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        <title>Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate Blog</title>
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        <description>Get the lastest information on the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate news. New Homes Discount right from Builders. Anything you must know about the Dallas-Fort Worth Real Estate Market.</description>
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            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/what-is-a-short-sale-and-am-i-a-candidate.html</link>
            <author>barbara.newton@nuhomesource.com (Barbara Newton (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>What is a Short Sale and am I a Candidate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Are you behind or about to get behind on your mortgage payments.Have you asked yourself &quot;Am I a Short Sale Candidate&quot; ?&nbsp;if you can answer yes to any or all of these questions then you are a candidate.___________________________________________________________________________&nbsp;1. Have you tried to do a loan modification and for whatever reason, the bank turned you down.?&nbsp;&nbsp;(Your lender will in most cases require that you try to do a Modification first)&nbsp;2. Do you o... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:16:05 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/dr-horton-used-size-to-start-more-homes.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/dr-horton-used-size-to-start-more-homes.html</link>
            <author>info@nuhomesource.com (Michael Pannell (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>D.R. Horton used size to start more homes</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ New home starts in North Texas fell almost 50 percent last year. But even in the face of the huge decline, some builders grew.Fort Worth-based D.R. Horton Inc. took advantage of the depressed housing market to expand market share and build more homes, a company-by-company look at 2009 home starts in Dallas-Fort Worth shows.Horton increased its home starts in the D-FW area by 20 percent in 2009 and is now about the size of the next three largest North Texas builders combined, according to data pr... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:37:17 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/teachers-home-town-heros-that-are-first-time-home-buyers.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/teachers-home-town-heros-that-are-first-time-home-buyers.html</link>
            <author>info@nuhomesource.com (Michael Pannell (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>Teachers &amp; Home Town Hero's That are First Time Home Buyers</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ First Time Homebuyer ProgramsSingle The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation offers two types of programs to first-time homebuyers.&nbsp; Please read below for more information on our Home Loan Programs and Mortgage Credit Certificate Program. Please note that assistance is subject to funding availability and that both types of programs cannot be used together.However, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorizes a tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time homebu... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:12:05 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/new-release-about-buying-fannie-mae-forcolsures.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/new-release-about-buying-fannie-mae-forcolsures.html</link>
            <author>info@nuhomesource.com (Michael Pannell (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>New Release About Buying Fannie Mae Foreclosure Homes</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Fannie Mae Announces 3.5 Percent Seller Assistance on HomePath&reg; PropertiesIncentive Part of Ongoing Effort to Stabilize NeighborhoodsFannie Mae announced today that people purchasing a Fannie Mae-owned HomePath&reg; property will receive up to 3.5 percent of the final sales price to be used toward closing cost assistance or their choice of appliances. The offer is available to any owner-occupant who closes on the purchase of a property before May 1, 2010.&quot;Attracting qualified buyers to ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:37:59 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/city-of-azle-tx.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/city-of-azle-tx.html</link>
            <author>barbara.newton@nuhomesource.com (Barbara Newton (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>City of Azle Tx</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ If you are looking for homes with a little or a lot of land around them, you may want to check out the Azle area.It is located off state hwy. 199 about 16 miles from downtown Fort Worth. The town is broke up within 3 different counties (Tarrant, Parker and and a little of Wise)&nbsp;Azle was named with loving memory after Doctor James Azle Steward. &nbsp;The town was recorded as a settlement in the early 1800&quot;s but did not get their official first post office till 1881.In the early days the... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:31:56 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/haslet-texas-small-town-big-heart.html</guid>
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            <author>barbara.newton@nuhomesource.com (Barbara Newton (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>Haslet Texas small town, big heart</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Welcome to Haslet Texas, population is about 1,350, it is located about 16 miles northwest of Fort Worth off farm road 156. Haslet was settled in the 1880s and has, for the most part, remained small. The town itself only takes up about 7.5 miles.If you are seeking out a small town atmosphere with friendly people but also want to be close enough to the big city so you can enjoy all their amenities, you don't want to miss checking out this great little town.Along with the small town atmosphere, th... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:11:21 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/fha-changes-to-come.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/fha-changes-to-come.html</link>
            <author>rspring@southwestfunding.com (Rob Spring (Loan Officer))</author>
            <title>FHA Changes to Come....</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ FHA is making changes in order to sustain the increased exposure they've experienced due to the &quot;SUB-PRIME&quot; collapse.&nbsp; After all FHA is technically &quot;SUB-PRIME&quot;...First they are increasing the &quot;UP-FRONT&quot; MIP factor to 2.25% - most of the people attaining FHA loans will not even bat an eye at this increase.&nbsp; The savy will not like and may choose to explore conventional alternatives but more often than not will probably go unnoticed by most.Second, also not t... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:06:03 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/changes-are-coming-to-fha-loans-act-fast-now-is-the-time-to-buy-a-home.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/changes-are-coming-to-fha-loans-act-fast-now-is-the-time-to-buy-a-home.html</link>
            <author>info@nuhomesource.com (Michael Pannell (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>Changes are Coming to FHA Loans Act Fast - Now is the Time to Buy a Home.</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Understanding FHA Guidelines &amp; Changes Coming Down the Pipeline.&middot; Seller can pay up to 6% of sales price of
reasonable buyer's closing cost PROVIDED that the buyer has at least
their 3.5% into the loan. Per HUD, this will change to 3% seller
contribution in the next few of months requiring the buyer to have more
money to purchase.&middot; Loan amount can go up to $271,050 in
Dallas/FW (sales price of $280880 with 3.5% down). We are still hearing
rumblings of the down payment req... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:18:55 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>barbara.newton@nuhomesource.com (Barbara Newton (Fort Worth))</author>
            <title>Bank Of America and their latest screw up</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ This blog is being written to hopefully allow the public to be warned of what Bank od America is capable of when doing business with them.While my seller was doing a short sale with the bank, it was necessary to have the roof replaced, a claim was submitted to the insurance company and approved by them before the seller closed on the property. Due to the pre foreclosure status the funds for the repairs were sent to Bank of America and not the homeowner.At the time the property claims department ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:05:36 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/upscale-lease-homes-in-dallas.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.nuhomesource.com/blog/upscale-lease-homes-in-dallas.html</link>
            <author>2146494528@txt.att.net (Brent Jones (DFW))</author>
            <title>Upscale Lease Homes in Dallas</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ In todays economy almost everyone seems to have been affected to one degree or another. Even the higher income earners have&nbsp;felt the impact.&nbsp;In the DFW Real Estate market this has&nbsp;created a&nbsp;stronger niche in the market than we have seem for some time. That niche would be more people wanting to lease upscale properties rather than buy.Why is this? Well even&nbsp;more affluent&nbsp;individuals have felt the pinch of this economy and may have perhaps taken a bit of a down turn i... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:02:07 -0600</pubDate>
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