Shuchi Agrawal's (dfwrealestateagent) Blog

Energy Saving benefits not only our environment, it helps our pocket books too.  These simple energy saving tips can go a long way in reducing utility bills:   Install a programmable thermostat to lower utility bills and manage heating and cooling systems efficiently. Air dry dishes instead of us...

The Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex has become a vibrant real estate market.  Home inventory is at an all time-low.  The recession left many in a situation that made it easier for them to rent than buy.  The Mortgage crisis lending crunch didn’t make the problem any better.  While some struggled to k...

  Borrowers who have steady income and good credit, but not much money in the bank, will find that it recently became easier to buy a home. Down payment requirements, which rose after the subprime mortgage crisis, are easing again as lenders and mortgage backers try to draw in new buyers. "It's o...

According to Steve Brown (A Real Estate Editor at "The Dallas Morning News"), Dallas-Fort Worth is on its way to becoming a city of renters. The D-FW area is among the major U.S. cities with the lowest percentage of homeowners, according to a new report by the Department of Commerce’s Census Bure...

According to the Dallas Morning News and Metrotex Association of Realtors, Dallas, preowned home prices in the Dallas area ended 2014 with a 7.5 percent gain from 2013, according to the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. “As long as we have a tight sellers’ market, it’s going...

When looking for a lucrative investment property that generates positive cash flow, experienced investors look for these 10 characteristics: 1.       Does the Math work: Buy the right property at the right price.  Look for average rents, days on the market and calculate the return on investment b...

Appreciating Returns -  The numbers tell the story.  As an example, let’s look at a $200,000 home. Unlike your rental unit, your home should appreciate over time. Instead of assuming average growth, we assume that prices are flat in the first year of ownership and pick up, but only slightly, in t...

Average fixed-rate mortgages are holding near historical lows, but did inch higher this week amid a stronger employment report, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. The economy added 257,000 new jobs in January, following additional increases in December (329,000) and Novembe...

According to HUD, a healthy home is one that is constructed, maintained, and rehabilitated in a manner that is conducive to good occupant health.    To maintain a healthy home, occupants should keep it dry, clean, well-ventilated, pest free, safe, free from contaminants.  Good home maintenance ca...

 DFW (Dallas, Fort-Worth) Real Estate Market is very hot, foreclosures are at a record low (according to the latest National Association of Realtors statistics).  You can set your self up for a more speedy sale by following these simple, yet effective steps: 1. Price IT Right - Many home sellers ...