast Houston rose for the third straight month in response to record-low mortgage rates and the lingering effects of the federal home buyers’ tax credit, according to the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR).
The HAR monthly report for May showed a 22 percent gain versus last year in home sales in both HAR Area #1 (Atascocita/Humble) and Area #32 (Kingwood). HAR Area #40 (Montgomery County Southwest) was up 14 percent, slightly behind the Houston market overall which sold 19 percent more single family homes sold than last year.
“The homebuyer tax credit was a real shot in