Archive for the 'Buying a Home' Category
The Facts About the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
February 3rd, 2009 categories: Buying a Home
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Rural Development Newsflash from Jet Stream Lending of Northwest Arkansas
January 6th, 2009 categories: Buying a Home, News and Events
Bill Evans of Jet Stream Lending always keeps me up to date on the latest mortgage news. Below is an email he sent me this morning outlining some worrying information about the USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). For any agents or buyers that currently have a Rural Development qualifying property under contract, this information is for you! Read the rest of this entry »
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White Elephants Tough to Sell in Northwest Arkansas
January 5th, 2009 categories: Buying a Home, Luxury Homes
The housing market in Northwest Arkansas is being affected across the board from small single family homes and apartments to sprawling luxury estates. Highly customized luxury homes – from Churchhill Downs in Springdale to Pinnacle Subdivision in Rogers to Talamore in Bentonville – are sitting on the market, waiting for the right buyer and the right price. Find out why these high-end luxury homes are known throughout the real estate industry as ‘White Elephants.’ Read the rest of this entry »
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Why Going to Closing is Easier than Babysitting
December 17th, 2008 categories: Buying a Home
Closing escrow on a your new home is the final curve in a long and winding road to home ownership. By this point, most buyers are kind of like seniors in college – a little nervous about the last few days, kind of sick of the whole process, but basically just ready to get it over with and get on with life. Here are a few things that help everything go more smoothly and make closing escrow easier than babysitting. Read the rest of this entry »
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3 Reasons a Good Home Inspector will Help Your Marriage when Buying a House
December 12th, 2008 categories: Buying a Home
There are lots of reasons to get the home you are buying inspected. There are very few reasons not to get a home inspection. The issue of ‘We don’t have the money’ doesn’t count because you shouldn’t be buying the house if you don’t have a few hundred extra dollars to spend on something important like a home inspection. Most other reasons are similarly flawed. Here’s some reasons you’ll be real happy you did… Read the rest of this entry »
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Hanover Subdivision Part of Bentonville’s Elite Streets
November 4th, 2008 categories: Buying a Home, Luxury Homes, Neighborhoods
Hanover Subdivision is one of Bentonville’s premier living neighborhoods. Located conveniently in northern Bentonville, off Walton Blvd. (71-B), Hanover can be reached by turning west on Ridgefield from Walton. There are no through streets to adjacent neighborhoods, keeping the traffic to a minimum. The home lots here are between 0.35 and .80 acres with custom lots somewhat larger, leaving the owner with an beautiful, rolling, and expansive lawn, without the headache of several acres to keep tailored. When you drive through this subdivision, it feels quiet and formal, in a good way. It is also a family neighborhood where you are likely to see Read the rest of this entry »
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Everybody’s Talking about Northwest Arkansas Foreclosures, REO’s, and Short Sales, Oh MY!
November 4th, 2008 categories: Buying a Home, Market Conditions
Let’s just cut to the chase. Foreclosures, repossessions, and short sale inventories are at an all time high in Northwest Arkansas and around the country. While this is most definitely unfortunate for those homeowners going through these processes, the investor, home flipper, and deal seeker in all of us perks up at the mention of a distressed property, hoping that there may be a way for us to benefit. Here’s how to get started finding and purchasing distressed homes. Read the rest of this entry »
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5 Ways to Lose your Shirt Buying Foreclosure Listings in Northwest Arkansas
October 21st, 2008 categories: Buying a Home
Buying foreclosures can be a great way to flip properties, use as a primary residence or investment property, and build wealth. But that is NOT what this post is all about. Alot more people lose money on foreclosed properties, whether they are designated as a primary residence or an investment, than people that make boat loads of cash. Here are the things to look out for before getting into the modern day ‘Money Pit”. Read the rest of this entry »
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