Brad's Blog

First and foremost, the Tax Credit from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act is money LOANED to a 1st time buyer (1st buyer means nobody in house has owned a home in 3 years) in the form of cash at the time you get your tax refund. This money must be repaid...aaaaaaaaaaaanT!!! Yeah, that's the k...

As normal, our market takes moves in anticipation of reports and expectations. Early last week we saw higher interest rates because the expected outcome of inflation going into the last days before expected reports delivered the facts were fearful. On the other hand, the regional Vice President o...

At Service First Mortgage, we are in the top of the state in FHA mortgage loans originated and in the top 10 loans originated in the DFW metroplex. If you are needing a home loan in Texas, apply online at www.servicefirstmtg.com and choose Brad Lynch as the loan officer. Brad

In the recent months, we may have seen that the number of homes sold has declined, but the average price for Dallas homes was reported in a recent Dallas Morning News blog are up 2%.That is better than the majority of U.S. housing markets.The Dallas market also saw a decline in the number of hous...

Professional residential real-estate investors are having trouble right now in their original financing plans for building their property portfolio, and they are in a holding pattern right now. It may be the time that beginners take advantage of this.You see, many investors have found that the be...