San Antonio TX real estate agent

October 2008 - Posts

• Best Cities For Your Money

  Well, you know San Antonio is going to be included on the list, else I wouldn't be writing this article. It never comes as a surprise to me that whenever I see a list of the "Best Cities..." there's a good chance that San Antonio, Texas Read More... Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:14 PM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• Interest Rate Impact on San Antonio Real Estate

  Interest rates, and their impact on the real estate market, have always fascinated me. I'm not sure of what the highest rates ever were on a 30 year mortgage. I do remember a time when the Veteran's Administration was quoting a rate of 17.5% on Read More... Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 9:25 AM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• Down Payment Assistance Banned

  A home purchasing practice that allowed sellers to contribute to a buyer's down payment on the purchase of their home, has, at least for the foreseeable future, been banned. One of the arguments against the practice was that sellers would simply increase Read More... Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:30 PM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments

• Future of Real Estate and the Small Office

  When I opened my own San Antonio real estate office in 1987, my intention was to work as a one-man shop. I'd spent my previous 11 years in real estate bouncing around from one large company to another, working as office manager, training director, Read More... Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:38 AM by Ed Barrett | 1 Comments

• Gated Communities - Security, Privacy, or Community?

  All three (security, privacy, and community) are given as reasons for the increase in gated communities in San Antonio and across most of the nation. Although there are doubters on all three criteria as to how well the gated system works, neighborhood Read More... Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 8:42 AM by Ed Barrett | 0 Comments