san antonio realtor: Business Week Ranks San Antonio #1
- 11/24/09 06:32 AM
I found this fascinating quote today: Business Week gave San Antonio a rank of #1 when they named the "Forty Strongest U.S. Metro Economies" in a recent issue.jimmystewart.typepad.com, Jimmy Stewart - San Antonio REALTOR, Nov 2009 You should read the whole article. … (4 comments)
san antonio realtor: Zillow COO Forecasts New Wave of Foreclosures in 2010
- 11/23/09 03:43 AM
I found this fascinating quote today:Image via Wikipedia Zillow COO Spenser Rascoff, in an appearance on Fox Business expects a new wave of foreclosures in 2010. Some of the points he made include:jimmystewart.typepad.com, Jimmy Stewart - San Antonio REALTOR, Nov 2009 You should read the whole article. … (4 comments)
san antonio realtor: Facebook For REALTORS
- 11/20/09 04:21 AM
I found this fascinating quote today: Will a REALTOR benefit by joining Facebook? That's not an easy question to answer. My answer is...it depends.jimmystewart.typepad.com, Jimmy Stewart - San Antonio REALTOR, Nov 2009 You should read the whole article.Image via Wikipedia … (2 comments)
san antonio realtor: Do Loan Mods Work?
- 11/10/09 01:53 AM
Do loan modifications work? That question was not answered by the Treasury Department today in a news release announcing the growth of loan mods. The Treasury said there are now about 650,000 borrowers in the loan modification program, or 20% of eligible borrowers. That figure is up from 16% participation in September. What percentage of loan mod participants have missed a payment? The Treasury doesn't answer that question. Anecdotal reports suggest default rates at about 50%. Are loan mod programs with high default rates better than immediate foreclosure for housing prices and lenders? My answer is yes because it keeps many … (4 comments)
san antonio realtor: 40th High School Reunion - A Nostalgic Lookback
- 10/16/09 01:02 AM
Forty years ago plus a few months, I graduated from Forest Park High School in Beaumont, Texas. I couldn't wait to get out of town to Dallas, where I would attend SMU. Some of you may remember 1969. Our country was in the middle of the Viet Nam war. We had lost one former student to the fighting. He was memorialized. There were never any war protests in our town that I remember. Illegal drug use, as far as I knew, was not prevalent. Beer and whiskey were the entertainment beverages of choice. A lot of us crossed the state line … (0 comments)
san antonio realtor: Why I Help Homeowners in Distress
- 10/14/09 12:53 AM
Why do I help distressed homeowners facing foreclosure? Because I've been a distressed homeowner myself once and I know a lot about your difficult situation. Here's what happened to me. I was offered a great job in a booming oilfield town in the early 1980's. So, we moved, bought a home, and settled in to our new community. Business was better than good for a while, but the owners decide to sell the company and I was out of a job. Just like that I had a big mortgage at a high interest rate, a non-working wife, a young daughter, car … (9 comments)
san antonio realtor: Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) To Be Announced Soon
- 10/13/09 12:27 AM
Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) may be announced by the U.S. Treasury sometime soon. "HAFA will offer financial incentives to both servicers and borrowers, and associated secondary investors, in order to facilitate a short sale or deed in lieu of the property", according to an article published in HousingWire.com. In addition, a Treasury official reported that borrowers will need to be eligible for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) in order to participate in the HAFA program. A program to streamline the short sale process and the extension of the $8000 first time buyer tax credit for another year or more … (0 comments)
san antonio realtor: HUD Homes For Sale - San Antonio
- 08/14/09 04:19 AM
Homes owned by HUD, for the benefit of prospective homebuyers, are homes acquired by FHA lenders through the process of foreclosure. FHA lenders insure the loan with HUD to limit their losses on loans from foreclosed homes. HUD acquires the foreclosed homes from lenders and offers them for resale to the public. You, the general homebuying public, may purchase the HUD homes through a bid process using a licensed real estate agent, preferably a REALTOR. Your REALTOR will advise you about the bid process and what you need to do to make a bid. Homes are bought every week through the … (1 comments)
san antonio realtor: Clark High School - San Antonio - Homes from $160,000 to $250,000
- 08/14/09 02:26 AM
The Clark High School area in San Antonio is a great place to be a homeowner because of the wonderful schools and excellent location. Today, I'm featuring single family homes listed for sale in the San Antonio MLS that are priced from $160,000 to $250,000. After you click on this link, you can view each home by selecting on the right side of the page. Homes are ordered by price from lowest to highest. Enjoy browsing the homes. I'll be adding homes in higher price points later.
