I think those who buy in the next 12 months are going to be celebrating five years from now and those who don’t are going to look back with regret. All signs are pointing to a buy indication. Forget gold, it has already peaked. Housing is the bargain investment! Take a look at the numbers for yourself.
WHY IS THIS THE BEST TIME IN HISTORY TO BUY A HOME??? Here are some Positive Trends for you to track…
1. Rental vacancy rates are at their lowest since 2003 and still falling, which will drive up rents even faster than the 2-3 percent average annual increase predicted earlier this year. Moreover, with demand outpacing supply, the rent-to-buy equation is turning increasingly favorable in markets across the nation.
2. National average home prices in June were still 7.9% below a year ago, which was the height of the boom spawned by the tax credit. However, prices are still up 4.1% over the first quarter. Those are the cautionary findings from Clear Capital’s second quarter report, which is based on data from fair market and REO transactions from recorder and assessor’s offices as well as market reports.
3. The mortgage delinquency rate has fallen for the sixth consecutive quarter, reports TransUnion. The share of borrowers at least 60 days late on their payment fell to 5.82% this spring, compared to 6.67% a year ago.
4. One of the biggest bright spots in the housing market is housing affordability which is near an all-time high in 2011 according to the National Association of Realtors. Falling prices have made homes affordable. The trade group’s affordability index measured the third-highest on record after the first quarter of 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2010. Record keeping began in 1970.
Source: Chad Bowen of Hexter-Fair Title Company
Dallas Morning News Featured Agent (2009)
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
National exposure on Home & Garden TV channels
boost exposure for two sales associates
(IRVING, TEXAS – Jan. 25, 2009) – Two sales associates with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Dallas/Fort Worth (CBDFW) are getting national media exposure thanks to the increasingly popular Home & Garden TV Channel.
Rochelle Fitzgerald, an associate at the Richardson regional office of CBDFW, will be featured on TLC’s My First Home program sometime in February. “TLC is part of HGTV, and this particular program is on selling homes with updated kitchens,” Ms. Fitzgerald says.
She was one of three finalists interviewed and filmed for an upcoming segment and is spreading the word to friends, family and clients.
“We submitted a video of a kitchen at the home at 1926 Geary in Garland and another at 1600 Montclair in Richardson,” says Ms. Fitzgerald. “They went on line and found my Web site and information, and the television producer said she was impressed with the Web site and the updated work on the two properties.”
“The best thing about it is HGTV brought a qualified buyer to look at the featured homes,” says Pam Nelms, branch manager of the Richardson regional office. “Although the buyers chose another home than Rochelle’s, it is still terrific exposure.”
Licensed as a Realtor sales associate for five years, Ms. Fitzgerald has had her Web site for the past two years and takes advantage of the Coldwell Banker marketing resources to build and update the Web site. “The producer actually said they chose me to participate because my Web site was so professional,” she notes.
Mary Jo Ward, sales associate at the Colleyville office and a 20-year veteran with Coldwell Banker, says her television experience was a lot like one might imagine in the film business.
“My seller’s home was on House Hunters, another program with HGTV, and was picked as the No. 2 property for sale,” she says. “The producer was from Hollywood, and the photographers flew in from Florida to film the three houses chosen to feature. Sales associates submitted a survey, and the producers select three homes to feature.”
Again HGTV producers brought in qualified buyers, who eventually chose a home in North Richland Hills. Ms. Ward’s featured property at 7921 Bella Court in North Richland Hills has since sold, she says. “Built by Grayboy Builders, a Keller-based home builder, the home had extraordinary custom finish out in hardwood floors, granite counters, an outdoor kitchen and a sales price of $307,900.”
Colleyville manager Tommy Dyer says he and Ms. Ward were disappointed the featured buyers didn’t choose Ms. Ward’s listing, but added: “Exposure like that to a huge national audience of HGTV fans is a marvelous experience – one you really can’t even buy.”
For information on properties for sale in the Richardson area, contact Ms. Fitzgerald at
214-727-7067 or visit www.cbdfw.com/rochellefitzgerald. For information on properties in the North Richardson Hills/Colleyville/Keller areas, contact Ms. Ward at 817-996-2332 or visit www.cbdfw.com/maryjoward..
