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Home owners who have owned five to 15 years had the highest effective property tax rates while those … [Read more...]
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January 7, 2015 by
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The ‘Naughtiest, Nicest Housing Market’ List
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November 28, 2014 by
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November 19, 2014 by
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June 27, 2014 by
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the economy. Eight of the top 10 cities in the country … [Read more...]
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June 13, 2014 by
Apparently, many people would prefer to get a mortgage through Google or Amazon. A new study by … [Read more...]
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May 22, 2014 by
Housing affordability continued to fall across the country as the median price of single-family … [Read more...]
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More Americans are heading South — to Texas, in particular. The horizontal drilling and fracking … [Read more...]
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Wells Fargo Expands E-Signature Options
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Typically, home owners who lost their homes to a short sale or foreclosure are required to wait … [Read more...]
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The Texas Association of REALTORS® and the Texas State Affordable Housing Corp. have teamed up to … [Read more...]
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The population is shifting to the South. Between 2010 and 2013, 51 percent of the population … [Read more...]
President Signs Flood Insurance Relief Into Law
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President Barack Obama signed into law a bipartisan bill that will delay flood insurance rate hikes … [Read more...]
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Credit unions are offering borrowers some creative home loan products compared to the more standard … [Read more...]
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First-time and low-income mortgage borrowers may have an easier time qualifying for a Federal … [Read more...]
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Sizzling 100 degree temperatures have been blanketing the country in recent weeks, but some … [Read more...]
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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, July 16, 2012 Texas ranks top as the most affordable housing … [Read more...]
History Show up at Kerr Arts and Cultural Center
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The following is my favorite Kerrville Historian (and printer) Joe Herring, Jr.'s latest post on his … [Read more...]
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If home buyers or home owners are waiting for the housing market to hit bottom before acting, they … [Read more...]
FHA Delays Loan Rule on Borrower Credit Disputes
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After being criticized that a new rule could shut out too many borrowers, the Federal Housing … [Read more...]
Have Home Prices Finally Reached Bottom?
March 29, 2012 by
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FHA Hikes Fees on Mortgages
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