coaches corner radio: Walker Meadows in Bellefonte PA. offers new home construction for first-time homebuyers - 07/29/09 01:28 AM
Walker Meadows in Bellefonte PA. offers new home construction for first-time homebuyers in the Bellefonte School District  (http://www.basd.net/ct) and is located in the quiet countryside just east of Bellefonte but close to I-99 and Penn State University (www.psu.edu). 
 There are 10 building lots left at Walker Meadows and home packages start at $193,000 and first-time home buyers can qualify for the $8,000 tax credit if you purchase and close on a Walker Meadows home by November 30, 2009.
 

Amenities include Energy Star rated construction and a 10 year builders limited warranty on all homes.  There are 10 building lots … (0 comments)

coaches corner radio: AFFORDABLE HOUSING UPDATE - STATE COLLEGE AND HAPPY VALLEY, PA - 07/17/09 10:39 AM

The contrarian that I am I love to continue to tell the folks in Happy Valley that despite media reports to the contrary, there is AFFORDABLE HOUSING available in the shadow of Beaver Stadium.
To that end I am updating the affordable housing statistics based on the USDA maximum purchase price of $189,900.
Current active single family listings - 735
Total Single family Homes priced under $189,900 - 305
% of Affordable homes as a percententage of all homes for sale - 41.5%
Affordable Housing by School District
State College - 57
Bald Eagle - 29
Bellefonte - 47
Penns … (0 comments)

coaches corner radio: Team Obama – Foreclosures at record high in first half 2009 despite aid! - 07/16/09 01:47 PM

This Saturday Morning on Coaches Corner Radio Top Gun Tim Rogers will continue the foreclosure discussion and it's impact on real estate.  We will review Team Obama's campaign promises about solving the foreclosure issue.
 It was announced today that Foreclosures reached a record high in the first half 2009 despite aid promised by the government.  What went wrong and what can be done about it?
To join the discussion join me live on the air by calling the Coaches Corner hotline at 814-272-9700 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
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coaches corner radio: You know we're in trouble when New York Times... - 06/30/09 03:50 AM
 
....Feature editorialist Frank Rich is throwing King Obama under the bus.

His column in the New York Times warns it's "Obama's Make or Break Summer," anxiously worrying that Obama is "tilting at windmills" rather than confronting the big boys, doing "battle with fierce and unrelenting adversaries, starting with the banking lobby."  Frank Rich says the KING has just "punted" pushing failure not far down the road.
What banking lobby.  That is the same lobby that the KING has bailed out and the same lobby that is cuddling the likes of little Timmie Geitner and Mr. "I don't put a gun to … (6 comments)

coaches corner radio: USDA Home Loans De-Mystified in Centre County, PA - Part 1 - 04/27/09 10:58 AM

 
 
 
 
 
 
I receive numerous questions about the USDA Rural Home Loan program so I would like to answer the most common questions relating to the USDA Rural Home program.  I will answer a question every day until all
Question - There are several programs for buyers can you please explain the difference?
Answer - The two programs include the direct home loan program and the guaranteed loan program.  The direct loan program is administered by the local USDA office and will lend money directly to the home buyer.  The guaranteed loan program is a program that is … (0 comments)

coaches corner radio: A Family Tradition on Coaches Corner Radio - 04/18/09 12:12 PM

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What a great day it was as a family tradition was continued on a fine April morning along the stream banks of one of the finest limestone trout streams in the Eastern United States.  The ritual has continued for generations in many Pennsylvania families including the Rogers' family.
Coursing through a tranquil Amish valley just east of Penn State University is the famous Penns Creek.  Known for its green drake hatch next month, many eager trout anglers line the banks of Penns Creek for the opening day of trout … (2 comments)