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Scott Felder Homes of Austin and San Antonio continues to expand its growing Texas operation by heading North to the the DFW Metroplex. Scott Felder Homes is opening several popular DFW community locations including: 

• Light Farms Celina New Homes Only - Open Now
• Windsong Ranch Prosper - New Homes Only- Open Now
• Mustang Lakes Celina - May 2016 Major New Master-plan!
• Highland Oaks, Highland Village - Now Open
• Lakewood Prosper - Fall 2016
• Villas at Legacy West Plano - Open Summer 2016 Near Legacy Business Park

Stonebridge Ranch at 5200 acres is North Texas largest Master-planned community. Still HOA fees are less than $800 per year. Money magazine has called McKinney the number one American Town to live in!

With 30 miles of Hike and Bike Trails, 15 catch and release lakes, Tennis, 3 Golf Courses (2 are private country clubs), sandy beach pool and aquatic center, parks, schools, retail shopping, you will have resident amenities that are just unheard of anywhere else.

Both Highland Homes and KHOV are cutting deals on completed and near completed new homes with a net price (including rebate credit) starting around $388K. Why not pick up a new Energy Efficient home, at a great sales price and then add 3% cash back?

• View Wynn Ridge Highland Homes for

Government and big business in 2016 are continuing their open assault on manufacturing jobs in America. NAFTA has to be one of the worst governmental results of any Western nation on the planet. Workers lives are now conveniently reduced to, "it's a business decision."

If that is the case, then the American people also need to make a "business decision" to boycott companies like Carrier Air Conditioning (United Technologies) who announced yesterday that they are moving their manufacturing and distribution facilities outside of the U.S. to Monterrey Mexico but intend to import their cheaply made foreign products at greater profits back into the U.S. while avoiding Tariffs all thanks to NAFTA.

Approximately 2100 American jobs will be eliminated

You know it really is not difficult to do this job right. It takes the right mental attitude, attention to detail, a caring personality and the willingness to work. With that said why do so many listing agents from some of the biggest brokerage names, insist on listing their client's homes incorrectly in MLS?

How the Public MLS System Works

The number one question sellers need to ask of their prospective listing agent is this, how do buyers FIND their listing in MLS? The answer is rather simple actually, buyers enter their individual search criteria into any number of real estate websites and if your home fits their inputted description, you're on the short LIST! Unfortunately with many listing agents today, your home never makes "the list" because

This one is easy. Your home's inherent market value is based upon the market (supply and demand). If the market agrees with your suggested sales price, your home sells, if it does not, your home sits and sits and can wind up selling for less than what the market would have paid, had you priced your house correctly up front.

Selling for market value means your buyer and their Realtor® and the bank's appraiser all AGREE with your asking price relative to other comparable neighborhood "Comps" and individual cost adjusting factors that may apply to your specific home. Sure there may be exceptions and factors that might allow you net you over COMPS, but that depends on scarcity, location, schools, and or getting multiple competing offers on your home

Deal Alert! This W. Allen, West Allen ISD home will not last! Offered by one of the area's BEST new home builders. Full price is $573,728 and is reduced if closed by 3/31 to $515,000. With rebate used to NET price lower, your final price is just $494,400.

Lots of neat upgrades including nail down wood floors and wood stair case. Floorplan is a 4 Bdrm, 3.5 Baths.

Deals come, deals go, don't be late! Contact Mike Askins at ARG for more complete listing information!

Drees fiscal year will end on 3/31/2016 and Drees is offering special pricing on all inventory that can close on or before 3/31. If you're in the market and can close by 3/31 you'll benefit from extra savings and builder incentives. Click the Graphic to view Drees DFW Inventory and contact ARG for additional cash rebate savings and new home buyer assistance.

Save some money with the Builder, Get a Huge 4% Cash Rebate, Lock in a LOW Mortgage Rate and make your move in the next 21-45 days!

There may be storm clouds forming on the time horizon, one that could exact a major cost toll on the North American Real Estate Services industry and of course consumers who will be footing the bill. Instead of a free and open internet working to increase competition among Real Estate service providers and drive down costs, lead generation middlemen are instead trying to repackage the services of others, taking a big cut of the financial pie for themselves, while doing their best to convince consumers by obfuscation of the facts that they can help them save money! Well I'm calling Balderdash!

The fact is, when middlemen lead generation referral companies insert themselves into the financial vein of real estate services, consumers will ultimately

The value of an experienced Realtor® is not just in a cool rebate, but in the value of the advice they can offer you in an effort to keep you from making a large financial mistake you will later regret. The DFW housing market has been busy, and quality has suffered as a result even from some of the better brands, but there are ways to buy right and build right if you know the steps you need to take to protect your new home investment. With ARG we can help you understand those steps and provide experienced assistance if and when problems occur.

Texas is by and large a very unregulated State with regards to new residential construction. As a result builder quality and integrity can vary greatly and that should worry new home buying consumers.

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