First Time Homebuyer Guide - Part 5by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine Part 5: Am I buying a Money Pit? Inspections So far, this series has covered: Part 1 Finding the Agent Part 2 Finding the Lender Part 3 Finding the House Part 4 Making the Offer Once you have a signed contract, the transaction
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08/27/2009
First Time Homebuyer Guide - Part 4by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine Part 4: I've found THE home - now what? (Making an offer) Okay...here is what we have covered so far: Part 1 - Finding a Buyer's AgentPart 2 - Finding the Right LenderPart 3 - Finding the Home Maybe you looked at several homes or y
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08/26/2009
Northwest MS Foreclosure Market Report - August 2009by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine I have been charting the foreclosure market in Northwest MS for a number of years now and keep up with the numbers on a weekly basis. The week ending Friday, August 21, 2009 saw 19 new foreclosures hitting the marke
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08/21/2009
First Time Homebuyer Guide - Part 3by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine PART 3: Looking....Looking...Looking (Finding The Home) So, in Part 1 you found a Buyer's Agent. In Part 2, you found your lender. You have your pre-approval from the lender and you know what price range to target. You are ready
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08/20/2009
Read this blog article by Gwenn Tanvas for answers to your questions about the $8,000 Tax Credit.The dust is settling, the ink has dried and the phones are beginning to ring. Yahoooooooooo! Spring is right around the corner and what a great home buying season 2009 will be. The opportunities for f
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08/19/2009
First Time Homebuyer Guide - Part 2by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine Part 2: How will we pay for it? (Finding the right lender and loan program for you) How do you know what price home to be look for? Think you can't buy a home because you don't have a pile of money saved for a downpayment? Should
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08/18/2009
Mississippi Veterans Home Purchase Boardby Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine The Veterans Home Purchase Board in the state of Mississippi has been helping Mississippi veterans obtain low-interest loans to purchase homes since 1946. This program is available for: Active Duty Military Reserve and National
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08/13/2009
First Time Homebuyer Guide - Part 1by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine This guide is designed to help first-time homebuyers better understand the overall process and steps in purchasing a home. There will be 6 parts in this series ranging from finding an agent and lender to different loan programs and
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08/12/2009
Olive Branch MS Real Estate Market Report - July 2009by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine The Olive Branch MS real estate market held steady at 59 sales this month. The average sales price was down to $174,097 and the average days on the market was 127. The percentage of the July sales that were foreclo
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08/07/2009
Hernando MS Real Estate Market Report - July 2009by Pam SimpsonThe Kudzu Vine Hernando MS had a significant jump in home sales over the previous month. There were 36 residential home sales in July with the average price of $174,108 (also up) and the average days on the market was 128. 17% of the
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08/07/2009