Bradley Pounds Austin Real Estate

It seems like I've spent just about every spare moment this week previewing South Austin homes for sale, especially the 78745 zip code.  The 78745 zip code is the area of South Austin that I get the most requests for --- it encompasses most of the area between mopac and I-35, between Ben White and Slaughter Ln.  Boy, there's a ...

Last week I took an enlightening continuing education course on protesting the Travis/Williamson County tax appraisals.  Wow.  I've helped clients in the past with their protests but even I was shocked by some of the things that I learned!  The information couldn't have come from a better source, either - - - a former member ...

The answer can be boiled down to THREE things: 1) 3% down, 2) attention to detail, and 3) FRUSTRATION RESISTANCE! There are some truly fantastic deals being offered via the MLS right now that happen to be foreclosures held by Fannie Mae. The process has been streamlined and transactions close more quickly than in the past.  So what are the ...

Check out the Austin Business Journal article on Forbes Magazine's coverage of the Austin recovery. http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/03/08/daily2.html  

(Nick Buitink is a mortgage expert/sales manager at Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation.) Nick, It's commonly understood that FHA loans are not supposed to emphasize credit scores (FICO scores) as much as the currently more difficult to obtain conventional loan market does.  580 is supposed to be the "magic number" that will ...