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SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!
Spring has sprung! Now that spring is here, and as we are enjoying the warmer weather, longer days, and all the beautiful flowers, we need to also embrace spring as a season for growth and change. Spring is an opportunity to get outside …
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FHA Announces: Mortgage Insurance Reduction
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), is bringing some welcome news to homebuyers everywhere! The FHA is reducing mortgage insurance by 30 basis points. Monthly mortgage insurance fees are going from 0.85% to 0.55% …
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Daylight Savings Time – Sunday, March 12
Don’t forget to “spring” forward this Saturday night before you go to bed. Effective Sunday, March 12 at 3 am, the time will move forward 1 hour. Come Sunday, you will get that precious extra hour of daylight in the evenings. Spring …
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Oak + Ash Realty Property Management
Did you know that Oak + Ash Realty provides Property Management? We are the stress-free solution for landlords. Any property owner that wants to lease their property to a tenant can come to us as a one stop shop. We market a property for lease …
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Homestead Exemption – New Law
In 2021, the Texas state legislation changed the Homestead Exemption filling laws. Historically, when a homebuyer bought a home throughout the year, they would have to wait till January 1 of the following year to file for a Homestead Exemption. As a …
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October 2022 Housing Report
Per the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors October 2022 Housing Report, inventory continued a slow increase while housing prices remained steady. Inventory in Fort Worth grew to 2.3 months. Though still nowhere near a normal market – the Texas Real Estate …
Tips + DIY
What is the End Goal?
How often do we commit ourselves or begin something without totally considering what the end goal is? Every day we get bombarded by commercials, marketing, peer pressure, and keeping up with the Jones’ which pushes us to make decisions without weighing the …
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Back to School
If you are a parent of school age children, then the past week or so has meant an extreme adjustment to your daily schedule. During the summer things tend to lax a little bit. Without the kiddos having to be up early …
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The Law of the Harvest
Each year in the Spring, farmers plant crops around the world in hopes of having a bountiful harvest come fall. Before they can plant the seeds to establish the crop, they must first work the ground. Preparing the soil first helps the …