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Laurie Wall with The Wall Team with Re/Max Heritage would like to make 2 announcements and give you an update on the Tarrant County Housing Market.

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New-Home Building at Highest Level in 3 Years

The home-building industry continues to dig out of its slump as the pace of construction posts big jumps for single-family and multifamily houses. Builders had a level of starts in June not seen since October 2008, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Housing starts in June soared 6.9 percent, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units. Broken down, single-family home construction, which makes up the largest segment of those new housing starts, increased 4.7 percent in June. Multifamily housing starts, considered a volatile segment of the market, jumped 12.8 percent last month.

Housing starts were nearly 24 percent higher in June compared to last year at that time.

“Housing continues to be the one sector of the U.S. economy that is outperforming expectations,” Michael Gapen, an economist at Barclays, told Reuters.

Still, while housing starts posted a big leap in June, new housing permits — a gauge of future building — dropped 3.7 percent in June.

Source: “Housing Starts Are Up, but Building Permits Decline,” Reuters (July 18, 2012) - Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, July 19, 2012

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How Reading Books Will Impact Your Future?

 Laurie Wall of The Wall Team with Re/Max Heritage II says aside from the “Bible”, her favorite book would have to be "The Go Giver". She has just finished reading "Delivering Happiness" which she states is also a great read. Several of her other favorites are "Goals", “Good to Great", “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and “Love Is A Choice”. These books have helped Laurie & Larry tremendously with their vision for their lives and business. Laurie added that her 2 favorite novels are “Redeeming Love” and “Severe Mercy”. Laurie & Larry both love reading books because it changes their perspective and enlarges their thinking.

Someone once told Laurie many years ago, "Where you will be in your life in the next 5 years will be greatly affected by the people you meet and the books you read”. This has proven true for her life. The books she has chosen to read have shown her new principles and ideas of what is possible. Reading about what other people have done is very inspiring and challenging to her. Laurie adds that Reading keeps your mind growing and expanding. “Whatever you fill your mind with is what you will become”.  

The Residential Real Estate Market is Really Heating Up!

Today is May 8^th and we already have 23 contracts (properties) scheduled to close this month. We have taken 20 new listings this May and most of our properties are receiving multiple offers on them. We listed a House last Friday and by Sunday had 3 offers on it. If you are thinking about listing your house or know of someone that is considering listing please don’t hesitate to call us today 817-427-1200

 Fran Fischer is our Closing Manager and Irene Mochulsky is our Listing Manager on The Wall Team with RE/MAX Heritage.

The Reasons Your House Isn’t Selling

and What You Can Do about It.

Selling a home can be a daunting undertaking, and while you may be helpless to control the state of the market or the number of prospective buyers in your price range, here are a few ways to be proactive against some of sellers’ most common pitfalls:

Problem: Competition. Are there too many homes for sale in your price range? If there are too many options open to buyers in your market, you may not see as many showings as you’d like.

What You Can Do: Unfortunately, the state of the market in your neighborhood or town is pretty much beyond your control. You’ll need to think about how you can make your home a more attractive sale, either by lowering your price or providing attractive terms of sale.

Problem: Your asking price is too high. It’s stating the obvious, but if your asking price is too high, you’ll price yourself right out of a lot of potential showings. Further, even if you do manage to land a buyer at your price, his or her financing is more likely to fall through during the sale if the house will not appraise.

What You Can Do: Working with a Wall Team real estate agent to come up with a fair asking price is vitally important. Make sure you are educated about the market you’re selling in, and price your home accordingly. Ask yourself whether you’d rather net a little less than you had hoped – or not be able to sell at all.

Problem: Your home lacks curb appeal. The condition of your home inside and out is critically important to making a sale. If your home doesn’t show well, a potential buyer is going to head elsewhere. Most buyers are looking for a house they can move into without a ton of small repairs and cleanup.

What You Can Do: You’ve been meaning to fix that leaky faucet or repaint the fence in the front yard, so now is the time to do it! Of course, this should have been done when you decided to sell, but it’s never too late… De-clutter your rooms and store all personal effects. Consider investing in some new curtains, bath towels and throw rugs. To make sure that you nail that crucial curb appeal, spruce up your yard with new plantings, trim hedges and weed flowerbeds, and keep the lawn short and neat. Those minor repairs that you have been living with will add up in the eyes of a prospective buyer.

Problem: Location. Everyone’s heard that old maxim that real estate is all about “location, location, location!” But what do you do if you’re trying to sell a home on a busy street, or too close to a major highway?

What You Can Do: There are actually a few things you can do to increase your chances of a sale. If your home is on a busier street, highlight any benefits on the flip side—maybe your backyard is fenced in, your taxes are low or you can walk to a school nearby. Make sure you pay extra attention to those highlights. If you are in an area where your home is very close to a major highway, consider some type of privacy hedge or fencing. If you have older windows consider replacing them – the benefit will be two fold, you will have new windows as a selling feature and those new windows will provide a little more sound buffering inside the home. Last, consider selling at a time when the foliage is in full bloom to help naturally block sound or visual effects from nearby highways.

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