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san antonio realtor: Lessons Learned at the Doctor's Office
- 08/03/09 03:31 AM
What lessons, or "teachable moments" in Obama-speak, could a REALTOR and a client benefit from while at the doctor's office? By the way, my wife's colonoscopy resulted in a report of good health. Now, back to lessons learnable...
The nurses, technicians and physician (insert REALTOR) all assume the position of authority in all activities related to the patient (insert Client). Why should it be any other way in a REALTOR - Client relationship? How do they take charge? First, they assume authority and most patients give it to them. Then, they cement their authority and expertise by asking questions … (2 comments)
san antonio realtor: San Antonio Magazine Newcomers Edition - 2009
- 08/02/09 04:24 AM
San Antonio Magazine recently published their 2009 Newcomers Edition that's on newstands now. The July/August 2009 issue packs a lot of information about neighborhoods, events, shopping, recreation, restaurants, and hospitals. I've lived in San Antonio since 1984 and learned things I didn't know about the city by reading the magazine. You can pick up a copy of San Antonio Magazine at HEB, Barnes & Noble, and other area newsstands. Enjoy! … (0 comments)
san antonio realtor: Bexar County - San Antonio Texas 2009 Accountability Ratings for Schools by TEA
- 08/01/09 01:31 AM
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) just released the 2009 Accountability Ratings for Texas schools and districts. You can search by county and see all the ratings for schools and districts in your county that were rated. You can review the ratings for Bexar County / San Antonio area schools at this link. Go to County search, select search by County, and type in Bexar and search.
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san antonio realtor: Opposite Theory - Could It Work for You and Me?
- 07/31/09 03:07 AM
How was your July? Could you have done anything different to have a better outcome? Well, I remembered an episode from Seinfeld that may give all of us some food for thought. The following plot summary is taken from Wikipedia: George, upon visiting the beach (where many of the characters are seen having a major revelation), decides that every decision that he has ever made has been wrong, and that his life is the exact opposite of what it should be. George tells this to Jerry in Monk's Cafe, who convinces him that “if every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite … (1 comments)
san antonio realtor: Renters - 5 Reasons Why You Should Be a First Time Homebuyer - Pronto
- 07/31/09 02:08 AM
Renters - Why rent when there are 5 good reasons to become a first time homebuyer - now - before it's too late. Interest rates are at historically low levels. My many years of business experience have taught me that higher interest rates usually follow low interest rates. Why will interest rates rise? Because business will pick up, demand for credit will increase, and the price of money...interest rates...will rise. Lower rates, as in right now, mean a lower, more affordable payment. So, that's my first good reason to buy. Home prices are relatively attractive today in most markets compared to … (0 comments)
san antonio realtor: Join Me On Facebook
- 07/30/09 05:13 AM
Join me as a friend on Facebook. Just click here. I just started a few weeks ago and I'm very excited about reconnecting with old friends I haven't seen in years. Plus, I'm getting reaquainted with a lot of other people. I recommend Facebook. … (2 comments)
san antonio realtor: What's Your Opinion: The Health Care Debate
- 07/30/09 01:13 AM
The health care debate is getting hot. The proposals are so complicated that it's hard to reach a conclusion about the good, bad, and ugly of the bill. Here's my view. The private sector always works better than government. Competition is usually better than no competition. My current health care plan, which comes to me via my wife's employment, is great. In my case, why fix what's not broken. What about you? What about the uninsured? What about pre-existing conditions? What about the absurdly high cost of health care? Do you want government czars making decisions about your health care that … (3 comments)
san antonio realtor: Warning: Not About Real Estate
- 07/29/09 11:23 AM
What I'm going to tell you about doesn't happen very often. I'm without wife, kids, and grandkids for the next few days. Me and the dogs, Lucy and Ethel, are on our own. No life raft. So, I got home, watered some plants, fed the dogs and kicked back. Tonight it's me, the big screen, remote, TV dinner, and ice cold lemonade bar. How sweet it is! … (2 comments)
san antonio realtor: Welcome to Home Pro San Antonio
- 07/27/09 08:16 AM
Welcome to Home Pro San Antonio. This blog will be your go to source for relevant and important information about San Antonio's housing market. Your San Antonio home search can begin right here. Home Pro San Antonio will be evolving over the next few days into a format that will be helpful to you. In the meantime, thank you for visiting Home Pro San Antonio and happy house hunting. Thanks for reading. Please subscribe to Home Pro San Antonio.
The primary focus of my blog, "Avoid Texas Foreclosure" is to inform distressed homeowners of their options when: (1) their mortgage is currently in default; or, (2) they expect their mortgage to go into default.
In addition, I plan to offer usable information to my fellow agents as they represent buyers and sellers in distressed property transactions.
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