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Investing in Texas real estate
 News and tips for those interested in investing in Texas real estate.
Plus articles from Tom Kelly, investment columnist and former real estate editor for the Seattle Times.
Affordable housing
 Options abound for those who want to own a home, but who might be strapped for cash when it comes to the downpayment.
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Columnists
David Jones
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Tom Kelly
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Marty Kramer
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First-time buyers can get a no-interest $7,500 loan
by MARTY KRAMER
consumer columnist
 Those either/or deals you sometimes see on car commercials have always bugged me. They offer you a discount on the price of the car or an interest-free loan. To me, it’s not an interest-free loan when the car costs $3,000 more if I don’t pay cash. Read more
How big is Texas real estate?
By David S. Jones
INSIGHT FROM ONE OF THE EXPERTS
AT THE TEXAS REAL ESTATE CENTER
 Texas’ size is the stuff of legend. The Internet Movie Database catalogs more than 2,100 films under the keyword “Texas.” Among them is the 1956 classic starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. The title says it all. Giant. Read more
Big names fell hard in 2008
by tom Kelly
investment columnist
 A year ago, the excessive extension of credit that led to defaults, foreclosures, home prices and more expensive mortgage money was the most talked-about story of 2007. Read more
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