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The Houston Association of Realtors published an article about views on renting vs. buying a home in August of 2011.  Information from that publication was used to write this article because now [...]

Ever been fooled by the Free Credit Report online? They do send you a free credit report, but you have to pay to get your FICO score. If you are interested in purchasing a real estate property [...]

As of 2.1.2007 the basic rates for title insurance are below: Policies up to                 Basic and including             Premium   $   30,000                    $    366 $   [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAHB) – Nearly a third of the 23 housing markets listed on the October National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) are in Texas. [...]

SAN ANTONIO (San Antonio Express-News) – At least four large Texas cities had increases in the number of home starts during third quarter 2011, according to the latest findings from housing [...]

Did you know that according to credit reporting agency Experian, that the average credit score in the Houston area is 664? That is more than 20 points below the national average and dangerously [...]

Sometime within the last 5 days before your home closes your lender will get an update on you.  This is sometimes referred to as the “5 day docs” condition.  The lender wants to check [...]

The best way to be prepared for a wildfire is to always be ready for an emergency evacuation. Did you know that evacuation may be the only way to protect your family in a wildfire?  Know where to [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Leading real estate information marketplace Zillow® (NASDAQ: Z) today published the testimony of Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Stan Humphries, who [...]