Texas Housing Market Faring Better Than Nation's.
Will It Last? - 3/12/10
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Real Estate Center) - Decreased
home sales, stalling prices and a rise in foreclosures
suggest more rough waters for the nation's housing
market. Texas, on the other hand, continues to
weather the storm fairly well. But for how long?
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CS may implement tax increase - 2/28/10
College Station residents could see a 3-cent property
tax increase next fiscal year to help pay for
a new fire station and meet police department
needs.
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Proposed Changes to FHA Financing - 2/22/10
FHA has announced changes to their lending requirements that may affect you.
FHA is raising their upfront mortgage insurance premium from 1.75% to 2.25%. Since this mortgage insurance premium can be rolled into the loan it will not require more upfront money, however;
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H-E-B expanding - 2/19/10
A new H-E-B will open in College Station this fall, officials said Thursday.
Andy Weiner of Weiner Development said the San-Antonio based company will build what is expected to be the largest grocery store in the region -- an estimated 88,000 square feet -- at the northwest corner of Texas 6 and Texas 40.
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Plans form for rezoning - 2/17/10
College Station school trustees plan to establish new attendance zones for the 2011-12 school year.
Superintendent Eddie Coulson told trustees during their February meeting on Tuesday that the opening of two new schools will prompt the need for rezoning.
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2010 Outlook - January 2010
Entering the second decade of the new century immediate economic prospects range from blurred to completely unclear.
The just-ended "Bubble Decade" generated enormous increases in prosperity, wealth and asset values only to subsequently experience an
unprecedented free fall.
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Interest Rate Expectations - January 2010
(COLLEGE STATION, Tex.) - Mortgage interest rates are low right now, but don't expect that to last. When the government
quits buying mortgage-backed securities, rates will head up and away.
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