VIP Realty Corp. in Dallas, TX, recently announced the opening of their 1st real estate affiliate location in the Greater Seattle, Pierce County Area. Aaron Hunter, is the team leader of the VIP Realty Team, which will focus on being Seattle’s Discount real estate brokerage.
Aaron, stated:
The evolution of real estate teams are becoming […]

Irving Boulevard, a five mile long corridor in Irving which runs between State Highway 183 and Loop 12, is the sight of an enhancement study called Designs on the Boulevard. This study is designed to identify ways in which this area can be developed and become a popular destination for both residents and visitors alike.
Untapped […]

You’re ready, it’s time to stop renting and buy your own home. You’ve heard success stories and horror stories about taking that step from friends and family. But you are determined; you are going to find the perfect home.
Do Your Homework
Hold the Horses! You need to do a thing or two before you rush […]

A Texas Twister has torn up another piece of landscape. You can drive through and see where loose straw has been pierced through phone poles and wooden structures like arrows.
The loan market has devastated the Real Estate market in similar ways. People are finding themselves with homes mortgaged for more than the current […]

The term “pre-qualified” pops up a lot when you’re thinking of buying a home. Chances are it will be one of the first things you hear when you contact a real estate agent in the Dallas area. You will probably be asked if you are pre-qualified, right up front. You and your agent will save […]

While there are some areas of Dallas hit hard by foreclosures, where home buyers got in over their heads through creative financing and over valuation of home values, the majority of Dallas and its surrounding communities have managed to fare well over the past year.
Growth Continues is Housing and Jobs
One […]

During the fourth quarter of 2007, the median home prices in Dallas rose, compared to a nation-wide decline in median home prices during the same period. One-half of the country’s real estate markets saw a decline in home values, falling an average of 5.8%. That is the biggest decline in median home values in history. […]

As we have followed the real estate market over the past few years, we have seen some extreme highs and lows, in terms of property values and numbers of sales. Some people wonder if they should refrain from buying a home until the market cycle reaches a low, presenting lower home prices.
Trying to time the […]

The new urban trend in inner city Dallas real estate is transit-oriented development. Mixed-use properties are built on or around a transportation hub, such as a light rail station. The goal is to encourage a more integrated lifestyle with its residents as well as reduce the amount of traffic on the streets. Encouraging the use […]

Dallas Realtors and lending professionals have been celebrating the good news about mortgage interest rates. Mike Fratantoni, an economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association commented, “Short-term rates are going to stay fairly steady. We also see the 300-year fixed mortgage rate creeping up—about 6.2% today to about 6.5% by the end of the year—and then […]