4 Links to interesting news & insight about homes, home loans and the real estate market for you on this Friday.
What's that in your mailbox
(or directly deposited into your checking account)? Woo-hoo -- your tax refund from the IRS! But that
giddy feeling can lead you to squander most or all of the dough on stuff you don't
really need. Here are three ways to make it easier to save at least some of it.
(How to Save some of your Tax Refund)
Mortgage rates yesterday
ended a rally streak that brought consumer borrowing costs back down toward
their best levels of 2010. Almost erasing all the losses experienced before and
after the Federal Reserve exited the secondary mortgage market. (Mortgage Rates Give Back Gains after Steady Winning Streak)
Spring in Texas: Bulbs blooming. Hail pounding your roof. There's nothing quite like that helpless, sinking feeling of wondering how many thousands of dollars you'll be out or worrying about what's happening to the new home you're trying to buy. (Know what to do when Hail and your Roof Meet)
Austin ranked 18th on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency listing of metropolitan areas with energy efficient buildings, falling behind both Houston and Dallas. Read more: (Austin ranks 18th on green building list, behind Dallas and Houston - Austin Business Journal:)
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