first time homebuyers: Nine Sixty Nine : Contemporary Green Homes In Austin - 03/24/09 02:38 PM
The Agave Design Series is a popular range of homes out at Nine Sixty Nine. What’s changed that has made them all start selling? To my mind there are two stimuli right now - builder incentives and the tax credit.
. . . Check out the article on the green homes at Nine Sixty Nine for more details on these rapidly disappearing green homes under $250,000. Garreth Wilcock is a Realtor® who expertly represents buyers of Agave Homes in Austin. He specializes in Central and East Austin Real Estate. Call 512 694 8873 if you want to learn more … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: $8000 Tax Credit - How Do I Get It? - 02/28/09 10:04 AM
If you’re feeling stimulated and want to get your first time home buyers’ $8000 tax credit, then you’ll need the right form from the IRS.
. . . Read on for specifics on how you can get the first time home buyers' tax credit Garreth Wilcock is an Austin Realtor® and EcoBroker® who helps first time buyers find homes in Austin, and can give you a FREE market analysis of an Austin neighborhood you are interested in.
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first time homebuyers: Accurate and Timely Real Estate Data In Austin - 02/28/09 09:14 AM
Buyer: “We’re going to drive by this home we saw on Yahoo! Real Estate. It looks like a great deal.” Me: “OK, let me see what I can find out about it. Send me the link.”
This is how the conversation started. I took a look at the link to the home in Maple Run. Interesting, I haven’t seen this property listed for several years, and $134,900 would be a fantastic price for the neighborhood. So I noted the MLS number and looked it up. The listing expired in 2005 with the home unsold.
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first time homebuyers: Mueller Affordable Program - Phase II Homes Available For $3000 - 01/11/09 12:35 AM
Mueller Austin Affordable Homes Available: Many people look at the current economic crisis and point their blame fingers at loose lending practices in the residential mortgage industry. At Mueller Austin there are affordable homes in inventory right now. And some of them are available with 100% financing. Are we still doing setting people up to fail?
Read on to find out 100% financing at Mueller with the MyCommunityMortgage program . . .
Garreth Wilcock is an Austin real estate agent working in the East and Central Austin home market. Contact Garreth to find out if the Mueller Affordable program is right … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Five Easy Steps To Make Sure You’re Getting the Best Home Loan - 01/10/09 11:42 PM
Home buyers in Austin often complain that it’s hard to fathom the different loan options available to them, and Good Faith Estimates might as well be “best guess estimates”. Mortgage rates dropped significantly last week, and to get the absolutely best deal, here are five steps to compare loans from different lenders.
Read on to learn five steps you can take to get the best home loan . . .
Garreth Wilcock is a REALTOR® in Austin, Texas. He specializes in listing Central Austin and East Austin Real Estate, and enjoys working with first time homebuyers throughout the Austin area. You … (1 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Waiting for Affordable Homes at Mueller? Live Up The Street Right Now! - 12/05/08 08:34 PM
In a recent post, I compared the price per square foot of some available homes at Mueller Austin with the surrounding areas that are closer to town, and showed that they were pretty competitive.
I could write for days (and often do) about the existing and coming amenities and employers at Mueller [. . .] However, the waiting list for affordable homes is variable at best.
Read on to discover some affordable home options near the Mueller neighborhood . . .
Garreth Wilcock is a Realtor® working in and around Mueller Austin. Find out his cost saving representation for Mueller buyers, … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Exercise Will Stop Your House Burning Down - 11/13/08 11:18 AM
Mike Eckert is a fellow Austin Realtor® and used to be a volunteer fire chief in Manor. He told me this story about how his dog saved his parents’ life last week. I learned this valuable lesson on the prevention of house fires . . .
Read more to find out how exercising can prevent a house fire.
Garreth Wilcock is a REALTOR® in Austin, Texas. He specializes in Central East Austin Real Estate, and enjoys working with first time homebuyers. You can search homes in the Austin MLS by map at his website.
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first time homebuyers: Top Five Tips on Your New Austin Home Final Walkthrough - 10/02/08 02:49 PM
You are about to close on your brand new home in the perfect subdivision, and you schedule the final walkthrough with the builder. You could be about to make a costly mistake, unless you prepare yourself for the walkthrough process.
You are no doubt excited at this point at the prospect of moving in, but it pays to check your emotions at the door when you do the walkthrough, and to enlist as much help as you can. This is the time to get things rectified and to get plans to rectify things you find in writing. Here's are my top … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Austin Home Buying: What to Put in The Offer - 09/13/08 07:56 PM
You've found the perfect first ranch home in Austin, and you're ready to submit an offer, so what do you need to get it together? Here are some of the questions that I get asked most by first time homebuyers. How much earnest money should I put into escrow? The standard option contract used to buy resale homes in Texas allows a buyer to put up earnest money with a third party. A typical amount to give to the title company is around 1% of the sales price. With a new home that is not yet built, the builder will have … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: First Time Homebuying in Austin - Five Things You Need To Know About The Offer - 09/11/08 05:21 PM
For many Austinites, a home purchase is the largest they will ever make. First time homebuyers can easily get caught in information overload, and figuring out how much to offer for your ideal home can be a big decision. Here are five frequently asked questions that I hear from first time homebuyers. Should I base the offer on a percentage of the list price? Not necessarily. The list price may be out of line with the market. Your REALTOR® will be able to give you an idea of recent comparable sales prices, and formulate an opinion on value in the market. … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Mueller Austin - The Affordable Program Is Accepting Applications Now - 09/10/08 06:35 PM
David Weekley, Meritage and Greenway Lofts are again offering homes in the affordable program at the Mueller Airport Redevelopment in Austin, TX. Here's the latest information:
There are more affordable homes available at Mueller now!
The good news is that everyone on the Mueller Pioneer list has been worked with and that a few affordable homes are still available.
25% of the total number of houses, apartments and condos at Mueller are to be available for families with lower than average incomes. Here are some of the frequently asked questions about the affordable homes, who is eligible for them, and instructions … (4 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Option Anxiety - What Buyers Need to Know - 07/19/08 03:35 PM
A little confused about the option period when buying a home? You're not alone. Here are the top five questions I get asked by buyers about the option period in a TREC residential single family home contract
1. What is the option period? What does it cost?
You are buying the right, or option, to purchase a home within a given period. Typically this 'option' period is used as a due diligence time by the buyer - they get the home inspected. It prevents the seller entering into a contract with another buyer while you're doing this (though they … (0 comments)
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first time homebuyers: Tales from the Other Side of the Sign! - 03/25/08 11:44 PM
Now I know when most people see FSBO marketing, they think of talking to FSBO sellers and making them aware of the services of a good Realtor®. But recently I decided to put a FSBO sign in my yard in advance of putting my house in the MLS, and I was amazed at the questions people asked when they called from the sign.
Now, I didn't use any systems of advertising to syndicate a web-listing on a bunch of FSBO sites. I simply put a cheap Home Depot sign in my yard saying FSBO Owner / Agent 512 694 … (4 comments)
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