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Flood Insurance Rates Changing

October 14th, 2021

FEMA is calling this Risk Rating 2.0, there hasnt been a change in the flood insurance rates since 1978!   October 1, 2021-all new policies will have the new rate April 1, 2022 (when the policy renews) wil...

70 Dollar Oil-Is Houston Preparing for Another Oil Boom? Probably Not.

July 5th, 2021

According to the US Energy Information Administration, global consumption will increase by 5.4 million barrels/day this year. With the recent OPEC decision to only increase production by 1.5 million b/d, this leaves the output below pre-...

Wait-Buyer AND Seller Market at the SAME TIME? Heres Why-

June 10th, 2021

How Can It Be??!! You Cant Have Both!  ...or can you? First, what is the definition of a sellers market?  There are differing views, but some say when inventory of houses on the...

Build Build Build-HOUSTON #1 in Nation for New Houses!

May 6th, 2021

From NAR- With housing inventory at record lows, it now may be more important than ever to build more homes. There are about 500,000 fewer homes available for sale across the country compared to the average number of listings in t...

When Will the Housing Market Frenzy Die Down?

April 26th, 2021

By Clare Trapasso Apr 26, 2021...

Steps to Boost Your Credit Score

April 12th, 2021

There aren’t shortcuts to improving your credit score. You’ll need to make sound financial decisions for at least several months to offset previous damage you’ve done to your credit record. But that doesn’t mean i...

Lumber-How It's Affecting Home Pricing

April 4th, 2021

I represent builders in the Heights, and around The Woodlands/Conroe area.  Something that has been staggering to watch is the lumber price over the last year.  This is just one more thing that is causing home prices to continu...

Mortgage Rates on the Rise

April 1st, 2021

Here's the latest from Bloomburg- Rates have increased from the record low of 2.65%, reached in early January. That’s made homes more expensive for buyers, many of whom have to stretch to afford a purchase as they compete fo...

Buy...or Rent for Another Year? (Top 5 Reasons to Buy)

March 31st, 2021

"But Darren, I will be buying at the top of the market.  Isn't that the worst time to buy?" I have to say, this can be a scary time to be a buyer.  Super low inventory, mixed with prices skyroc...

What is the market doing? 2021 edition.

January 13th, 2021

"This is CRAZY!  It's a buyer's AND seller's market AT THE SAME TIME??"  How can this be?? Number ONE reason: Record low interest rates on mortgages.  Today (1...

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