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Unofficial End of Summer
Labor Day is upon us this weekend, which means a three-day weekend! Labor Day is called the “unofficial end of summer”because it marks the end of the cultural summer season. In U.S. sports, Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of many fall …
Industry News
July 2021 Housing Report
Inventory increased to 1.3 months, which is an improvement from the 0.9 months earlier this year, but significantly lower than the 2.0 months of July 2020. The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University cites that 6.5 months of inventory represents a …
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Importance of Having a Homestead Exemption
Life happens at a fast pace all the time. Unfortunately, so fast at times that we rarely have time to investigate everything we need to protect ourselves. One of the areas that we have found that homeowners can easily neglect is filing …
Tips + DIY
Improve Your Efficiency
Life is busy, and it can be overwhelming when you are being pulled in different directions. Here are four strategies to help you make the most of your limited time… · Leverage your environment to change your self-destructive habits. If you’re losing …
Industry News
June 2021 Housing Report
Sellers started to emerge in June, leading to an increase in inventory. However, a backlog of eager homebuyers and low mortgage rates helped continue the upward trend of home prices, as the median price hit $300,000. The Real Estate Center at Texas …
Community Connect
Fear vs. Faith
Each day we are all faced with upcoming decisions, appointments, problems, life changes, and many things that are out of our control. With each of these things pending on our mind it is easy to succumb to fear that they will not …
Industry News
Mortgage Rates Drop Back Below 3%
If there is an upside to all the pandemic-induced uncertainty in the economy, it’s the rock-bottom mortgage rate bonus for homeowners and homebuyers. Today’s rate represents a decrease of 0.04 percentage points from last week’s 3.02%. Rates have been below 3% for …
Tips + DIY
HOUSE HACK: CLEANING AROUND AIR DUCT VENTS
If you own an older home, you know the challenge of maintenance that comes with it. One of the most common nuisances that comes with owning an older home is the dust and mold that accumulates around air vents. If you have …
Tips + DIY
The Tempering Process
Tempering is a heat treatment process applied to alloys like steel to achieve greater toughness by decreasing the hardness of the alloy. The steel is put in fire and heated to the point right before it is liquified. Going through this process …
Industry News
May 2021 Housing Report
Home buyers in May paid 25 percent more for a house than they would have paid one year ago, according to the latest housing report data. The median home price for May 2021 climbed to $295,000, setting another record high. The continued …
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