The HBH Group Real Estate News

1212 Afghan Path, Round Rock, TX 78664 - Home for Sale!

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:01:23 -0600

1212 Afghan Path, Round Rock, TX 78664 - Perfect home for large family or investment. In the center of east Round Rock and close to schools, shopping, and all that is Round Rock! Large, open living areas with large bedrooms. The master suite is huge! This is NOT on the MLS! Call us today for a showing!

NO MONEY DOWN home for sale in Pflugerville - 16024 Fitchburg Cir, 78660

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:43 -0600

16024 Fitchburg Circle, Pflugerville, TX 78660 - Perfect first home or first investment. The owner will finance with 10% down and this home will rent quickly with cash flow. Plus add the buyer tax credit and you could purchase this for NO MONEY DOWN if you are a first time homebuyer and you would pay less than rent! Call us today for a showing!

18108 Mammoth Cave Blvd., Pflugerville TX 78660 - Home for Sale

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:54:36 -0600

18108 Mammoth Cave Blvd, Pflugerville, TX 78660 - Gorgeous, like-new Corsica plan from DR Horton builders - 3/2/2 with rear entry garage, upgrades galore, open flooring floorplan - it's all here. Located on the wide boulevard at Highland Park, the 1900's look and feel of this neighborhood harkens one back to a simpler time - where neighbors visited on the front porches every evening. And yet this home has all of today's most popular amenities: tile, Silestone, high ceilings, open living areas... Call us today for a showing!

2703 Sunny LN Taylor Texas 76574 - Nice Duplex with tenants who will renew!

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:53 -0500

2703 Sunny LN Taylor Texas 76574 - Updated and well-maintained money maker! Relaible tenants that pay on time and desire to stay should the new owner want a new lease with both. Or you could live in one side and lease the other, reducing your cost of living! "A" side is 3/1/1 and "B" side is 2/1/1. Next door (2705 Sunny LN) is for sale as well. Could own 4 units here with tenants all built in! Call us today for a showing!

2705 Sunny Ln, Taylor, TX 76574 - Duplex for sale - Some recent updates

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:08:29 -0500

2705 Sunny LN Taylor Texas 76574 - Nicely updated duplex in a nice area of Taylor. Long-term tenants would like to stay, but are currently on month-to-month. Current owner can get a lease signed with the tenants should a buyer desire. Or perhaps you would like to move into one side and lease the other. Recent updates throughout the "A" side in this one. "A" side is 3/1/1 and "B" side is 2/1/1. Next door (2003 Sunny LN) is for sale as well. Could own 4 units here with tenants all built in! Call us today for a showing!

1802 Old Coupland RD, Taylor, Texas 76574 - Home for sale on large lot

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:55:09 -0500

1802 Old Coupland RD Taylor Texas 76574 - Country home that has been beautifully remodeled. 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, plus a 2 car garage and a .45 acre corner lot all make this a home that you want to see! Recent carpet and paint, combined with an open floorplan round out the desirable features of this property. Located south of Taylor and near the SH79 loop, your commute to SH-130 is less than 10 minutes and yet you are still in the country. Come love the country! Call us today for a showing!

2107 Hilton Head DR, Round Rock, TX 78664 - Forest Creek Home For Sale

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:56:46 -0500

Amazing Executive home in prestigious Forest Creek area. Near the golf course, this home is fantastic for family times and entertaining. The home flows wonderfully from living space to living space. The features include: hardwood floors, hard tile, slate and carpet, Silestone counters, a kitchen office, and entry office, dramatic curved staircase in entry, large, elevated deck in back, wrought iron fencing, 3 car garage, loft overlooks living and dining areas below, dramatic 2 story windows in family room, luxurious master suite with jetted tub and separate shower located on first floor, guest suite on first floor with private bath, recent roof - 2009, large walk-in closets, trees front and rear, and upgraded landscaping. Call us today for a showing!

Foreclosure Counts Confirmed in Williamson County

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:23:13 -0500

Our team ran stats against the foreclosure counts published last week here on the blog. They are real. Up to 306 properties from 209 in August. So we have confirmed the foreclosure counts for Williamson County and have also done some research around this issue. It would appear that the secondary market investors are calling in their chips on a broad scale. Many lenders are now being asked to foreclose on delinquent loans rather than seasoning them to protect property values. This would explain the sudden rise in foreclosures that we have noted.

