Category Archives: Texas REALTOR

Buyers Need Some Skin in the Game

I still see many buyers still requesting the seller to pay all of their closing costs when purchasing a house not even considering the amount of closing costs the seller is responsible for paying on their end. This of course, … Continue reading

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San Antonio Housing “HEATING UP”

San Antonio – As the summer is heating up, so is the San Antonio area housing market. May reported 2,807 homes sold in the area, a 10 percent year-over-year increase according to the Multiple Listing Service Report from the San … Continue reading

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2016 Housing Markets Continues Growth from Previous Year

San Antonio Board of REALTORS® releases January 2016 housing market report: January kicked off the year with 1,534 homes sold in the San Antonio area, a seven percent increase over the previous year according to the Multiple Listing Service Report … Continue reading

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Texas Appraisal-Protest Process Refined

  HB 2083 will take effect January 1, 2016, which is an important step toward a more consistent, fair, and transparent appraisal-appeal process. Now property owners who appeal their appraisals using equal and uniform protests must use generally accepted appraisal methods … Continue reading

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Small Land Sales are Big in Texas

Definitions of “small” and “large” vary among the state’s seven regions, but a purchase of less than 200 acres is generally considered a small land sale. Here are a few highlights from the report: Texas saw 4,189 small land purchases last year. Median tract size … Continue reading

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Buyer’s Still Picky in Seller’s Market

Even though we are in a “seller’s market” does not give a seller a free pass not to prepare their home for sale. Buyer’s learned early on the importance of getting the maximum value for their home investment and won’t settle for … Continue reading

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