North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch"

Helpful hint for the day. Duplicates in Excel

2010-04-20T10:28:00.000-07:00

"Ever need to find duplicates in Excel?
1) Highlight the column where you expect to find duplicates
2) From the Home tab, Styles group, choose Conditional Formatting, Highlight Cells Rules, Duplicate Values.... Then pick a color combo from the Duplicate Values dialog box and click the OK button."

Open House Today. McKinney Texas

2010-04-11T11:24:00.000-07:00

Come See us at our Open House Today

1-3 p.m.

1405 Lakewood Drive

McKinney Tx 75070

Call I you need directons from Lake Forest.

(214) 707-8723

Home For Sale In White Rock Lake Area $319,900

2010-04-10T08:46:00.000-07:00

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The Following Home Will Soon Be Available For Purchase

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Dallas Texas 75218

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Open House in McKinney Texas 1405 Lakewood Dr. in McKinney

2010-04-09T14:43:00.000-07:00

Open House

1405 Lakewood Dr.

McKinney Tx 75070

Don't Miss Our Open House On Sunday

1-3 p.m.

Stonebridge Ranch

McKinney Parks And Recreation

2010-04-01T08:20:00.000-07:00

Facebook: "McKinney, Texas The McKinney Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department will hold a public input meeting on the development of a new tennis complex. The public input meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 222 N. Tennessee St. following the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Board meeting. For more information, please call 972-547-2644."

1405 Lakewood McKinney Tx Video Tour "Just Listed" $244,900

2010-03-29T10:06:00.000-07:00

Jumbo Loans

2010-03-23T09:21:00.001-07:00

Thanks Tom!

If you have clients either with a JUMBO LOAN, or who may need a JUMBO LOAN, you need to know:

MetLife Home Loans have LOW rates (see below for examples)
MetLife offers a Rate Reduction Program - Get a .125% Rate Reduction

Open a CD with MetLife Bank
$50,000 minimum opening balance
36 month minimum term (1.90% yield as of 3/22/10)

Examples (rates as of 3/22/20)

5.375% 30 Yr fixed rate (30 day lock) - reduced to 5.250%
5.000% 15 Yr fixed rate (30 day lock) - reduced to 4.875%
4.500% 5/1 Adjustable Rate (30 day lock) - reduced to 4.375%

Contact me today for details

Just Between Friend Sale in McKinney Tx 3/26-27

2010-03-23T09:16:00.000-07:00

If you are a family with small kids, here is the chance to get some great deals. I just helped my wife drop off a ton of items.

Located at the Cotton Mill in McKinney Tx

mckinney texas: schedule of events: "March 2010:

Monday, March 22 SET UP & EVE. DROP-OFF
9:30am-3:00pm Set-Up
3:00pm-7:00pm Consignor Drop-Off
7:00pm-9:00pm Organize

Tuesday, March 23 DROP-OFF & VOLUNTEER PRE-SALES
9:30am-12:00pm Consignor Drop-Off
12:00pm-3:30pm Closed for Organization
3:30pm 12-hour Bonus Pre-sale (1 shift incl. Sat. Bkdwn)
4:30pm 12-hour Pre-sale
5:30pm 8-hour Pre-sale
6:30pm 4-hour Pre-sale
7:00pm Barter Pre-sale
Please, no children under 12 at Pre-sales (nursing infants in a sling or carried permitted)

Wednesday, March 24 PRESALES
4:00pm Consignors & 1 Guest Pre-sale
6:00pm Teachers/First-Time Moms Pre-sale
Please, no children under 12 at Pre-sales (nursing infants in a sling or carried permitted)

Thursday, March 25 OPEN to PUBLIC
9:00am-6:00pm Open to Public
6:00pm Close/End sales

Friday, March 26 OPEN to PUBLIC
9:00am-6:00pm Open to Public
6:00-6:30pm Closed for re-organization
6:30pm Half-Price Pre-Sale for Volunteers
8:00pm Close

Saturday, March 27 1/2-PRICE DAY & BREAKDOWN
8:00am-2:00pm Open to Public (Most Items are Half-Price)
2:00pm-10:00pm Breakdown & Sorting

Sunday, March 28 BREAKDOWN
11:00am-2:00pm Consignor Pick-Up
2:00pm-6:00pm Breakdown/Load Truck"

North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch": 1 BEDROOM IGLOO FOR SALE IN MCKINNEY TEXAS "WON'T LAST LONG"

2010-03-21T10:59:00.000-07:00

North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch": 1 BEDROOM IGLOO FOR SALE IN MCKINNEY TEXAS "WON'T LAST LONG"

1 BEDROOM IGLOO FOR SALE IN MCKINNEY TEXAS "WON'T LAST LONG"

2010-03-21T10:41:00.000-07:00

1 BEDROOM IGLOO FOR SALE IN TEXAS

MUST GO TODAY

WON'T LAST LONG

AMAZING VIEW OF THE STARS AT NIGHT

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Thank you Johnnie High for letting us be part of your stage. We will miss you!