If you have considered selling, now may be the best time rather than waiting. If this trend of flooding the market with foreclosures here in Central Texas continues, we could start experiencing value losses. We have been able to weather the storm of the economic downturn nicely to this point, BUT that could change as well.

If you are in the market to sell, or if you have tried to sell unsuccessfully recently, call us today and let us work out a marketing plan for you that will work!

Like to know more? Call us at the The HBH Group Realty Team with Keller Williams Realty. You may learn more about us at our websites located at: http://www.TheHBHGroup.com/ and http://www.TheHBHGroup.biz/ or contact our offices at (512) 439-3772 or toll-free at (877) 268-1877. We teach a monthly property investment seminar in the Greater Austin area and YOU ARE INVITED to this FREE event. Simply call our offices to reserve you seats! Also ask about the investors club that we are forming in the North Austin markets currently - We would love to have you participate!

NAHB Housing Market Index Shows Promise for Recovery Now

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:07:53 -0500

NAHB Housing Market Index Shows Promise for Recovery Now

According to the National Association of Home Builders, it would appears that our national housing market is recovering nicely. This index echoes almost exactly the business trends that my team and our office are seeing here in Texas. Since April-May of this year, the market has been strong. In fact, it appears as though my real estate team may have our best business month in 8 years in September of 2009. Take a look at the numbers from NAHB.

Housing Market Index (Seasonally Adjusted)
2008	2009
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug
19	20	20	20	19	18	16	16	17	14	9	9	8	9	9	14	16	15	17	18

Housing Market Index Components (Seasonally Adjusted)
2008	2009
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Single-Family Sales: Present
19	20	20	18	17	17	15	16	17	14	9	8	6	7	8	12	14	14	16	16
Single-Family Sales: Next 6 Months
28	27	26	30	28	27	23	24	28	19	18	16	17	15	15	24	27	26	26	30
Traffic of Prospective Buyers
14	19	19	19	18	16	12	13	14	11	7	7	8	11	9	13	13	13	13	16

Source: NAHB/Wells Fargo, Builders' Economic Council (BEC) Monthly Surveys

The housing market is moving again and 2010 may be a STRONG year! Now is the time to buy if you have been waiting. Market pricing may start to move up in coming months as demand grows, so if you are on the fence - Get off!

We should start searching for your new home today! Call us at the The HBH Group Realty Team with Keller Williams Realty. You may learn more about us at our websites located at: http://www.TheHBHGroup.com/ and http://www.TheHBHGroup.biz/ or contact our offices at (512) 439-3772 or toll-free at (877) 268-1877.

Join us in the Williamson County Real Estate Investors Association meetings held monthly in this area. YOU ARE INVITED to this FREE event. Simply call our offices to reserve your seats! We would love to have you participate!

Call Congress! Extend the home buyer tax credit in Round Rock and around Texas!

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:49:27 -0500

The clock is ticking on the first-time home buyer tax credit, which expires on December 1, 2009. However, more time is needed to continue to stimulate housing, which will play a big role in fixing the national economy.

If Congress acts to extend the tax credit program, it would spur 383,000 additional home sales, including 80,000 housing starts down the road as additional sales help deplete the inventory of unsold homes. This stimulus will create nearly 350,000 jobs over the coming year. That's good for the economy and good for America.

How You Can Help Call your members of Congress today toll-free at 866-924-6242 and tell them to:

Extend the deadline for the $8,000 home buyer tax credit through November 30, 2010; and
Make it available to all home buyers.

Thank you for your help in letting Congress know that to restore America, we must revive housing.

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Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:22:39 -0500

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Foreclosure Homes For Sale in Round Rock - Up 46% in Sept 09

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:18:01 -0500

It would appear that the lenders have now been cleared to foreclose at will on late paying mortgage customers. Based on recent activities within the area, and short sales that our office is currently working, homes that we were told were not going to the county foreclosure sale for months yet, have been placed on the list for September. I ran numbers yesterday and we are up 46% in foreclosure count from August of 2009.

