WEIRD!

Things in Washington are really getting weird, aren't they? Gross overspending; forcing government on private industry; taking over huge portions of the economy; eugenics; forced abortions; redistribution of wealth; intimidating publicly traded companies; using community organizing groups and trade unions to bully the citizenry..... It almost looks like a planned destruction of free-market capitalism! Wait! I said "almost"? It DOES look like it! In fact, that's what it is. It's an orchestrated crisis strategy designed to bring down the existing system.

We're liable to go through some rough times here in the next three and a half years. My advice is to get to East Texas as fast as you can. We'll be here to help when you get here. www.johncmartin.com

FROM TEXAS A&M

“It appears we are at the bottom of the housing market in most Texas cities,” said Real Estate Center Director Mark Dotzour after reviewing the state’s latest home sale numbers.

Dotzour mentioned two years ago that new home construction needed to fall dramatically to avoid the level of overbuilding that could damage Texas housing markets. He even picked summer 2009 as the bottom of the housing cycle because bankers would constrain credit to homebuilders and developers.

Apparently he was right on all counts. The Texas inventory of unsold new and existing homes is in good shape. “I feel now is the time to buy a house in most Texas cities,” he said. “Housing affordability has never been higher, and I never thought I would see 5 percent mortgages in my lifetime. If you plan to live in the house for at least two or three years, now is the time to buy."

This is good news for all of my customers. Get in touch with me now, at john@johncmartin.com.

First Time Buyer

You don't really know what you're getting into, you're awash in unfamiliar terminology and everyone you meet seems to have strong (and utterly contradictory) ideas about which way the housing market is headed.

You may not be able to avoid every home-purchase mistake, but you can keep your regrets to a minimum by finding the best, most-experienced realtor and trusting him to get you through with the least amount of grief.

It all looks like a spider's web with you being the fly! But a good realtor can get you through it all. Ask him many questions. Do what he says, and do it on time. And your home will be yours to enjoy without regrets. Experience is priceless!