At Encompass Lending Group we love to support our local Katy, Texas community—and what better way to share the love than to highlight this story: On Tuesday, February 1st, Katy High School’s KTTV student news anchor, Ashley Childs, had the incredible opportunity to appear on CNN’s Headline News (HLN) Morning Express with Robin Meade. Childs, [...]
Katy was one of the top 25 candidates in 2008, took the number-five position on the 9 from 2009 list, and occupies the number-one position on the 2010 list. This suburb of Houston added 17,641 households since 2000, increasing 8.7% from 2009 to 2010. Overall, Katy was the fourth fastest growing area of the ten since 2000, with a 267.0% growth rate. The Cinco Ranch development continues to contribute new households to Katy’s growth.
Our local partner in Katy, Texas, Frontier Title Company, was founded in 2006 when Doug Watson and Casey Lambright, two real estate law executives, found that there was a gap in the industry. The professionals at Frontier Title are committed to providing the highest level of security and satisfaction in the title insurance industry. They [...]
Knowing you have no mortgage debt. You can rest easy knowing you do not owe any more payments to your lender. Increased financial flexibility. You can use your income towards other large purchases due to you’re a greater sense of financial independence. Security. With no balance left to pay on your Texas Mortgage than you [...]
According to the Dallas, Texas News, a seniors housing community is planning to be built and Turtle Creek seems to be the site of interest for developers. The development would consist of a reconstruction of the old Republic Insurance buildings next door to the Mansion on Turtle Creek hotel and condo tower. The architect hired for the [...]
Douglas B. Foster, Commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending released a notice with valuable tips for local consumers applying for a Texas mortgage loan: Before Applying for a Loan— Verify: Foster urges consumers to constantly check the State of Texas website to determine whether the lending company or broker/loan officer are [...]
Real Estate Expert and Blogger Barbra Corcoran offers tips and advice on how to sell your home in today’s economy via MSNBC. Time it Right. If your house has been on the market for a while, take it off for two months and then relist it as new. Few houses sell around the holidays up [...]
Know how much you can save. By checking a mortgage calculator and entering the length of the loan, the interest rate, and monthly payments, you can determine the total paid interest that will be out of pocket. Know if you qualify. How much you owe on a previous mortgage and the value of your current [...]
An FHA Mortgage is insurance to protect lenders in the case that a homeowner cannot pay the loan amount back. In the event of a homeowner not repaying the loans, a fee will be paid to the lender by the FHA, if the loan has met requirements for the insurance. Unlike regular loan agreements, Federal [...]
How long will the buyers market last? As home prices are low, interest rates are falling, and without much competition, potential home buyers are feeling pretty calm. But how long will that feeling last? Mortgage professionals guess that housing prices will drop another 5 to 10% and bottom out sometime in 2011, but what about [...]
