Trends & Statistics Archive

  • Stats and Trends

    Montgomery County Real Estate

    Home Sales in the Montgomery County area went way up over the last month due to home buyers taking advantage of historically low interest rates.   Just in the month of August, sales increased almost 36 % from August 2010, a total of 172 more...

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  • Rates

    Mortgage Rates Still Low

    Mortgage Interest Rates have dipped AGAIN – Time to BUY!!! …. Approximate Rates as of May 30, 2011 30 year fixed rate: 4.625 -4.875% (Depending on loan amount) 30 year fixed rate – FHA: 4.25- 4.5 % (only need 3.5% down!!) – WITH SCORES POSSIBLY...

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  • Lake Conroe Waterfront Homes

    Lake Conroe Waterfront Homes

    “Supply and demand have long been the underlying factors in establishing the basis of value for any product bought or sold.  In the real estate market, supply of waterfront property on Lake Conroe is running scarce, and demand has never been higher.”  A quote from...

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  • Stats and Trends

    Local Consumer Confidence is UP!

    GOOD NEWS!! Overall single family home sales edged up for the month of June, 2010. According to the Houston Association of Realtors, home sales rose 2.9 percent from June 2009. All price points showed a gain with the exception of the $150,000-$250,000 market. Interestingly enough...

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  • Stats and Trends

    Planned Prosperity or Dumb Luck

    Houston: Planned Prosperity or Dumb Luck? That is a quote from well known economist, Dr. Barton Smith of the University of Houston. Indicating that studying the past does not always help in predicting the future, Smith says that events in Houston’s historical timeline could be...

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  • Stats and Trends

    Montgomery County Real Estate Trends

    With the end of the first time homebuyer credit on the horizon, the question is: Will homes sales take a dip or continue to rise? This Realtor is cautiously optimistic that the trend will continue with an upward swing. As a matter of fact, I...

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