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        <title>Rick Santelli is Reporting on CNBCs Squawk Box Today a Sharp Rise in New Home Sales | Builder Stocks Rebounding</title>
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November new home sales beat expectations from CNBC.


This morning Rick Santelli reported anbsp;surprise ~17 uptick in new home sales for last November. It is my opinion that the December sales report may be even better. As real mortgage interest rates decline, and as the Federal Reserve signals it will remain neutral with future rate increases, home sales are responding positively. 


Benzinga is reporting that an industry analyst is turning more bullish for builder stocks in 2019, suggesting a modest correction to the upside for home builders.nbsp; 


If you put off buying, you might want to reconsider. Banks are competing for your mortgage business and that has driven rates down from their 5 peak last year. New home prices, although still rising as a result of rising land, labor and material costs, have held the line on price increases. How long that will continue is anyones guess. 



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    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <title>Builder Slashing Price on LOADED Model Home Near 121 amp; Custer </title>
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Patio Homes offer detached Single Family Home ownership, a convenient come and go lifestyle option (next to nothing to maintain outside of the home), making it a perfect choice to own for busy professionals, versus tossing money away on rentals. RIGHT NOW, mortgage rates for 30 year money is as low as 4.125 (I can help you find out where) and the builder has dropped the price of this model home from over $500K to $419,990, and there is a $10,000 CASH REBATE for ARGtrade; clients, that can be used towards final settlement costs, or a check paid the next business day after closing.


Model Home Features




Excellent Location Near 121 US75, Custer Road, Allen, and Plano


5 Star Master-planned Community


PGA Golf Course


Hike and Bike and Cooper Fitness


McKinney Address, Allen ISD


Corner Lot


Lots of Parking for visitors


Gorgeous Painted Brick Exterior


Lots of Natural Interior Light


3 Beds


3.5 Baths


3 Living Areas


Extended Dining area


Large Kitchen Island


Large Kitchen Pantry


Study off Master


Gameroom with Wet Bar


Shiplap Siding in Master Bedroom


Master with oversized shower


Relaxing Patio


2 Car Garage


Energy Star, Energy Efficient


Tankless Hot Water


Contact Mike @  for Change Orders showing upgrades and items that will stay with Model




Model Home Photo Gallery
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:07:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <title>Hollyhock Frisco Now Borders the New PGA Headquaters Golf Course</title>
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Announcing 1930 Passionflower Road Frisco / Frisco ISD is Back on the Market and ready for a fast CLOSE Check it Out Loaded up Highland has what your are looking for


And just like that, Hollyhock in Frisco now finds itself bordering the newly announced 600 acres PGA Headquarters that will host its Grand Opening celebration in 2022 I mean, who could have predicted this?


This new 36 hole tournament class golf course will quickly become the new epicenter for the PGA in the United States. What is planned are 2 - 18 hole PGA tournament class golf courses that are slated to host its first professional tour events in 2023. Also included, as reported on pga.com are a short course and practice area totaling 45 holes; a clubhouse; Class AA office space; a 500 room Omni resort and 127,000 square foot conference center; a technologically advanced retail village; parks and open space plus several miles of trails. 


According to PGA.com, this project is estimated to generate approximately $2.5 Billion in revenue over 20 years. PGA.COM also says,  The entire project will have an initial, estimated public-private investment totaling more than $520 million.nbsp; The PGA of America will invest $30 million to build its 100,000-square-foot global headquarters and education facility.nbsp; OSW will invest $455 million to purchase the land, construct the hotel, conference center, retail space, parking facilities, and golf courses.nbsp; The golf courses, clubhouse, practice areas, and associated public facilities will be owned by the city.nbsp; More than 300 FISD high school golfers will practice at the facility on a weekly basis.


The 600 Acre PGA Headquarters will be bordered to the East by a just-announced 250-acre mixed-use project that might shape up to become a new Legacy Town Center styled venue, but time will tell. And this is just the start as both the PGA HQ and 250-acre project are part of a larger 2500 acre parcel of land sold by Bert Fields Jr. to Hunt Realty Investments. It very much appears that North Frisco, might become some of the hottest real estate in the United States and its all starting to happen right now.


You dont need to be as smart as Einstein to imagine what is about to happen to well-located North Frisco real estate. If youre considering North Frisco, you might want to consider making your home buying plans sooner to lock in todays prices, versus risking paying considerably more later, as location has always been the number one driving factor affecting real estate value.


About 1930 Passionflower Lane Frisco in Hollyhock


Below are slideshow photos of a gorgeous, 2-year-old Executive Level 4018 sqft 5 bedroom home with 6 baths, built by Highland Homes that is now for sale in Hollyhock. This luxurious home is currently NOT in MLS, but will become an active listing in early March. This home is sale priced at $589,990. This home features newly added built-ins totally $40K+ giving this home special utility and value. Home offers 3 bedrooms with in-suite baths, 2 bedrooms are on the first floor, a large utility room with refrigerator, sink, cabinets, and quartz countertop, advanced alarm system, 3 car garage with storage system and epoxy floor, circulating hot water, incredible HERS 52 Energy Efficiency plus Energy Star 3.0 Certification. Yes, it offers a Study with newly added wall to wall built-in bookcase, 2 dining areas, soaring ceilings, an abundance of kitchen cabinets, butlers pantry, double stainless ovens, 2 Powder Baths (up and down), Wet Bar, Media, and Game-rooms. Youll love the large master suite and bath, and pool sized backyard. Tax Rate is ~2.2, and there is no MUD or PID tax, making it one of the lowest tax rates in Collin County. 


