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Julie Johnson, RealtorĀ®

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Best time to buy…

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

CNNmoney.com just released an article stating it is the best time to buy a home in more than 4 years. With the high amount of foreclosures and surplus of houses on the market, the value of homes is dropping rapidly leaving many homes undervalued. Just a few days ago my husband showed me another article [...]

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Happy New Year

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

It is a new year, and I am excited to see what happens with the Dallas real estate market in 2006.Ā  Amazingly, 2007 ended up being a relatively stable market for Dallas and Collin Counties. The market has slowed down, but housing prices are up. And with the drop in the interest rates, there is [...]

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What is a short sale?

September 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Did you know if you are behind on your mortgage, have little or no equity, and have a pretty good reason for these late payments, you can get your lender to cover the commissions and closing costs to sell your home?
It is called a short sale, and with an experienced Realtor, many can avoid foreclosure [...]

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Why do sellers pay so much commission?

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

In a market with so many houses, real estate agents need to do much more to get their listings noticed. Most of the marketing required, like websites or publications, cost money. If your agent is holding open houses and truly marketing your listing, it makes a huge difference in how much viewing traffic you get. [...]

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Dallas Still Growing Strong

August 31st, 2007 · No Comments

With all the talk about the collapsing real estate marketing and mortgage troubles, many people might be scared about buying or selling, but if you look at the data about the Dallas market, there is no reason to be scared. The truth is real estate was artificially inflated by investors, and now we are just [...]

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