Toni Hogan's Real Estate Blog

Changes in lending requirements have made realization of the "Amercian Dream" a mere fantasy for some. We now face a market in which credit score is KING! Although, state and local governments are trying to make buying a home more affordable through down payment assistance programs, buyers still ...

If you are planning to buy a home in the Houston area in the next 6 to 18 months OR if you just want to get your "financial house" in order this year the Money Matters Basic Training is for YOU!This FREE 4-hour workshop is the prerequisite for joining the NHBA HomeBuyers Club and the Lease-to-Own...

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The Home Buyer Tax Credit offered hope to would be home buyers. After it came and went, many are still saying, "Show Me the Money!" Even if you were not ready to purchase a home at the time, all is not lost. There a several programs available that provide first time home buyers with access to fun...

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If your family has been displaced by Hurricane Ike, the last thing you want to do is spend hours upon hours looking for a place to live. You have so many other things to take care of to get your life back to "as close to normal" as possible. The E Team Realtors® is here to help. Our knowledgeable...

I "discoverd OfficeLive" a few days ago. Yeah, it was just sitting right there on my Yahoo! page...well the ad for it was anyway. I was so excited to have found something that would allow me to share documents with my assistant so that I could avoid the expense of setting up a server in my office...

Who told you the real estate market was bad right now? Who told you NOW was not the time to buy a home? Don't believe the hype! You CAN buy a home! You CAN get 100% financing! Yes, you CAN! First time homebuyers can purchase a home with: NO Money Down! NO Closing Costs! NO Fees! NO Private Mortga...

I was about to leave this comment on Jim Crawford's post Do You Pray? Try It You May Like It! But it started to get a little too long. I didn't want to become guilty of hijacking. :-)I read a couple of comments on  Jim's post that people don't pray for themselves which I find odd. I say odd becau...

It wasn't until I became a real estate agent that the value of time off became important to me. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do but when you start a real estate career while in the midst of a professional accounting career you've just signed up for some never-ending days. This year I plan to...