Selling Your House in the Age of COVID-19 SHOULD YOU BE SELLING YOUR HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC? Well.. yes!!!! As the recent DFW housing market stats have shown, an economic downturn paired up with a global pandemic can cause a surprising and sudden jump in housing prices. This Read more…
Could a 1% interest rate drop add $30,000 to your home buying budget? IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE FENCE ABOUT BUYING A HOUSE, start paying attention to the current interest rates. As per BankRate.com, the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 2.86 percent as of December 21, Read more…
Want to make educated decisions on the best time/area to buy, sell, or invest? Would you like to track the real estate prices and trends in your area? Now you can! with the most accurate and comprehensive dataset of information – the North Texas MLS. You will get the same Read more…
The year of 2020 has been a an economic roller coaster for the Dallas Fort Worth economy and for many of you and your loved ones. Here I summarize some year-end updates for anyone reading this (whether you own, rent, or invest) and set out some things to look forward Read more…
Since the COVID epidemic started in April-March of 2020, most analysts were predicting dire scenarios for the real estate market. The overall expectation was the home prices would crash and foreclosures would soar due to high rates of unemployment and economic uncertainty. A large number of investors and a lot Read more…
Love crunching numbers? Want to get raw unbiased data on the real estate trends in the North Texas? This page is for you. DFW real estate performance in the last 5 years Dallas, Collin, Denton, Tarrant county numbers. Can you identify the most affordable place to buy in DFW? Which Read more…
Divvy Homes is a pretty good rent-to-own program, but it has pretty strict applicant selection guidelines. About 90% of the applicants to Divvy homes, in my limited experience, are rejected either during the initial pre-qualification or during the more in-depth underwriting process. So, what should people who cannot use Divvy Read more…
Ok, so you are tired of renting. But what should be your next step? Should you rent-to-own? Or buy using seller financing? Or apply for a mortgage? Or keep renting? What do all those terms mean? Which one is better for you? Nothing is absolute, but we can set some Read more…
Most bank loans require the applicant to have an SSN number to apply. But what if you only have an ITIN number? You can still apply for a 30-year conventional (Fannie Mae) mortgage loan. What is typically needed to get approved for a loan using ITIN card? passport or matricula Read more…
About Elena
Hi, my name is Elena Garrett, and I am a real estate agent with Keller Williams Central 75 brokerage in Dallas – Fort Worth. I work with both residential and commercial real estate transactions.
Reach out to me with any questions or comments on my blog.
(469) 371 4961
egarrett @ kw.com
