Real Estate News

USDA Guaranteed Funding Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriated Funds

May 12, 2010

Issuing Conditional Commitments once Appropriated Funds are Exhausted Back in business with the USDA Funding. I never even had a chance to write about it, but for weeks there were fears that “the USDA was running out of money.” Most my motivated clients were sure to close before funding would have been exhausted. But today, Rural Development’s National Office in Washington D.C. sent this announcement. The Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) will issue Conditional Commitments once currently appropriated funds for

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The Move-Up or Repeat Buyer Tax Credit

January 26, 2010

Also referred to as the Homeowners $6500 Tax Credit follows all the same income and qualifying date requirements as the FTHB1 tax credit. This credit is intended to be used for new buyers in the market that have owned and resided in the same home for at least five consecutive years of the eight years prior to the purchase date. If it is a married couple, both spouses must qualify as long-time residents, with at least five years of principal residency for

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The Extended First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

January 26, 2010

There is really not a whole lot more that needs to be said that my other article here has not covered. Other than the dates, some changes to the income limits and the addition of the move-up buyer tax credit the 2010 credit is same. There is one advantage to those closing after November 7, 2009 that they would not have had prior — that is the Modified Adjusted Gross Income1 for qualifying person(s) being raised. The 2010 First Time Home Buyers

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USDA and Texas Veterans Land Board 2010 Update

January 23, 2010

The #2 and #3 most visited pages here at My Denton County Real Estate are the articles I have written that have made me the authoritative REALTOR© in North Texas1 for USDA Rural Development Loans and the Texas Veterans Land Board. Driven by Google searches as seen here and here I felt the need to reassure visitors in 2010 interested in either of these loan programs the information written here is still valid and up-to-date. Self-Proclaimed [↩]

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Buying a Bank-owned Home is "Easy"

October 11, 2009

While making the rounds to other real estate agents blogs, as I often do to keep up on the market in other parts of the country, I found this hilarious and sadly very true video created by Kris Berg from The San Diego Real Estate Blog. This is evidence the shows whether it be in San Diego, California or here in Denton County Texas buying a bank owned property or REO1 it is just as frustrating. Kris really shows the comical side

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Can you help me buy or sell real estate in…?

October 1, 2009

We Love Referrals in Denton County and all of North Texas

This is a question I get far too often, and I should have addressed here publicly long ago. I make no bones about it1 I concentrate on the buying and selling real estate in Denton County. Concentrating on Highland Village, Lewisville, Corinth, Little Elm, and all points in between within Denton County. I even work on the fringes of Grapevine and Saginaw which are in Tarrant County Texas. I believe this best allows me to provide superior service to those I represent.

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