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Thinking of purchasing a new home?  This list will help to get your search on the right path!
While the number of bedrooms, condition of the kitchen and bathrooms and size of the yard are all major considerations, there are other things to consider before you make your offer.
Location, Location, Location
I’m sure you’ve heard [...]

My blog today is inspired by Donal Trump’s quote, “Well, real estate is always good, as far as I’m concerned.”
This is so true!  We can’t help but appreciate real estate – especially here in Texas.  I’m flooded every day with calls – families looking to make the move to Texas.  And why not?  Take a [...]

Nationwide home sales in the first quarter of 2010 were 11.4 percent higher than they were during the same quarter in 2009.  We can probably expect a surge to show up some time in the coming two quarters caused by sales closings before the June 30 termination date of the credit program.  [...]

WomenCertified today announced that Austin Mortgage Associates CEO, James Copeland, of Round Rock, has completed the WomenCertified training & certification program and is now specially qualified to provide an extraordinary level of service to women.

Getting a mortgage can be a very confusing process. There is a lot of paperwork to sign, documents to read and procedures to be followed. You’d think you were applying to go to Harvard or Yale, except they don’t require that much paperwork for you to be admitted!

Happy Friday!
Wow!  The Federal Housing Administration is raising fees and tightening lending standards in an effort to shore up its strapped finances and to avoid a taxpayer bailout!  The policy changes were announced two days ago on January 20, 2010 and are to become effective in the spring and early summer of 2010.
FHA Commissioner David [...]

When we talk about renting a home compared to buying a home, it sometimes sounds too complicated or intimidating.  I have met prospects with the mindset that it’s too much of a hassle or too much trouble to try to go through the process, so they just keep renting because “it’s easy.”
The truth of the [...]

By nature, we are all good people…  By greed, some turn bad!  This is and always has been, just the way it is.  On just about any day, one can open any newspaper, magazine, or online news source and find tragedies about financial crimes, mismanagements, or just oversights….call them what you may.  Everyone is innocent [...]

So you are thinking about refinancing?
Most likely, the top thing on your mind when thinking about mortgage refinancing is getting a lower interest rate so you can get into a lower payment, right?  While that idea is the most common, I strongly recommend that you explore all other options when looking at mortgage refinancing [...]

If you have not owned a home in the past 3 years, you are qualified to receive an $8000.00 refund (tax credit) when you file your income tax return!  If you thought it ended November 2009, you are correct!
The Good News!
The good news is the program has been extended and IT IS NOT [...]