New Hope Real Estate

Featured Article

• Top 7 Foreclosure Stories of Past Year

  Jun 19, 2008 | via Realty Trac 

  The euphoria that surrounded six years of escalating home prices, record levels of home sales and rock-bottom interest rates crashed and burned in 2007, forcing many foreclosure investors to ratchet down their ...

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Financial Services, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

Local Headlines

• County foreclosures jumped by almost half for filing deadline

  Wednesday Jul 23 | via Carrollton Leader 

  Home foreclosures in Collin County have risen this month compared to last year. Maria Jaral/McKinney Courier-Gazette The percentage of Collin County home foreclosures rose this month compared to last year.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: McKinney, TX, Housing, Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro, Collin County, TX

• House sales - pretty hot' in county

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Denton Record-Chronicle 

  The housing market in Denton County appears to be holding its own despite the continued increase in residential foreclosure postings.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Denton, TX, Addison, TX, Collin County, TX, Parker, TX

• Fraudulent house sales almost ruin McKinney neighborhood

  Saturday Jun 28 | via WFAA 

  There are never dead bodies as the result of mortgage fraud but there's a lot of financial bleeding.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• February 2008

  Jan 31, 2008 | via Dallas Texas Real Estate Blog 

  Federal Chairman Ben S. Bernanke who has historically been able to reduce interest rates faster than any Federal Rserve Chairman is having issues bringing down the cost of credit for American homeowners.The ...

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Real Estate, Collin County, TX, Home, Mortgage

• Defunct mortgage bank accused of diverting funds

  Mar 10, 2008 | via Dallas Business Journal 

  In the 30 days before Maverick Residential Mortgage closed its doors for good, the Plano-based lender twice took money intended to fund a series of loans and used it to cover its payroll and other expenses, ...

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Collin County, TX, Plano, TX, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Regional Headlines

• Central Texas home sales decreasing due to hard economic times

  18 hrs ago | via KCEN 

  Updated: Jul 25, 2008 7:07pm New home sales have hit a nationwide low dropping 33-percent since last year and Central Texas is no exception to the trend.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Housing, Texas, Foreclosures

• Forbes names Austin area No. 2 city in nation for buying a new home

  23 hrs ago | via Hill Country News 

  Texas continues to shine like the lone star it is when it comes to building new homes.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Texas, Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro, Home, Mortgage, Austin, TX, Austin Metro

• Edwards Visits ACORN

  Yesterday | via Houtopia 

  Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend a very interesting roundtable discussion at ACORN's new digs in Midtown, an event headlined by former U.S. Senator, presidential, and vice presidential candidate John ...

  Comment?

  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, John Edwards, 2008 Presidential Election, Foreclosures, Texas, Home, Mortgage

• Incommons Bank Addresses Banking Concerns

  Thursday | via Mexia Daily News 

  Deposits are safe and continue to be FDIC insured Mexia, TX - In a recent press conference at the Capital, the Independent Banker's Association of Texas Chairman Cliff McCauley and President and CEO Chris ...

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Mexia, TX, Home, Mortgage, Texas

• East Texas Housing Market Strong

  Wednesday | via KLTV Tyler 

  A bill to help thousands of homeowners facing foreclosure is closer to becoming law.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: George Bush, Home, Home Selling, Foreclosures, Texas, Mortgage

National Headlines

• Downtown Sacramento Real Estate Market Report

  2 min ago | via Sacramento Real Estate Blog 

  Real estate in Downtown Sacramento continued to command top dollar in May, with sold price per square foot running more than twice as high as the county-wide average, though this year's crop of homes was much ...

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Foreclosures, Events

• 15-Year Mortgage or a 30-Year Mortgage?

  2 min ago | via About.com 

  The traditional 30-year mortgage has become the standard method of borrowing for most people, but the 15-year mortgage is still a viable solution for many people.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage

• Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature

  2 min ago | via KCBY-TV Coos Bay 

  Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage

• Gregg, Sununu vote for housing bill

  3 min ago | via The Boston Globe 

  Sens. John Sununu and Judd Gregg were on the winning side Saturday as the Senate approved a plan to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to save mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .

  Comment?

  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

  3 min ago | via Times Leader 

  The 72-13 roll call Saturday by which the Senate passed a bill that aims to help homeowners facing foreclosure and to prevent mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from failing.

  Comment?

  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage