http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com Distinctive...Dynamic...Diverse Fri, 18 May 2012 20:59:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/clean-outdoor-gas-grill-30-minutes?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clean-outdoor-gas-grill-30-minutes http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/clean-outdoor-gas-grill-30-minutes#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:22:29 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9826   Regardless of your hometown’s climate, outdoor gas grill cooking can be a four-season endeavor. Just remembe to keep your grill clean. According to Weber’s annual GrillWatch Survey, less than 40% of grill owners clean their equipment with any bit of frequency, and 6 percent admit they’ve never cleaned their grill at all. There are three [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/clean-outdoor-gas-grill-30-minutes/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/condo-townhome-housethat-question?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=condo-townhome-housethat-question http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/condo-townhome-housethat-question#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 19:13:35 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9808 Not sure what type of house to buy? Ask yourself these questions. What is your lifestyle, do you travel a lot for your job? Do you enjoy yard work planting your own flowers? Are you use to making a call and having a company take care of exterior work? Homeownership, no matter what category, comes [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/condo-townhome-housethat-question/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/home-rentals-increase-prices?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-rentals-increase-prices http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/home-rentals-increase-prices#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:45:31 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9870   Home ownership declines to lowest level since 2006 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — More Americans this year are choosing to rent instead of owning their own homes, and they’re paying a higher price too. The U.S. Census said Monday that rental vacancies fell to 8.8% in the first three months of 2012 from 9.4% in the [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/home-rentals-increase-prices/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/mortgage-guidelines-resume-tightening-nationwide?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mortgage-guidelines-resume-tightening-nationwide http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/mortgage-guidelines-resume-tightening-nationwide#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:18:09 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9822   Despite an improving U.S. economy, the nation’s banks remain cautious about what they will lend, and to whom. Last quarter, by a margin of 3-to-2, more banks tightened residential mortgage lending standards for “prime borrowers” than did loosen them. A “prime borrower” is defined as one with a well-documented credit history, high credit scores, and [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/mortgage-guidelines-resume-tightening-nationwide/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/consumer-awareness/pavement-repairs-occur-western-portion-sam-rayburn-tollway?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pavement-repairs-occur-western-portion-sam-rayburn-tollway http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/consumer-awareness/pavement-repairs-occur-western-portion-sam-rayburn-tollway#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 18:43:58 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9795 Starting in early May, NTTA maintenance staff will begin pavement repairs on sections of the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Denton County. Throughout the project, crews will remove and replace cracked or worn out pavement on the toll road’s main lanes and frontage roads. “The main purpose of this project is to provide motorists a safe [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/consumer-awareness/pavement-repairs-occur-western-portion-sam-rayburn-tollway/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/trinity-parkway-public-hearing-8?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trinity-parkway-public-hearing-8 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/trinity-parkway-public-hearing-8#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:44 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9799   The general public is invited to attend and participate in a Trinity Parkway public hearing on Tuesday, May 8. The NTTA, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, will conduct the public hearing to discuss the proposed Trinity Parkway project in the City of Dallas.   The public hearing will be held in [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/trinity-parkway-public-hearing-8/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/bush-turnpike-western-extension-forging-downtown-grand-prairie?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bush-turnpike-western-extension-forging-downtown-grand-prairie http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/bush-turnpike-western-extension-forging-downtown-grand-prairie#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 18:35:27 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9790 In downtown Grand Prairie, the south side of the Jefferson Street bridge recently opened, including access from the bridge to both north- and southbound State Highway 161 frontage roads, as work continues on the Western Extension of the President George Bush Turnpike. The entrance to the Bank of America building off of the northbound SH [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/real-estate-news/bush-turnpike-western-extension-forging-downtown-grand-prairie/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/red-day-corner?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=red-day-corner http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/red-day-corner#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 18:33:59 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9617 There’s only one more week before Keller Williams Realty’s 4th annual RED Day and I wanted to make sure you had a chance to volunteer. We’ll be dedicating our time to the North Texas Food Bank. I can appreciate how busy you must be and we would be so honored to have you there. Imagine [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/red-day-corner/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/big-buying-home?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-buying-home http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/big-buying-home#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:11:53 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9803 When trying to get a loan to buy a house remember only one important fact…it is all about your credit score.  The higher your FICO score, the more credit worthy you become. Not only that, you become eligible for loan programs and interest rates that a borrower with lesser credit is not privy to. One [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/big-buying-home/feed 0 http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/seniors-young-adults-influence-housing-market?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seniors-young-adults-influence-housing-market http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/seniors-young-adults-influence-housing-market#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:35:03 +0000 The Harrison Group http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/?p=9643 Over the next two decades, the aging baby boomer generation will swell the nation’s senior population by 30 million. That demographic shift will likely help increase the supply of housing, since people over age 65 typically release much more housing than they absorb. NAR President Moe Veissi noted that current market trends favor would-be homeowners [...]]]> http://dallastexasrealestateblog.com/dallas-real-estate/seniors-young-adults-influence-housing-market/feed 0