tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:37:06 +0000Local NewsDallasMarket ConditionsImproving MarketFloorplansHome ValuesToursVideoAllenBuy NowClaremont SpringsConstruction ActivityDallas Morning NewsEagle StadiumEventsForeclosuresFort Worth Star TelegramGreenspointHouston ChronicleJob CreationNeighborhood PartyProsperSouthlakeThe ColonialThe OakmontYour Tools For Building, Buying, and Owning a Homehttp://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)Blogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-4025819611336154268Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:57:00 +00002011-01-31T17:53:54.474-06:00DallasHouston ChronicleImproving MarketLocal NewsMarket ConditionsImage from hereThe Houston Chronicle recently printed an article on another of the reasons that Texas has been able to ride out the housing slump so well relative to other areas in the nation. The reason? The difficult lessons that the banks learned from the 1980s. Because of the hard lessons learned in the '80s, the bankers have shown discipline in their lending in the last decade, and it is http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2011/01/home-sweet-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-7769465685273489943Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:24:00 +00002011-01-25T07:10:21.237-06:00FloorplansThe ColonialToursVideoHere is a video tour of one of our best selling floorplans - the Colonial. Originally designed for home sites we built on in the Park Cities area, this home has a completely luxurious custom feel to it. No wonder these homeowners chose to build this home! Thanks to the Cabreras for letting us take a video tour of it!This Happy News Brought To You By:Newport http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2011/01/video-floorplan-tour-colonial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-181452597652831294Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:02:00 +00002010-12-06T14:07:17.155-06:00FloorplansThe OakmontToursVideoWe recently completed construction on one of our newest floorplans. It is called the Oakmont and is in the 2800 square foot range. It turned out beautifully and we wanted to share it. The home's buyers customized the plan to meet their needs and they are quite happy with the result.This Happy News Brought To You By:Newport Homebuilderswww.newporthomebuilders.com469.854.6640http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/12/video-floorplan-tour-oakmont.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-1488505227728005556Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:36:00 +00002010-11-24T08:56:51.961-06:00DallasForeclosuresImproving MarketLocal NewsMarket ConditionsImage from hereThe Dallas Morning News reported some more positive news about the DFW housing market today. A recent study shows that among major US cities, the DFW area has one of the lowest "shadow" inventories of unsold homes. Shadow inventory homes have been foreclosed on or are in the process of being foreclosed on but are not currently listed for sale.The CoreLogic study found that whilehttp://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/11/reason-543545765231-it-is-great-to-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-4931162099924806599Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:15:00 +00002010-11-21T12:21:34.684-06:00GreenspointNeighborhood PartyProsperWe had a great party at our Greenspoint model this weekend. We had more than 30 neighbors join us for our Taste of Thanksgiving feast and boy was it delicious! The adults stayed inside and enjoyed good food and conversation......while the kids bounced away outside in the bounce house!Many games were enjoyed,friendships made,and bouncing was enjoyed by all!The children stayed outside long after http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/11/newports-taste-of-thanksgiving-party-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-533037247870618457Tue, 11 May 2010 03:41:00 +00002010-11-24T09:00:33.191-06:00DallasHome ValuesImproving MarketLocal NewsMarket ConditionsImage from hereThe Dallas Morning News reported some positive news about the DFW housing market today. A recent report shows that the number of Dallas-area homeowners who are upside down on their mortgage has decreased from 30% in mid-2009 to under 15% currently. That's a 50% reduction, folks! What wonderful news!The article also mentions the fact that North Texas median home sales prices havehttp://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/05/this-just-in-fewer-dallas-area-buyers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-5192468741921969601Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:18:00 +00002010-04-15T11:47:10.950-05:00AllenClaremont SpringsConstruction ActivityEagle StadiumLocal NewsThe old saying is true - everything really is bigger in Texas. The City of Allen recently passed a bond that approved the building of a brand new, state-of-the-art football stadium that will seat 18,000 fans. Construction on Eagle Stadium will begin next month and will conclude in 2012. The new stadium will feature wide concourses, four concessions areas, 12 bathrooms, two seating decks, and ahttp://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/04/everythings-bigger-in-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-3133101513454467835Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:34:00 +00002010-04-01T11:57:30.661-05:00DallasDallas Morning NewsHome ValuesLocal NewsImage from hereThe Dallas Morning News featured a great article today that announced that Dallas home values rose more than 4% from January of 2009 