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Welcome to The Pescatore/Avrit Team blog. After reading the Dallas Morning News report about the top picks for Buyers and Sellers in the DFW market, we felt that it would be exciting to share the results with you, the bloggee! A new consumer curvey asked buyers and sellers to rank national resi...
11/12/2009
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The Pescatore/Avrit Team is excited to let you know about the changes to the Tax Credit! As many of you probably know, the government has decided to extend the Homebuyers Tax Credit! YAY! The dynamics of the new tax credit extension has changed somewhat. Here is what we know about it...call us i...
11/10/2009
Dallas ranks fifth among the top cities that are considered "recession-resistant" compared to many other cities in the United States. Despite a global economic downturn, Texas paves the way alongside Oklahoma with several cities that are more likely to emerge from the economic downturn first acco...
10/19/2009
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Do you know someone who has been thinking of buying their first home? How about someone who is ready to get back into home ownership after a three year period? Jane and I have been working with a fabulous husband & wife lending team, David and Lisa Ann Lowe of W.R. Starkey. They're fantastic peop...
07/10/2009
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It's hard to believe that we're almost to the Fourth of July. Where oh where has the year gone? On June 27thAllen will be one the first local city to celebrate our Nation's Birthday with it's all day spectacular Allen USA event. The festivities begin at noon on Saturday the 27th at Celebration Pa...
06/13/2009
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By now you should have received your annual tax valuation statement from you county appraisal district. Where you shocked when you opened it? Some of our clients have seen in increase in their property values, one had their value go UP a whopping 8%!!! In these tough economic times the counties a...
05/15/2009
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This Saturday, May 2nd from 1-4pm, our team will be shining a spotlight on the Woodland Park neighborhood in Allen. This wonderful community consists of homes built by Grand Homes and Mercedes Homes and offers some of the best values in Allen. It's proximity to Allen's Celebration Park, access to...
04/29/2009
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Wow, it's spring time in Allen. The weather is getting warmer, last weekend not withstanding. The trees and lawns are turning green, however mine are still mostly weeds (I'm working on it)! And then the realization hit me. Schools out in a little over two months. A quarter of the year is already ...
04/01/2009
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We get so many questions from Buyers and Sellers about timing of the market. Let me tell you that this is a myth! No one can "time" a market, the market is what the market is! Sure there are factors that help set the market, consumer confidence, employment factors, interst rate, etc... But you sh...
03/20/2009
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Right now the Senate is debating the latest version of the Economic Stimulus Bill proposed by President Obama. We as Realtors support the passage of of this provision of the bill. Reprinted here is an outline first detailed by the Keller Williams Realty International Office: Fix Housing First Act...
02/06/2009