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    Firethorne breaks ground on new section
    August 30, 2010 2:13 pm
    Samira Rizvi wrote:

    The development’s westward expansion comprises 430 acres within the 1,400-acre master-designed community in Katy/Fulshear.

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    Home sales down for July
    August 18, 2010 10:43 am
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    But the good news, says real estate blogger Michael Creedon, is that the average sales price for a single family home rose 2.7 percent in July 2010 compared to July 2009.

    Did you buy a home this summer? Are you trying to sell your home?

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    Stuck in the real estate market?
    August 3, 2010 5:38 pm
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    Thinking of buying a home but need to sell your current home first? There are options available besides contingency contracts. Read more from real estate blogger Michael Creedon.

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    Homebuyer tax credit deadline extended
    July 7, 2010 10:12 am
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    webwombat.comwebwombat.comCongress has passed new legislation that will extend the deadline to close on a home beyond June 30 and still receive the $8,000 first time homebuyer credit or the $6,500 existing homebuyer tax credit. The new deadline to close is September 30.

    But this only applies to purchases already under contract on or before April 30.

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    Mortgage rates hit historic lows
    June 24, 2010 10:10 pm
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    The average rate for a 30 year fixed loan sank to 4.69% this week according to Freddie Mac. Rates are at the lowest point since Freddie Mac began keeping records in 1971. Mortgage rates are actually at their lowest point since the 1950s.

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    Home sales up, prices slightly down
    June 15, 2010 11:42 am
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    The volume, or number of single family homes sold, went up 19.1 percent in May 2010 compared to May 2009. This large jump in economic activity can be attributed, at least in part, to the homebuyer tax credit.

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    Home values holding stronger in Katy
    June 3, 2010 10:40 am
    Kim Morgan wrote:

    In the city of Katy, overall taxable values decreased by 3.01 percent.

    The projected Katy Independent School District taxable value for 2010 is down 2.36 percent from 2009. When it comes to residential taxable value, however, numbers are up a little. In 2009, the average taxable value of a residential property in KISD was $137,361. This year, it’s $137,609.

    “Katy is one of the strong areas of the county,” said Harris County's assistant chief appraiser Guy Griscom.

    Did you protest the value of your property?

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    Where most homebuyers spend their time
    June 2, 2010 12:39 pm
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    For homebuyers and sellers in the Greater Houston area, an excellent resource is www.har.com. This site is provided by the Houston Association of Realtors and shows every home on the market listed by realtors.

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    Real estate agent's death still a mystery
    May 20, 2010 6:03 am
    Samira Rizvi wrote:

    Ester CollinsEster Collins

    Your help is sought in solving a cold case involving a real estate agent who was found murdered in Katy more than two decades ago.

    Ester Collins was found in a home on Nov. 6, 1987 -- she had been bound, gagged and stabbed, police said.

    Do you remember this case?

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    Homes sales shoot up
    May 18, 2010 4:01 pm
    Michael Creedon wrote:

    Sales of single family homes in the greater Houston area were up 26.7 percent for April 2010 compared to April 2009.

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