Homes for sale in the Newman Elementary School Zone, currently range in price from $335K to 2.7 Mil. 


To view 3D Virtual Tour, CLICK HERE.





For more info or to make an appointment, contact Realtorreg; Mike Askins @ 


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Photos of 1930 Passionflower Road Frisco, TX
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:57:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <author>mike@askinsrealtygroup.com (Mike Askins)</author>
        <title>Governor Abbott, Tear Down This Wall of Property Tax Increases</title>
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Whether he knows it or not, by the time Governor Abbott leaves office, he will most likely have presided over the largest property tax increase in Texas history, unless sweeping assessment adjustments soon occur, especially in and around Texas largest metropolitan areas.nbsp; 


While Abbott generally offers support for President Trumps Federal tax reduction efforts, home ownership has become increasingly less affordable in part due to the widespread practices of Texas Central Appraisal Districts over inflating real property values, causing property tax bills to soar. And if that werent bad enough, Federal property tax deductions under the new Federal Tax Laws are now capped at $10,000, adding insult to injury.nbsp; 


As we head towards yet another property tax assessment battle this spring, Texas homeowners increasingly find themselves having to file tax protests to combat overly inflated property tax assessments. 


With the Texas real estate markets up against financial headwinds resulting from nine interest rate increases, increasing homeowner insurance costs, rising home prices, and lets not forget runaway health care costs, Texas homeowners today need property tax relief in the form of lower assessed values by the various County Appraisal Districts. 


Gov. Abbotts proposed future property tax solution to limit tax increases to 2.5 wont undo the tax burden excesses of the past six years. A better solution is a property tax rollback of at least 20 on assessed property values. That would take out most of the excessive taxation and help improve overall home affordability, especially in Texas Metro areas. 


If the various CAD (Central Appraisal Districts) wont reduce a propertys assessed value, then home buyers can scour D/FW area communities for lower tax rates. While various unincorporated locations surrounding D/FW do offer lower taxes, many households are not able to make that type of move due to school and work considerations. View Dallas Fort Worth Tax Rates.


Historically, Texas property taxes were assessed on a tax value that was comfortably below real market value, but today, property tax assessments for a growing percentage of D/FW homeowners, have exceeded 100 of current market values, placing higher than fair tax burdens on homeowners. 


Sure, maybe no one expected the sharp rise in property values that occurred since 2012, but alarm bells should have been sounding that aggressive double-digit speculative tax increases across a span of multiple years would not be a sustainable tax policy. Texas now has the 3rd Highest Property Taxes in the U.S.


Still, the sky is not falling, as overall taxation in Texas at 8.15 ranks 33rd out of 50 States. However, just nine short years ago, Texas was ranked 45th, so the trend towards higher taxes in Texas is real. Today, New York at 13.04 is the highest taxed State and Alaska at 4.94 the least.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:07:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <author>mike@askinsrealtygroup.com (Mike Askins)</author>
        <title>Patience and Preparation are Required For Todays Home Sellers</title>
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Dallas Fort Worth area home sellers just loved it a few years back, when area housing was in short supply, the Feds printing presses were in full production, and buyer demandnbsp;was sky high, but that all ended when the Fed decided to rapidly increase the cost of borrowing,nbsp;slowing demand and forcing the housing market to correct.nbsp;


 Todays rates, however, are the lowest going back 8 months, and buyer demand, as a result, is picking back up, showing just how wrong the Fed was to raise rates in the first place. How long this downward rate trend repreive will continue, is anyones guess, but for sure you can save on monthly payments with todays lower mortgage rates.nbsp; 





How to Succeed in a more Traditional North Texas Housing Market


Todays home sellers once again, need to embrace the old-fashion concept of preparation, because a well-prepared home may be the difference between selling or expiring unsold. Selling is a competition sport, where the best-prepared listings contract fastest, typically for more money and go on to close. Lets face it if out of ten listings a buyer tours, eight are so-so, but two stand out, and one of the two homes is priced to reflect bonafide market COMPS, which listing do you think the buyer will be more motivated to make an offer? 


I have found that selling a home is a repeatable science when you embrace the concept of common sense preparation. 


Basic Home Seller Preparation Checklist Prior To Listing Your Home in MLS


1. DECLUTTER. All non-essential personal belongings should ideally be removed to temporary storage, this will help to give your home a more spacious pleasant look. This includes removing personal family photos and other personal possessions that distract buyers from giving their full attention to your home. Decluttering the garage, attic and closets help to complete the overall tidy look. A home that appears crammed with stuff gives the wrong impression of being too small, and can conflict with an otherwise great impression. 


If you remember one thing about buyers, it is this, youre dealing with emotions. Buyers want to love the home they buy and are looking for reasons not to. So removing objections is key to a successful sale. 


