homes: 4.5 Percent Interest Rates Provide Hopeful Outlook For Home Buyers - 12/12/08 03:01 AM
There is a plan in the works to lower the rate on 30-year home mortgages to 4.5 percent, a number not seen in decades for home loans. The plan by the Treasury Department to help the hurting housing industry would be accomplished through purchasing mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie … (3 comments)
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homes: Mortgage Is Not a Bad Word: Steps to Getting a Home Loan in the Credit Crunch - 11/03/08 01:05 AM
The bad news about the economy is inescapable these days. Consumer confidence is at an all time low and it's easier to follow a tennis match than keep up with the daily rise and fall of the stock market. Even though everyone is carefully watching the bottom line, life does go … (1 comments)
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homes: Things To Do When You're Moving - 07/29/08 04:22 AM
Make a list. This seems like a pointless task, but it will definitely be worth it. Make a list of everything that needs to be done, when it needs to be completed, by whom, and who the contacts are. It will help to simplify and distress some of the moving process … (0 comments)
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homes: Allandale Neighborhood - 07/17/08 07:12 AM
Allandale is the name of a lovely neighborhood in central Austin, although the area was originally considered to be northwest Austin, before Austin’s expansion into a large metropolitan area. Allandale recently celebrated its 35th anniversary as an active central Austin community, and the Allandale Neighborhood Association has been a presence in … (0 comments)
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homes: How To Minimize The Stress Of Moving - 07/13/08 03:30 AM
Regardless of whether it's across the country or across town, moving is a stressful, expensive and time-consuming event. It requires extensive planning, organization, and a lot of physical activity. While there is no easy way to move house, there are several things you can do to simplify the process and reduce … (2 comments)
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homes: Southeast Austin - 78741 - 07/07/08 09:49 PM
Charming pockets of single family homes are studded throughout this hidden gem of a neighborhood, and although certain parts of the area are given over to apartment complexes, duplexes and fourplexes, this is an overlooked area with enormous potential. Bounded by I35 to the west, Ben White to the south, Riverside … (0 comments)
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homes: Texas Friendly Flowers - 06/14/08 02:09 AM
Do you love the beauty and color of flowers but cringe at the thought of the maintenance required for their upkeep? If your colorful blooms have a tendency to turn brown and crunchy from neglect in the hot Austin sun, there may be some flowers made just for you. Flora native … (2 comments)
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homes: Neighborhood Profiles – Southwest Austin - 06/12/08 12:54 AM
As the Austin Texas real estate market expands in all directions, areas we used to think of as “way out there” are not only seeming closer, but are getting their own infrastructure. Maple Run in Southwest Austin is just one of those areas. Located south of William Cannon, north of Slaughter, … (0 comments)
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homes: Easy Ways To Make Your Home More Energy Efficient - 06/06/08 02:34 AM
The average home spends a whopping $1500 annually on energy costs—an energy bottom line that is much bigger than it needs to be, because a significant portion of that energy is wasted and lost. The good news is, changing just a few simple things around your house can make a big … (2 comments)
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homes: Changing The Look Of A Fireplace - 06/04/08 02:01 AM
A fireplace is meant to be the centerpiece of your living space, the heart of your home. Sometimes, however, this focal point is less than impressive and more than lacking in the drama factor. If your fireplace is bland, plain or simply unattractive, a quick color change can do wonders. The … (4 comments)
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homes: The Tarrytown and Deep Eddy Areas of West Austin - 06/02/08 11:07 PM
Two beautiful areas of Austin which are also very historic are the Tarrytown neighborhood and the Deep Eddy neighborhood, and these two areas are adjacent to each other with Tarrytown being slightly farther north than Deep Eddy. These areas are situated in western Travis County, adjacent to Lake Austin, which is … (0 comments)
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homes: Mueller - Austin's Largest Urban Development Project - 05/23/08 04:29 AM
When Austin’s airport moved to its current location at the old Bergstrom Air Force base, the Robert Mueller airport became 711 acres of land just east of Interstate 35 ripe for developing. The city of Austin, along with the Catellus Development group, have created a master plan that includes a variety … (1 comments)
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homes: How To Properly Hang A Picture - 05/21/08 04:16 AM
Are your pictures too high? Too low? Are there extra nail holes behind those family pictures on your wall from when you tried to “eyeball” it?
If you don’t have the faintest idea how high a picture should be hung on the wall, or know anything about grouping pictures or … (4 comments)
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homes: How Will The US Economy Recover? - 05/19/08 01:02 AM
You would probably have to have been living on a remote desert island for the better part of two years to not see any signs of the slowdown in the economy of the United States. Since August of 2007, the real estate market has been reeling from plummeting house prices, due … (3 comments)
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homes: What To Do With Your Unneeded Moving Boxes - 05/08/08 03:11 AM
You packed. You moved. You unpacked. Now all those boxes are sitting there, empty, taking up space, getting in your way. Moving boxes are great—when you’re moving—but afterward, the only purpose they seem to serve is filling up the trashcan. There are a few alternatives to a landfill, however, so before … (5 comments)
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homes: Austin Neighborhood Profile : Clarksville - 04/14/08 08:33 PM
The West Austin area of Clarksville was originally a freedman’s colony for slaves freed after the Civil War. Clarksville now has a very diverse population, and this diversity is reflected in the various nationalities of the residents. There is an excellent public grade school in Clarksville, named Mathews Elementary. Every fall, … (0 comments)
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homes: Benefits of Buying Real Estate in a Down Market - 03/31/08 10:16 PM
During an up market everyone is rushing into the real estate market and during a down market everyone is running scared. But if we remember markets go up and down. And generally in 10 years people that bought during a down market frequently are happier with the appreciation on their … (0 comments)
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homes: Why as a Listing Agent I Prefer to Work With Buyers With Buyers Agents - 03/28/08 02:18 PM
More times than I can remember I had a buyer interested in a property think that I would be thrilled when I found out they didn't have a buyers agents. I'm not excited. In fact I would prefer that they had a buyers’ agent. Here are the reasons why:
1) … (0 comments)
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homes: Why I Hate 40 Year Loans - 03/21/08 07:22 PM
During the subprime crisis we saw the advent of numerous bizarre loan products. In general the new loan products were designed to get people into houses they could not normally afford. As people started to default on their mortgages banks realized many of these loan products were not a good idea. … (6 comments)
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homes: Bear Stearns and the Free Market - 03/19/08 06:38 PM
The recent government-sponsored bailout of Bear Stearns, one of the top five lenders in the United States, has shocked traders and left investors cold. Despite the chilly reaction on Wall Street, secretly many are breathing a sigh of relief. While Bear Stearns was mismanaged from its upper echelons, its subprime exposure … (2 comments)
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