to January 2010. The value comes from the Standard & Poor/Case-Shiller index, which tracks typical single-family home prices in 20 metropolitan cities across the United States. January marks the third straight month of increasing Dallas home http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/03/dallas-home-prices-continue-to-rise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-6891878718017576813Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +00002010-03-30T11:40:48.134-05:00Buy NowFort Worth Star TelegramJob CreationLocal NewsMarket ConditionsYesterday the Fort Worth Star Telegram featured an article that had some great news about our DFW metroplex. In spite of the downturn and recession of the national economy, Dallas-Fort Worth led the nation in population growth for the 12 months that ended July 1, 2009 according to recently released census estimates. People come to where the jobs are and that is in Texas. Image from hereThis is http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/03/deep-in-heart-of-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-6908304934869027274Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:17:00 +00002010-03-23T21:31:25.280-05:00EventsLocal NewsSouthlakeThis Saturday, Southlake is having its Southlake Green Day from 10 until 5. It promises to be a great event with speakers, green presentations, educational booths, giveaways, and more. Learn how to be a better steward of the earth's valuable resources and learn how to save yourself money while doing it! The keynote speaker of the event is none other than the Dirt Doctor, Howard Garrett, who is http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/03/mark-your-calendars-for-southlake-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-6373699432617787735Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:43:00 +00002010-03-19T17:09:00.907-05:00 COLD WEATHER ALERT!!Make sure to prepare for upcoming cold weather with these suggestions taken from Calloway's Callie's Garden Notes:1. Cover all tender plants with Frost Cloth.2. Water all your plants before the cold weather hits, because a dry plant will suffer more damage.3. Make sure you do not use plastic to cover your plants, because it will cause a burn on them.4. Make sure your flower http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/03/alert-alert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-1307246561563117664Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:22:00 +00002010-03-19T17:08:23.169-05:00Happy 2010! The new year has brought some great new developments for Newport:1. We have added some new sales counselors to our team! Doug Koskay is now selling in Lantana and June McCall is now selling in Prosper and Lucas. We are excited to have them on our team!2. We have added some new communities in Lucas, McKinney, and Lantana. In Lucas, we now offer several Lovejoy ISD communities http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2010/02/good-things-are-happening-in-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-3123415295929089618Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-07-21T14:01:12.360-05:00June was a good month for builders nationwide, giving another glimmer of hope that this housing slump is over and that the market is returning. Showing a boost in confidence of builders, the housing starts for the month of June exceeded expectations and rose to a seven-month high. That is great news for those of us in the housing industry. Projections are looking good, confidence is high, and http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/07/builders-start-your-homes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-2681402574238199444Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-06-25T14:43:10.428-05:00We apologize for the hiatus and not posting for about a month, but we are back in business. There is good housing news all over the place. Let's start with the article on dallasnews.com today. The article states that the Dallas housing market "ranks among the top metro areas based on expected home price performance this year, according to Local Market Monitor, a North Carolina housing sector http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/06/stable-dallas-housing-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-7320474942509981099Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:45:00 +00002009-06-25T14:48:02.935-05:00I'll make this post short because I feel like I am beating a dead horse here, but the Brookings Institute just rated the DFW housing market as the third best in the country in regards to being affected by dropping home prices. What does this mean? The DFW market is still strong, despite the depressing national news you are hearing, and homes are selling. Combine that with the historically low http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/06/dallas-market-is-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-5052877470354750768Wed, 27 May 2009 15:01:00 +00002009-05-27T10:06:14.439-05:00I was reading the news this morning and saw this Yahoo! article telling me that existing home sales rose 2.9 percent from March to April. What great news! We are starting to see a trend. Homes are selling. People are buying existing homes. People are building new homes. The housing market is turning around, especially here in the DFW area. But, you know what was buried in the article whichhttp://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/05/existing-home-sales-rise-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-388882218527841828Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:31:00 +00002009-05-06T17:39:42.154-05:00We