2010-03-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

Thanks Johnnie High for allowing so many of us to sing on your stage. You were stage was the pinnacle for many upcoming artist. Many times I would wake up before the sun came up to audition for your show. You always expected the best out of each one of us. You also made it the best. Thank you for all the memeories and the guidance you offered all of us. May God bless your family and give them strength in the trying time.

Homes For Rent McKinney Tx

2010-03-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

Mortgage Rates Still Look Great

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Rates on the attached rate sheet are based on a 700 credit score. Rates are 100% credit score driven in the current market. Credit scores above & below 700 will have different rates.

The minimum credit score for FHA and Conforming loans is 620.

The minimum credit score for VA loans is 660.

Non-Conforming Loan amounts require a 20% down payment and a minimum credit score of 720.

REMINDER: April 30, 2010 is the last day for first time homebuyers to execute a contract on a house to qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. I MUST have an executed contract by April 1 in order to ensure a smooth and timely closing on April 30th

Tax Credit Extended & Expanded: There is a $6,500 tax credit for other primary-home purchasers and qualifying income limits have been raised to $125,000 for single taxpayers and $225,000 for joint taxpayers. Under the Senate panel compromise, buyers must have sales agreements in hand by April 30, 2010, but they will have until June 30, 2010 to go to settlement.

FHA Loans

Effective April 5th with new case numbers issued on this date Upfront MIP will increase to 2.25%.

What does this mean for your buyer’s? In order to get the current 1.750% Upfront MIP, we will need an executed contract no later than April 1^st so that we will have time to order the FHA Case# before April 5^th.

MaryAnn Comparin

12900 Preston Rd.

Suite 1050

Dallas, TX 75230

P: 972-392-0924

F: 972-239-5378

C: 817-729-0036

www.intrustmortgage.com

Interest rates are only locked in when there is an executed contract or a verbal agreement with the seller.

Interest rates are property specific. The rate on a preliminary gfe does not determine that your rate is locked in.

A rate lock agreement must be signed at the time the rate is locked.

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North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch": Another Home For Sale From The Stonebridge Realty Group

2010-03-16T14:16:00.000-07:00

North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch": Another Home For Sale From The Stonebridge Realty Group

Another Home For Sale From The Stonebridge Realty Group

2010-03-16T13:36:00.000-07:00

1405 Lakewood Drive McKinney Tx

Listed Price. $244,900

From North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch"

McKinney Texas Events Calendar March 19-20, 2010

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Facebook | Remember in McKinney When.....

2010-03-15T13:46:00.000-07:00

Started this group on Facebook. I hope you will join us and tell the great stories about McKinney. Post pictures and Videos.
Facebook Remember in McKinney When.....: "Remember in McKinney When....."

Homes For Sale in Frisco Tx

2010-03-13T08:21:00.000-08:00

Destination McKinney Texas (McKinney TX Convention & Visitors Bureau)

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Facebook | Destination McKinney Texas (McKinney TX Convention & Visitors Bureau)

2010-03-10T14:08:00.001-08:00

Events In McKinney_Tx March 5-7 2010

News from McKinney Economic Development Corp

2010-03-10T09:08:00.001-08:00

In This Issue

MEDC Staff visit site selectors, attend trade show

MEDC honors Simpson Strong-Tie, Blue Mountain Equipment

MEDC, Chamber poll local businesses

MEDC issues RFQ for corporate development

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MEDC staff visit site selectors, attend Medical Device and Manufacturing Show

Some 50,000 people from around the world congregated in Anahiem Feb. 9-11 to see the latest in medical devices and manufacturing, plastics, green manufacturing, packaging and electronics.

The Medical Device and Manufacturing section was the largest of the show with more than 1,200 exhibits.

