Tyler Homes Group Blog

Keeping the Roof Over Our Head in Tyler

Claudia — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:15:03 +0000

I would like to know when the mindset became that we are not responsible for replacing our worn out roofs; that we must wait for a hail storm to come along so we can make an insurance claim and then somehow work it out so we don’t even have to pay a deductible. We get [...]

Tyler LOCALS LOVE US – The Best for 2012-2013!

Claudia — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:37:29 +0000

I had a pleasant surprise Thursday afternoon when I was told that I had been voted as one of the best real estate professionals in Tyler for 2012-2013 through “Locals Love Us”. This isn’t one of those things that you “win” because you advertise in the magazine or you nominate yourself and get all of [...]

Historical Tyler for Sale

Claudia — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:19:50 +0000

We just received our Historic Tyler, Inc. newsletter and invitation to our first fund raising event for the year. We have the privilege of living in the Azalea District and love every second of living here. Yes, even when the limbs fall out of the towering oak trees and knock the power off for hours [...]

Preparing your Home for Sale

Claudia — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:52:25 +0000

The only print advertising I do anymore is The Real Estate Book. They gave me a free page last week to advertise my “SOLD” listings for 2011. As I was going through all of my sold files I discovered that I had sold 7 houses in less than 2 weeks on the market. And I [...]

Eight of 8 Great Reasons to Buy a Home in Tyler

Claudia — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:20 +0000

The final reason for buying a home in the Tyler – East Texas area is that it is an awesome place to live! We have friendly folks, a welcoming community, forward thinking leadership, great weather, and lots of things to do! Our rush hours only lasts about 30 minutes! We are the East Texas hub [...]

Seven of 8 Great Reasons to Buy a Home in Tyler

Claudia — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:46:29 +0000

Another great reason to buy a home in Tyler in this economy is that home ownership is still an attractive option compared to renting. With the super low interest rates your house payment is definitely cheaper than what you would pay in rent for a comparable house – even after including insurance and tax escrows. [...]

Reason 6 of 8 Great Reasons To Buy a Home in Tyler

Claudia — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:59:32 +0000

You might find a distressed property. Thankfully, Tyler and East Texas weren’t involved as heavily in the predatory lending and speculative buying that caused a lot of the foreclosures in other parts of the country. Tyler and East Texas did have a few freewheeling lenders who are no longer in business but we are left [...]

Reason 5 of 8 Great Reasons to Buy a Home in Tyler Now

Claudia — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:17:08 +0000

The national news keeps saying that it’s a buyer’s market. I hate to keep repeating myself, but because of our modest appreciation in home values over the years, we didn’t have buyer feeding frenzies so we never had a strong Seller’s market. We have gone from a balanced market to buyers market in some areas [...]

Reason 4 of 8 Good Reasons to Buy a Home Now in Tyler

Claudia — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:40:04 +0000

Houses are affordable again! As mentioned in an an earlier blog, Tyler didn’t have the yearly double digit appreciation in values so we didn’t have a bubble to burst. We have consistently ranked below the national average in home prices and our homes were already a great value. Now, with the economy the way it [...]

Three of 8 Great Reasons to Buy a Home in the Tyler East Texas Area

Claudia — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:31:28 +0000

Ever since I chose real estate as my full time profession 17 years ago, interest rates have been steadily dropping, with the occasional, short lived, uptick. Now, this week, Freddie Mac has announced that mortgage interest rates area officially at their all time low at under 4.0% for a 30 year note! So what does [...]