want to commend Boon Elementary School for having an awesome Earth Day celebration. They picked up trash around the school, had various presentations for the students, and even had the students bring trash-free lunches on Earth Day. Congratulations to the school for being so proactive in promoting a green lifestyle.We at Newport Homebuilders were happy to participate in the events on Earth http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-earth-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-1179962228425504442Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-04-21T19:59:15.168-05:00If you are reading this blog, I don't need to remind you that now is the perfect time to buy a new home. You already know that. You are a savvy buyer who is in the market for a home at the perfect time. So, this week I will share with you something that we are doing at Newport Homebuilders to insure that every one of our customers is getting their dream home.If you are going to spend at least http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-get-your-dream-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-3539658504687899771Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:50:00 +00002009-04-08T18:08:59.359-05:00There is some definite fear out there in the housing market. People are wanting or needing to buy a new home, but are afraid of the economy. Is real estate a good investment right now? Will my home investment lose money over the next couple of years? What if I am forced to move in a couple years and I lose money on my home because of depreciation?These are all good questions and questions http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-reason-to-buy-your-new-home-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-6864775631668317070Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:16:00 +00002009-03-25T16:39:00.592-05:00More good news for the national housing market struck on March 23. The National Association of Realtors say that the sale of existing homes rose 5.1 percent in February. That is great news. We already heard the news that housing starts were up in February, but it was quite a relief to hear that existing home sales were also up. Why? What does this mean? This means that people that are http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/03/existing-home-sales-rise-in-february.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-7326946975721707641Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:58:00 +00002009-03-20T14:04:24.554-05:00That's right. You read the title of this post correctly. According to reports from the Commerce Department, housing starts in February were up 22.2% from January, which is the largest one month increase since 1990. This is great news for the housing industry and just one more indicator that the housing market is turning around. It won't be long until the housing ball gets rolling again and http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/03/housing-starts-up-in-february-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-1970734325272726284Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:40:00 +00002009-03-12T14:56:31.259-05:00I don't know if everyone out there has heard the good news about home prices in the state of Texas in 2008, but they WENT UP. You heard correctly. Figures from this Bloomberg.com article show that home prices in Texas went up 3.6% in 2008, good for the 2nd highest increase in the country! But, so typical of the news and the attitudes today, this article has a very negative tone. Phrases like http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-true-everything-is-bigger-in-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-8848737740789648964Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +00002009-03-04T11:08:22.498-06:00So, you are looking for a new home right now. Congratulations. Now is the perfect time to buy. There are plenty of new homes to choose from in many neighborhoods in virtually every city. You have a lot of options. Plus, if you are buying your dream home it means that you have good credit, a solid job, and that you are financially savvy. All things that speak very highly of you as a http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/03/have-you-considered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-6384643401386604281Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-03-04T11:05:52.285-06:00I read this article today on the Yahoo! Finance page. It is an article about whether or not now is the time to buy certain things like netbooks, airline tickets, cars, and homes. This is the section on whether or not right now is a good time to buy a new home.Home Purchase: Deal or No Deal?Deal. If you are contemplating buying a home, now may be the perfect time to make a purchase -- if you http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-proof-now-is-time-to-buy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858467871875022494.post-1021086413415103168Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:45:00 +00002009-03-04T11:05:41.542-06:00What a great time to be a buyer! If you are in the market for a new home, you could not have picked a better time. But, because it is a buyer's market, buyers are not asking the right questions. There is a lot of information out there that would be very beneficial to know, but builders/sellers are afraid to tell the buyers and the buyers simply aren't asking. Today we are going to go over 6 http://newporthomebuilders.blogspot.com/2009/02/6-things-no-one-else-is-telling-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kevin and Camille Jensen)0