{"id":90,"date":"2013-06-10T17:56:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T17:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeclover.com\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2013-06-10T18:13:47","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:13:47","slug":"no-reason-to-hesitate-for-texas-homebuyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/10\/no-reason-to-hesitate-for-texas-homebuyers\/","title":{"rendered":"No Reason to Hesitate for Texas Homebuyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While consumers across the nation hesitate in fear that the economy could worsen, causing home prices to drop once again, Texas homebuyers need not fear.<\/p>\n<p>Jobs are the key to a healthy housing market, and Texas offers jobs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Area Development Online, (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.areadevelopment.com\/Gold-Shovel-Econdev-Awards\/Q2-2013\/Texas-Georgia-Alabama-Kansas-Gold-Shovel-2162511.shtml\">http:\/\/www.areadevelopment.com\/Gold-Shovel-Econdev-Awards\/Q2-2013\/Texas-Georgia-Alabama-Kansas-Gold-Shovel-2162511.shtml<\/a>) Texas replaced all of its recession-hit jobs by December 2011. The state&#8217;s unemployment rate has been below the national average for more than 75 consecutive months, and by March 2013 had dropped to 6.4%.<br \/>\nAt the same time, the gross domestic product in Texas was well ahead of the national growth rate, at 3.25% in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent business event, Governor Rick Perry proclaimed that &#8220;Texas&#8217; economy has become the envy of the nation.&#8221; That could have a lot to do with the 8,000 new jobs that have been created, thanks in large part to expansion in the energy sector, chemicals, and Internet Technology.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is one of only 4 states to be awarded Area Development magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Gold Shovel&#8221; award. According to the magazine&#8217;s website, these annual awards are &#8220;a celebration of the kind of economic development success that should never be taken for granted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The other states honored with the &#8220;Gold Shovel&#8221; were Georgia, Alabama, and Kansas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Texas real estate market is hot, and the best way to have your offer accepted over others is to present a letter of pre-approval along with your offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We at Homewood Mortgage finance homes anywhere in Texas, and we promise low rates, low fees, and prompt service. So if you&#8217;re thinking of becoming a Texas homeowner, call us at 1-800-223-7409 or apply on line at http:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/ We&#8217;ll be glad to get you pre-approved and ready to submit that winning offer.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no application fee, and no obligation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>P.S. If you&#8217;re not quite ready, select <a href=\"http:\/\/mk2.netatlantic.com\/read\/all_forums\/subscribe?name=realtor\">link<\/a> to sign up for our weekly newsletter and rate updates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mike Clover<br \/>\nTexas Mortgage Banker<br \/>\nwww.mikeclover.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While consumers across the nation hesitate in fear that the economy could worsen, causing home prices to drop once again, Texas homebuyers need not fear. Jobs are the key to a healthy housing market, and Texas offers jobs. According to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/10\/no-reason-to-hesitate-for-texas-homebuyers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93,"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mikeclover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}