2. FIX-UP. Once you have decluttered, it is time to embrace repairs, perhaps updating your kitchen or master-bath, which are two of the most critical areas to impress buyers, or perhaps adding wood floors all designed to improve your homes wow factor. Painting is always a smart choice, to help give your home that new look, especially if your paint colors are showing a lot of wear or if the color is dark or dated. 


If your paint is in good shape, changing the color temperature of your interior lighting to pure white 4000K LEDs, or perhaps a cooler spectrum for darker homes, can also improve your homes visual impression by making walls appear lighter with less of a yellow or tired looking hue. In todays market environment, well-planned pre-listing projects will boost your homes curb appeal by eliminating sight objections that can cast doubts in a buyers mind. 


One more point, keep ALL RECEIPTS. Youll need that come appraisal time along with a summary or spread sheet itemizing your expenditures.


3. CLEAN-UP. Once a home is dialed in, then a final deep cleaning works wonders. This includes dirty tile grout, windows, ceiling vents, door hinge areas, kitchen cabinets, including inside cabinets and drawers, organizing closets, etc.nbsp;


4. FINAL STAGING. This is your final, pre-MLS review before activating your listing and includes drive up curb appeal.. Like clothes that are mismatched, homes can have all sort of mismatched furnishings that can create an odd look and staging is the art of correcting that. The rule of thumb here is to remember, that great looking furnishings and accents can improve the impression of a so-so house, but can also decrease the impression value of an otherwise outstanding home. Builder models are a great example of how important staging is to capture a buyers attention and imagination. My advice has always been, when in doubt, remove it.


5. MLS LIST PRICE. Finally, once youre ready to list, we re-walk your home to evaluate all of the above and then agree to a final listing price. We use COMPS, to justify a probable sales price based upon how your home compares (get a quick DFW area online Comp Report). Remember, not only do you have to sell your buyer on your homes value, but when a lender is involved, you will have to sell the BANK APPRAISER too, and if comparable values dont support your contracted sales price, you may be forced back to the negotiation table or risk a buyer cancellation. Most resale contracts today will contain a Form 1948, or Addendum Concerning Right to Terminate Due to Lenders Appraisal. This form stipulates what occurs when an appraisal does not support the contract sales price.


We Need Listings, And if You Need to Sell, Lets TALK


When it is time to sell, we offer the absolute best combination of full service, years of experience and amazing low commission cost In fact, we can even help you save you more than FSBO. ARG offers a full array of client MLS listing services and middleman free savings. Also if youre buying a new home, the good news is builders have known about our market leading Free Move-up for years and hiring us will make them breath easier. Since 2004, we have maintained a 90+ success rate selling our MLS listings. To learn more, call Mike @  or fill out the form below and pick up a Free Copy of our Sellers Guide.nbsp;nbsp;



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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:18:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <author>mike@askinsrealtygroup.com (Mike Askins)</author>
        <title>Home Ownership Cost Across Time | Find Lower Winter Mortgage Rates</title>
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Some Highlights:


With interest rates still around 4.5, now is a great time to look back at where rates have been over the last 40 years. Rates are projected to climb to 5.0 by this time next year according to Freddie Mac. The impact your interest rate makes on your monthly mortgage cost is significantnbsp;


Our preferred lender, Core Team USA Mortgage, is now offering the most competitive rates to be found. The Core Team is a full-service, large mortgage lending operation located in McKinney Texas. They offer some of the fastest loan services available in the DFW Metroplex because theynbsp;staff in-office underwriters and loan processors.nbsp; Learn more about how the Core Teamnbsp;can help you.


ACCESS THE MOST ONLINE PUBLIC MLS LISTING INFORMATION - PERIOD


There are lots of great home buying opportunities in the market with new listings being added daily. Start your DFW Home Search now, and discover the many advantages you gain by accessing most complete online MLS information available anywhere in Dallas Fort Worth. We go the extra mile to help you make the right choice and hope to hear from you soon.





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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:28:00 -0600</pubDate>
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        <title>Drees Homes Fiscal Year-end Sale is the Biggest Sale of the Year View Listings and Savings</title>
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Drees Homes are amazing, Drees Fiscal Year-end Sales are the BEST


Between NOW and 3/31/19 you have an exclusive opportunity to find special savings in all 22 Dallas/ Fort Worth Drees Communities. To get Drees BEST New Home Savings you simply need to be able to close your new Drees home by 3/31/2019. Remember that with any new home inventory clearance sales, getting there first offers you the best selection of available new homes.


ARG Clients Get Up to 3 Cash Back


ARG Rebates are ALWAYS in addition to all Drees sales promotions and negotiated discounts. Choose how you want to use your cash rebate, from cash back to closing costs. With ARG we guarantee youll do better with us, than on your own. ARG clients ALL benefit from access to ALL MLS price reductions. We help you spot deals others cant find. We put you first, then pay you when you close. Have a Home to Sell? Check out our Free-Move-up Offer.





Schedule a Time to Talk with Mike and Learn More



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    <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2019 14:36:00 -0600</pubDate>
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