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montgomery: Houston ( Sugar Land ), Texas is the 3rd Most Stressed out City
- 08/19/10 05:49 AM
Forbes.com recently did an article on the most stressed cities in the nation. There research was based on high unemployment, long commute times, long work hours, limited access to health care, poor physical health and a lack of exercise for major cities. Las Vegas came in first. They are obviously #1 due to the hours of operation of casinos(24hrs) and the house crisis there. Los Angeles came in at #2. Ironically Houston's unemployment rate is below the national average. But per the article this leads to Houstonians being workaholics. On average a Houston resident works 41.2 hours a week. This is … (2 comments)
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montgomery: Your Weekly Mortgage Rate Update for Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery County or anywhere in Texas. 8/17. 30yr FHA is 4%!!
- 08/18/10 05:08 AM
Here is your weekly interest rate update:
Conventional 30 year Mortgage: 4.25%
Credit score:740
LTV:80%
Loan Amount:$200k
APR: 4.875%
FHA 30 year:4%
Credit Score:640
LTV:96.5%
loan amount:$200k
APR:4.65%
Conventional 15 year:3.75%
Credit score:740
LTV:80%
Loan Amount:$200k
APR:4.25%
Call me today if you are thinking of refinancing or buying a home, for the best mortgage rate possible.
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montgomery: Texas is #2 in Nation for Highest Closing Costs for a Mortgage, but is this true??
- 08/17/10 01:16 PM
Yahoo.com recently reported that Texas is #2 in the nation for the highest fees for a mortgage. The official numbers were provide by Bankrate .com. Fees charged by lenders were up 22.8% over last year. And fees by third parties was up over 47%. Third party fees would include your appraisal fee and title company fees. The increase of these fees can be contributed to the additional amount of work that mortgages now require. Appraisal fees have gone up due to appraisals now being ordered thru a 3rd party. This process known as HVCC has added a new person to the … (0 comments)
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montgomery: How to Relocate to Houston, Texas and do it “Green”!!
- 08/17/10 10:17 AM
Relocation.com just did a great article on how to move or relocate and do it in the most GREEN way possible. If you are thinking of relocating to anywhere in Texas, these are great ideas:
Reusable Packing Crates- Most moving companies will want you to use new cardboard moving boxes. Try to use "reusable" boxes. Maybe the original boxes items came in such as TV's, Computers, Art, etc. Or maybe you can use someone's boxes that recently moved into your neighborhood. "Earth Friendly Moving" and "Rent A Crate" are just two national moving companies that offer reusable crates Cut back … (0 comments)
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montgomery: Dave Your Mortgage Guy (.com) has gone GREEN!! Paperless
- 08/16/10 05:22 AM
DaveYourMortgageGuy.com now has paperless mortgage documents. With the help of Docusign, the entire mortgage package is paperless. In the past you would need to sign and initial all of the mortgage documents. This usually meant initialing 40+ documents. Now you can just go thru and click designated spots on the form, providing an "Esignature". Not only will this save you time when filling out and signing your mortgage documents, it will also save TREES!!! If you are thinking of buying or refinancing your home, please call me today to make sure you are getting the best rate possible.
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montgomery: Shop for Lower Electric Rates in Texas!
- 08/16/10 03:47 AM
I recently came across a great website that allows you to shop around for cheaper electric rates. It is www.powertochoose.org. My understanding it is a non profit website and not associated with any specific electric company. All you have to do is put in your Zip Code and a number of electric company options come up. I try to shop for my electric every year, when my contract is up. This way you can always keep your bill as cheap as possible. You can choose 6, 12, 24mths terms. It also shows you how much your cancellation fee is per option. … (1 comments)
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montgomery: Your Weekly Rate Update for Fort Bend, Harris, Brazoria, Montgomery County, or anywhere in Texas. 8/11
- 08/11/10 04:58 AM
Here is your weekly mortgage rate update:
Conventional 30 year Mortgage: 4.25%
Credit score:740
LTV:80%
Loan Amount:$200k
APR: 4.875%
FHA 30 year:4.25%
Credit Score:640
LTV:96.5%
loan amount:$200k
APR:5.95%
Conventional 15 year:3.75%
Credit score:740
LTV:80%
Loan Amount:$200k
APR:4.05%
Call me today if you are thinking of refinancing or buying a home, for the best mortgage rate possible.
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montgomery: Woodforest development in Montgomery County, Texas
- 08/10/10 12:25 PM
A new home development is being built right now by Johnson Development. It will be called Woodforest and will be located in Montgomery County, just 6 miles south of Lake Conroe and 5 miles north of The Woodlands. This development will be amazing. It is located right next to the Woodforest Golf Club. Keep in mind this is a championship golf course designed by Steve Elkington.
Not only will it have amazing homes, but will also have 90 acres in businesses for your convience. I am being told they will be building a "Market Street" theme setup like in the Woodlands. Or like "Town … (2 comments)
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montgomery: Lake Conroe, Montgomery County Market Report
- 07/19/10 04:59 AM
This is great information if you are looking to buy a home In the Lake Conroe(texas) area. www.DaveYourMortgageGuy.com.
The local housing report for June is now out. As usual I have compiled these statistics and will, over the next several blogs, give you an update on the Montgomery County single family residence (SFR) real estate market. These blogs will be broken down by the four MLS areas that comprise our county plus a blog for the county as a whole. Before I start the series though I will give you a brief update.
Sales of single family residences in Montgomery are … (0 comments)
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Forbes.com recently did an article on the most stressed cities in the nation. There research was based on high unemployment, long commute times, long work hours, limited access to health care, poor physical health and a lack of exercise for major cities. Las Vegas came in first. They are obviously #1 due to the hours of operation of casinos(24hrs) and the house crisis there. Los Angeles came in at #2. Ironically Houston's unemployment rate is below the national average. But per the article this leads to Houstonians being workaholics. On average a Houston resident works 41.2 hours a week. This is … (2 comments)
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