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Nick Good

Keller Williams Realty

469 951 4193

www.NickGood.com

NickGood@kw.com

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Congratulations Richardson, Texas -- 2008 18th Best places to live!

Richardson, Texas was recently named 18th best place to live in the August 2008 Money Magazine. Richardson has something for everyone here like the Cottonwood Arts Festival, Music in the park, and the Charles W. Eisemann Center that features many popular shows


For home buyer's looking for older cottage style houses then look no further than Richardson Heights. "The Heights" are homes built in the 50's and 60's that are very popular among many home buyer's today (Heights Residents Get Your Home Value Here Instantly!).

The Canyon Creek area offers home buyer's larger homes and excellent award winning schools!

My wife and I are very happy residents of Richardson, Texas and The Good Home Selling Team Specializes in the Richardson Heights area.


If you have any questions about purchasing a home here in Richardson then please give give me a call at 469 951 4193 or click here to message me!


Happy House Hunting!

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Keller Williams Realty
469 951 4193 cell






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18. Richardson, TX
Richardson
Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival in Richardson
WINNER
Top 100 rank: 18
Population: 99,800
Compare Richardson to Top 10 Best Places
Richardson is one of the densest high-tech areas in the nation, with Telecom Corridor, where Nortel (among other companies) houses its U.S. headquarters.

The city just north of Dallas is also home to four DART rail stations and lots of new luxury condominium, apartment and town home developments.

Residents enjoy the annual city tradition of the Cottonwood Art Festival, an award-winning exhibit of more than 200 artists and craftsmen from around the country. And crime is low.

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Median family income
(per year)
$90,790 $93,313
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$104,717 $84,802
Sales tax 8.25% 6.60%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
N.A. 5.22%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
N.A. 2.42%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state)
$1,710 $1,854
Job growth %
(2000-2007)
11.14% 18.60%
Median home price $195,510 $293,712
Average property taxes
(2007)
$5,596 $4,072
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Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles)
23 40
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles)
22 20
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)
8.4% 17.3%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)
18.5% 16.6%
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits)
88.0/8.5 89.5/10.5
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)
76.2% 76.0%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 2 2
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 31 25
Median commute time
(in minutes)
20.7 23.0
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer
10.6% 15.8%
% population walk or bike to work 2.5% 3.0%
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
96 51
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
6,437 4,141
Bars
(within 15 miles)
438 338
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)
269 242
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
77 90
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)
5 11
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) N.A. 13
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 0.2 1.5
Annual rainfall
(inches)
37.27 36.31
% clear days in the area 37 30
High temp in July ° F 95.8° 87.8°
Low temp in Jan ° F 35.2° 22.9°
Has health plan
(% of residents)
81.8% 88.2%
Body mass index (avg. for residents) 28 27
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
14.6% 9.6%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
32.7% 27.3%
Median age 37.5 36.0
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)
75.9% 73.6%
Married 58.9% 57.5%
Divorced 8.5% 8.3%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
116.6 104.0
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)
$8,467 $8,012
From the August 2008 issue
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Attention DFW Investors and Home Buyer's

Nick Good of The Good Home Selling Team is please to announce the new foreclosure search feature on www.NickGood.com. Just go to www.NickGood.com and click on our Foreclosure button and you will be able to see any foreclosed home in the U.S.

Investors you will no be able to look for great rehab projects or rental properties without even having to talk to a Realtor! Click here for Foreclosed Properties

Home Buyer's get pre-approved right away, so you can know how much home you can afford!

If you are a home owner who is unfortunately struggling to make your monthly payment then please call Nick Good of The Good Home Selling Team today! We can work with you and your bank to sell your home fast instead of getting foreclosed on!

See What Your Home Is Worth Instantly!

Happy House Hunting!

Nick Good

Realtor

Keller Williams Realty

469 951 4193 cell

www.NickGood.com

Click Here To Contact Me!

View My Listings Here!

Is This The Right Time To Buy or Sell a Home?

Whenever I go out and talk to people about what I do for a living (BTW I am a Realtor), I always get asked if this is the right time to buy or sell a house.

My answer to these people is always the same. YES! It has never been a better time to purchase a home... Interest Rates are still at an all time low! A lot of seller's who did not choose me to sell their home are having to pay buyer's closing costs because their home has sat on the market for too long (in this market price is the biggest factor consider when selling your home!).

After I tell these people yes it is a good time to buy a home, their next question is if they need to put a lot of money down... And my answer to this is NO! There are still programs out there for 100% financing (Ask your lender for more details about these programs)... There is also a Down Payment Assistance Program (This program is slated to end October 1, but I know that people are lobbying hard for this program to remain active) that will allow the Seller to pay your down payment!

When I talk to Seller's I tell them that now more than ever we have to get the price right on your home the first time (over pricing will make your home sit on the market and you will loose more money by doing price reductions). Then with my aggressive marketing and with the Keller Williams name behind it we will get their home sold quick! I also offer seller's a discount on their selling commission if they also purchase a home through me... This is another way that seller's can benefit by selling with the Good Home Selling Team.


The last thing I tell people is to stop listening to the news reports about real estate market conditions. Overall in the United States sales of new and pre-existing homes are down, as well as prices, but in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area we are still seeing areas of appreciation and strong sales (REMEMBER ALL REAL ESTATE IS LOCAL!).

So to all reading this... It has never been a better time to buy or sell your house. Go to www.NickGood.com search the homes that we for sale on there and then give me a call and we will find you that perfect home! SELLER'S you can get your home value instantly by clicking on the "You Homes Value" Link.

Happy House Hunting!

Nick Good
Realtor
Keller Williams Realty
469 951 4193 cell
www.NickGood.com
NickGood@kw.com

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