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National exposure on Home & Garden TV channels
boost exposure for two sales associates
(IRVING, TEXAS – Jan. 25, 2009) – Two sales associates with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Dallas/Fort Worth (CBDFW) are getting national media exposure thanks to the increasingly popular Home & Garden TV Channel.
Rochelle Fitzgerald, an associate at the Richardson regional office of CBDFW, will be featured on TLC’s My First Home program sometime in February. “TLC is part of HGTV, and this particular program is on selling homes with updated kitchens,” Ms. Fitzgerald says.
She was one of three finalists interviewed and filmed for an upcoming segment and is spreading the word to friends, family and clients.
“We submitted a video of a kitchen at the home at 1926 Geary in Garland and another at 1600 Montclair in Richardson,” says Ms. Fitzgerald. “They went on line and found my Web site and information, and the television producer said she was impressed with the Web site and the updated work on the two properties.”
“The best thing about it is HGTV brought a qualified buyer to look at the featured homes,” says Pam Nelms, branch manager of the Richardson regional office. “Although the buyers chose another home than Rochelle’s, it is still terrific exposure.”
Licensed as a Realtor sales associate for five years, Ms. Fitzgerald has had her Web site for the past two years and takes advantage of the Coldwell Banker marketing resources to build and update the Web site. “The producer actually said they chose me to participate because my Web site was so professional,” she notes.
Mary Jo Ward, sales associate at the Colleyville office and a 20-year veteran with Coldwell Banker, says her television experience was a lot like one might imagine in the film business.
“My seller’s home was on House Hunters, another program with HGTV, and was picked as the No. 2 property for sale,” she says. “The producer was from Hollywood, and the photographers flew in from Florida to film the three houses chosen to feature. Sales associates submitted a survey, and the producers select three homes to feature.”
Again HGTV producers brought in qualified buyers, who eventually chose a home in North Richland Hills. Ms. Ward’s featured property at 7921 Bella Court in North Richland Hills has since sold, she says. “Built by Grayboy Builders, a Keller-based home builder, the home had extraordinary custom finish out in hardwood floors, granite counters, an outdoor kitchen and a sales price of $307,900.”
Colleyville manager Tommy Dyer says he and Ms. Ward were disappointed the featured buyers didn’t choose Ms. Ward’s listing, but added: “Exposure like that to a huge national audience of HGTV fans is a marvelous experience – one you really can’t even buy.”
For information on properties for sale in the Richardson area, contact Ms. Fitzgerald at
214-727-7067 or visit www.cbdfw.com/rochellefitzgerald. For information on properties in the North Richardson Hills/Colleyville/Keller areas, contact Ms. Ward at 817-996-2332 or visit www.cbdfw.com/maryjoward..
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Dallas Morning News Featured Agent (2007)
Rochelle Fitzgerald holds open home near Garland country club
Dallas Morning News 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, September 30, 2007
Realtor Rochelle Fitzgerald will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. today at 3002 Marilee Drive in Garland.
Ms. Fitzgerald is a Realtor associate with the Richardson regional office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Dallas/Fort Worth.
"This home is awaiting the new owner who wants a floor plan that is ideal for entertaining. The layout keeps the bedrooms peaceful during parties in the living area," Ms. Fitzgerald says.
Sitting on a one-third-acre site, the home has three living areas with two fireplaces and built-in cabinetry, four bedrooms, 2 ½ baths and approximately 3,983 square feet of living space."
Dallas Morning News 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, September 30, 2007
Realtor Rochelle Fitzgerald will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. today at 3002 Marilee Drive in Garland.
Ms. Fitzgerald is a Realtor associate with the Richardson regional office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Dallas/Fort Worth.
"This home is awaiting the new owner who wants a floor plan that is ideal for entertaining. The layout keeps the bedrooms peaceful during parties in the living area," Ms. Fitzgerald says.
Sitting on a one-third-acre site, the home has three living areas with two fireplaces and built-in cabinetry, four bedrooms, 2 ½ baths and approximately 3,983 square feet of living space."