"This is one of the top rated shows in the country and was of particular interest to us," said MEDC Business Development Director Jim Young who attended with Marketing Director Sherie Ellington.

MEDC staff also met with Los Angeles site selectors as a member of the Dallas Chamber's DFW Marketing Team and attended a private gathering of company executives with a specific interest in expanding out of state.

"Many California companies are looking at Texas. The economic, fiscal and bureaucratic conditions are forcing the decision-makers to look at more business-friendly states," Young said.



MEDC honors Simpson Strong-Tie,

Blue Mountain Equipment

MEDC honored Simpson Strong-Tie and Blue Mountain Equipment (BME)at the Chamber's annual Community Awards Banquet in February.

Simpson Strong-Tie received the Corporate Performance Award for its exceptional stewardship and contribution to the local economy since expanding to McKinney
in 1983. The McKinney facility has become the most productive and most revenue producing of Simpson's five North American profit centers. (Read more.)

BME was honored with the Business Retention Expansion Program Award for the company's commitment to McKinney and continuous growth in both sales and employment.

After evaluating over thirty towns in the Metroplex, BME chose to move to McKinney in 1996. Company officials decided to expand in 2007 and are currently building a new 108,000 sf office and distribution space.
(Read more.)

____________________________

Top: (l to r) David Pitstick. MEDC President/CEO;

Phil Burton, Vice-President, Simpson Strong-Tie

Bottom: (l to r) Matt Thompson, Branch Manager; Justin Crader, Marketing Manager; Robin Hastings, Sales Manager; Stan McWilliams, MEDC Chairman of the Board

(Photos courtesy of McKinney Living and the McKinney Chamber)

MEDC, Chamber team polling local businesses

The McKinney Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the McKinney Chamber of Commerce are polling local business owners for their opinions about McKinney as a place to do business.

The MEDC will follow up with phone calls and "face to face" meetings with our business community to gather as much data as possible.

Completed questionnaires can be faxed to: 972. 562.1222 or emailed to:  sims@mckinneyedc.com. (Complete the survey.)

MEDC issues RFQ for corporate development

The City of McKinney, McKinney Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and McKinney Community Development Corporation (MCDC) (collectively referred to herein as "McKinney") welcome responses to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from private entities to create a corporate development district/park within the City of McKinney to be competitive with other development areas within Collin County such as Legacy Business Park, Hall Office Park, and Greenway Corporate Center. For more information, contact David Pitstick at 972.562.5430.

Final notes

Four North Texas cities - Frisco, Plano, Allen and McKinney - rank among the top 100 in a survey of the nation's most affluent communities.The report, compiled by Portfolio.com and Bizjournals, parent company of the Dallas Business Journal, analyzed 420 U.S. cities with populations above 75,000.

Texas was the top exporting state in the nation for the eighth year in a row in 2009. Texas' exports totaled more than $163 billion for 2009, with the top export recipients being Mexico, Canada, China, the Netherlands and Korea, which respectively imported $56 billion, $13.7 billion, $8.9 billion, $6 billion and $5.3 billion in Texas-manufactured goods.

Workforce Solutions of North Central Texas is seeking employers who are interested in participating in a re-employment initiative that will compensate employers $2,000 for hiring and retaining a Texas-Back-To-Work participant for a minimum of 120 days. Email Deana Hillsberry at dhillsberry@dfwjobs.com for more info.

The next regular MEDC board meeting is Tuesday, March 23.

We hope you enjoy our eNewsletters. Feel free to share them with your co-workers and friends.

Sincerely,

Sherie Ellington, Director of Marketing

McKinney Economic Development Corporation

McKinney Economic Development Corporation | 321 N. Central Expressway | Suite 200 | McKinney | TX | 75070

Fence Repair and Fence Contractor in Frisco Texas

2009-04-05T13:17:00.000-07:00

It is the time to but a home if you get qualified. If you are selling your home in Collin County you know that the high winds have taken a toll on your privacy fence. Call or visit our prefered fencing contractor they will have your fence repaired in no time and looking brand new.

D.R. Horton Homes

2009-03-02T16:22:00.000-08:00

Save energy by covering your Attic Stairs

2009-02-21T05:00:00.000-08:00

Another great way to save money just after you purchase your new home.

North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch": What inspires me? This guy!

2009-01-15T08:00:00.000-08:00

North Texas Real Estate and Homebuying Guide Located In "Stonebridge Ranch": What inspires me? This guy!