The impact of this practice if continued, could be disastrous on property values. Our market has been fairly strong since the spring here with the buyers very active and properly priced properties moving in 30-60 days. We are encouraging our sellers that have been on the fence to list now rather than wait to hopefully beat any downturn in values that may be ahead resulting from increased forclosure activity. If you are considering selling, call us sooner rather than later. In recent months, our listings have been selling quickly and at 99%+ of list price.

$8,000 tax credit helps first time home buyers in Round Rock and all over Texas

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:38:15 -0500

A campaign to extend and expand the housing tax credit officially got underway on Capitol Hill last month.

Bills have now been introduced in both the Senate and the House to open up the credit, to all buyers, keep it on the books through next year, and get rid of the current income limitations.

On the House side, two Texas congressional representatives - one a Democrat, the other a Republican - have filed bills calling for a broadening of the first-time buyer credit to cover all home purchasers in the coming year, whether they already own houses or not.

Democratic Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas wants to extend the November 30 expiration date for the credit through the end of 2010. Her bill would also remove the income limits of the current program, which start phasing down the amount of the credit at $75,000 for singles and $150,000 for married couples.

Johnson's Republican colleague from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, Kenny Marchant, also introduced a bill that would open up the credit to all buyers, without income limits, but only through June of next year.

But Congressman Marchant's bill adds a whole new element to the mix - a $3,000 tax credit for people who refinance their home loans. Why? Marchant says the idea is to encourage more people to "take advantage of (today's) low mortgage rates," or to use the money to build equity in their homes "if they're a little underwater."

In the Senate, Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson introduced a bill last week that would nearly double the maximum credit to $15,000, open to anyone who buys a house, regardless of income.

Isakson, who's a former realty company executive, has pushed for a $15,000 credit before - most recently during debate over the national economic stimulus package last February. Congress didn't buy it.

Meanwhile, the influential "Business Roundtable" lobby group, which represents some of the largest corporations in the country, urged Congress last week to broaden the credit to $15,000 -- along the lines suggested by Isakson.

So with the big push for a larger and longer tax credit getting underway, should potential home buyers assume these efforts are going to be successful and worth postponing a purchase?

Probably not.

None of the bills is likely to get much attention from the tax committees in the House or Senate until the Fall - maybe a month or two before the November 30 expiration date for the first-time buyer credit.

Although a short-term extension of the $8,000 credit is a distinct possibility, opening up the program to all buyers will be an uphill battle.

Written by Kenneth R. Harney

18 Timberline DR, Round Rock, TX 78665 For Sale! Home and Shop on 1 acre...

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:27:34 -0500

Nicely updated home in east Round Rock, located on over an acre of land. Close to all shopping and schools, this home features a lovely decorators touch of colors and design that will make it a joy to live in and entertain friends and family. The kitchen is updated and features a HUGE built-in GE Monogram refrigerator. The kitchen and dining area feature updated fixtures, countertops and flooring. Located in a quiet neighborhood with a huge shop in the back yard that the current owner runs an automotive repair shop out of. This property is PERFECT for a contractor or professional that runs a business out of shop space.

Home owners energy saving tips: Reducing your utility costs related to hot water heaters

Steve Homer (The HBH Group (Keller Williams affiliate)) — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:03 -0500

There are a few easy ways to cut down on utility costs as they apply to heating water, the third largest energy expense in your home. There are many ways to save which would include using less hot water, insulating your existing heater, or buying a new one. Insulating blankets may be purchased at Lowe's or most home improvement stores. New water heaters are MUCH more efficient than models made just a few years ago. If your current unit is more than 10 years old, you should consider replacing it not only for the energy savings, but also as a safety precaution, especially if it is a gas water heater. Here are more ideas to consider:

Repair leaky faucets.
Turn down the temperature on your water heater. Most water heaters come from the factory with high temperature settings, but a setting at 115 degrees F usually provides comfortable hot water for most uses.
Drain a quart or more of water from the tank every month or so to remove sediment that impedes heat transfer and lowers efficiency.
Take showers instead of baths. The average shower uses 17.2 gallons of water, 25 percent less than a bath, which uses 24 gallons of water.

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