Frisco Real Estate Expert- Jackie Lillis

Jackie Lillis's Blog
Showing Feedback	For Realty Professionals	1/29/2010 1:45 PM
An important service we provide to our sellers involves analysis. We pour over comps, market the home to every source known, and make staging/improvement suggestions. We have control over these things and are diligent about accomplishing them. So, it is extremely frustrating when there is a part of our service that we can’t control–yes, showing [...]
Tax Credit Proves Effective in Boosting Dallas Area Pre-Owned Home Sales	For Buyers	12/10/2009 1:25 PM
Tax credit fuels skyrocketing Dallas-area pre-owned home sales 12:08 PM CST on Monday, December 7, 2009By Steve Brown/ The Dallas Morning News The North Texas housing market came roaring back in November. Pre-owned home sales rose by 31 percent last month from a year ago – one of the biggest such increases on record. And median home sales [...]
What is #1 on Your Holiday Shopping List?	For Buyers	12/2/2009 7:01 PM
A new home? No? Why not? Many buyers tell me they are waiting until after the holidays to purchase a home. No one wants the added stress of putting an offer on a home during this time of year, right? Well, think about it for a moment. Sellers are sitting on properties that have had very little activity [...]
Home Buyer Tax Credit Has Been Extended and Expanded!	For Buyers	11/6/2009 1:45 PM
The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Has Been Extended and Expanded Today! Buyers must be under contract by April 30th and close by June 30th in order to qualify Eligible Buyers; have not owned a home in the past three years Income limits; $125k single filers, $225k joint filers In addition, a credit of up to $6,500 [...]
Building a Green Home in the Dallas Area	For Buyers	9/29/2009 2:34 PM
I just returned from a very informative green building seminar presented by a gentleman who has a PhD in Engineering and is an advisor to government environmental agencies. I thought it would be a little over my head and dry, but to my surprise, the concepts were easy to comprehend, and the speaker was hysterically funny! Who [...]
Know Thy Square Footage	For Buyers	8/28/2009 10:24 AM
If you believe that your North Texas county tax assessor’s data, as it pertains to a subject property’s square footage, is THE source to use when listing or purchasing a property, your numbers could be substantially off on a property’s value. Since price per square foot is one major determining factor when analyzing a list or sale price, it is important to obtain the [...]
Selling Your Home in the Current North Texas Real Estate Market	For Sellers	8/17/2009 5:26 PM
What does it take to get your home SOLD in today’s North Texas Real Estate Market? Well, let me take a moment to tell you what you absolutely cannot do when marketing your property. I am a straight-shooter, so here it goes… DON’T put the house on the market with any known repairs or replacement items [...]
Welcome to My Blog!	For Buyers	6/19/2009 3:37 PM
This blog will provide you with valuable information, tips, and general insight into the real estate market in the Dallas area’s northern suburbs.

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