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Jana McCool
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RE/MAX Austin Associates
3101 Bee Caves Road, Suite 301
Austin, TX
(512) 280-2665

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  • Avg. Days on Market: 69

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Archive for October 2010

Homes Are On Sale Now! So, Why Aren’t You Buying?

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Why Aren't You Buying?

America is on sale right now and it’s a spectacular time to buy real estate.  There are some amazing bargains on homes in the Austin area with some price ranges having 7-15 months inventory which can lead to some very motivated Sellers.  We are still experiencing historically low interest rates and there are so many benefits to home ownership.  You need a place to live, so why not buy your own home and pay off your own mortgage instead of a landlords’ mortgage?  At this time we still have the homeowners’ mortgage interest deduction which will benefit you on your taxes.  And for many, their own home provides a sense of stability, choice in how you decorate/landscape/etc. without having to get a landlords’ approval,  USDA 100% home loans are available in some areas, and a choice of schools/location/amenities you can enjoy.  Plus, owning a home is the “American Dream”.

New development in the Austin area is about 1/3 of what have seen in the past years.  Since Austin area builders have greatly reduced the number of homes they have been building over the last few years,  we can expect to see a shortage of homes in the near future as Austin continues to grow.  As our unemployment numbers go down, job growth increases, and the population of Austin increases,  Austin is projected to become one of the strongest markets in the country.  Now is the time to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity!  Call Jana McCool at (512) 280-2665 to discuss what your options are.

TX Attorney General Halts Foreclosures And The Sale Of Foreclosed Properties

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Many Austin, Texas Foreclosures Are HaltedThe Texas Attorney General has sent suspension notices to 30 mortgage loan services to halt all foreclosures,and sales of properties which had been foreclosed on.  The Texas Attorney General has also halted all evictions of tenants residing in homes which have been previously foreclosed on by these companies.  The Texas Attorney General’s Office will be performing a review of the processes each of these mortgage-loan services perform in the event of a foreclosure.  The mortgage-loan services in Texas that were sent suspension notices include: American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., American General Finance, Inc., AmTrust Mortgage Corporation, Aurora Loan Servicec, Inc., Bank of America, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Cenlar, FSB, JP Morgan Chase & Co., CitiMortgage, Inc., EMC Mortgage Corporation, First Horizon National Corp., Ally Financial, Inc./GMAC, Home Loan Services, HomEq Servicing, Inc., HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Litton Loan Servicing, Inc., MGC Mortgage, Inc., Midland Mortgage Company, MorEquity, Inc., National City Mortgage c/o PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Nationstar Mortgage Company, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, OneWest Bank Group LLC, PHH Mortgage Services Corporation, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo & Company, and
Wilshire Credit Corporation.
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