December 2008 
There are 300 blog entries for December 2008.
FHA loans are still avaliable to those with low down payments and bumps on your credit!
Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 2:10pm. 347 Views, 0 Comments.
-The new minimum out of pocket for buyers will be 3.5% of the sales price in the form of down-payment. This can still be in the form of a gift from a family member!
-Closing costs can still be paid by the seller up to 6% of the sales price.
-Currently we can write FHA loans that receive an automated approval down to a 550 middle credit score. For those customers that need "Manual Underwriting" a 580 middle credit score for all borrower's is required.
-If your scores are not high enough now, don't worry we have an excelent credit repair program click here for details. It's even free when you buy with NHS Realty and close your loan with Southwest Funding!
-The current rate for fully approved FHA buyers is under 6%! That's right rates are still under 6%
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Texas Taxes Insurance Short Sales Fort Worth Texas 18 Families Saved in 2008. Taxes Taxes Taxes
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 at 10:29am. 329 Views, 0 Comments.
(I am only speaking about Texas ,I do not know what goes on in other States)
The reason your lender will pay them is because if the Taxes are not paid the County will take the home and auction it off for the Taxes and the Lender will loose a lot of money, it is too their advantage to pay a couple of thousand dollars to save several thousand. If your taxes are not escrowed into your payment, it is your responsibility (if you are doing a short sale )to inform your lender early on that the Taxes are not paid and you have no money to pay them (Your agent can also be the one that informs them).
Another way to inform the lender that the Taxes are not paid when you are doing a short sale is ,when you send them a contract from a Buyer (Texas) you also have to…
Wentworth Villas in Lewisville, TX
Friday, December 26th, 2008 at 1:09pm. 832 Views, 0 Comments.
Wentworth Villas in Lewisville, TX - Homes by Beazer
Wentworth Villas is a small community with 60 home sites in total. The upscale villas are selling well due to the convenient location to I-35, DFW Airport, Lake Lewisville and many restaurants and malls. (Vista Ridge Mall, The Shops at Highland Village and Grapevine Mills Outlet to name a few shopping areas.) Prices start in the low $200’s and range to the mid $200’s. These low maintenance single family residences are priced sell. With low property taxes, 2.04% and the highly rated Lewisville Independent School District and low HOA dues, ($27.00) per month, make this community a popular area to live.
Wentworth Villas has 6 different floor plans as well as 3 different fronts (elevations). Each floor…
Buyer Beware: Montgomery Ward Plaza in Fort Worth
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 at 7:00pm. 4094 Views, 11 Comments.
Buyer Beware: Montgomery Ward Plaza
I am doing this blog to make sure everyone knows what they are getting into before they buy a Condo from Montgomery Ward Plaza in Fort Worth Texas. If this has happened to you, please comment on this blog. We want to know who else has been affected.
The sales people will mislead you to get you in the door. We are working with a client that is looking to buy a home in Keller Texas. They put a contact on a condo at Montgomery Wards Plaza about 8 months ago. This was pre-construction. They where promised the world. The developer failed to deliever. The finish out of the condos were not up to par with what the customer was lead to believe they were getting. You expect certain things when you spend over half a million. People…
Street View From Google & MSn Bird Eye Veiw
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 at 9:52pm. 517 Views, 2 Comments.
Google Street View now on all details page, we are trying to make it as easy as possbile for you to be able to use our website to search for homes for sale in the Dallas-Fort Worth area..