recent blog posts from Randal Newhouse
Posted by Randal | on May 10, 2010, 12:25 pmClick Here For A FREE Foreclosure List Frisco Home Freedom and Individualism When you rent, you are normally limited on what you can do to improve your home. You have to get permission to make certain types of improvements. Nor does it make sense to spend thousand of dollars painting, putting in carpet, tile or » Read more
Posted by Randal | on May 4, 2010, 12:12 pmThis week in Frisco Real Estate Last Tuesday’s S&P Case-Shiller home price index reported that homes in 20 major U.S. cities were WORTH MORE in February 2010 than they were in February 2009 — the first year-to-year INCREASE in values in over three years! The good news of this 0.6% annual gain was tempered by » Read more
Posted by Randal | on May 2, 2010, 1:35 pm Click Here For A FREE Foreclosure List Forced Savings With Frisco Real Estate Some people are just lousy at saving money, and a house in Frisco is an automatic savings account. You accumulate savings in two ways. Every month, a portion of your payment goes toward the principal. Admittedly, in the early years of the » Read more
Posted by Randal | on May 1, 2010, 2:30 pm Click Here For A FREE Foreclosure List Stable Monthly Housing Costs in Frisco When you rent a place to live, you can certainly expect your rent to increase each year – or even more often. If you get a fixed rate mortgage when you buy a home, you have the same monthly payment amount » Read more
Posted by Randal | on April 27, 2010, 1:50 pmClick Here For Your FREE Foreclosure List Frisco Foreclosure Income Tax Savings Because of income tax deductions, the government is basically subsidizing your purchase of a Frisco home. All of the interest and property taxes you pay in a given year can be deducted from your gross income to reduce your taxable income. For example, » Read more