Relocating to Dallas Featured Articles Relocation Articles from Industry Experts in the Dallas Region http://www.relocatingtodfw.org/rss/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:47:34 CST http://www.relocatingtodfw.org/articles/16/ http://www.relocatingtodfw.org/images/_chthumbs/chthumb-9.jpg Financing and Mortgages http://www.relocatingtodfw.org/articles/16/ <span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> As a newcomer to the Dallas-Fort Worth region, you may already be familiar with mortgage loan process. Even so, it&rsquo;s helpful to review all the steps involved as well as region-specific resources and conditions that make buying a home here a pretty rewarding experience. <br /> <br /> With thousands of neighborhoods in the Metroplex, it&rsquo;s important to decide where you&rsquo;d like to live. That decision you make may be based on a number of factors, including the location of your place of employment, the schools you choose for your children and lifestyle choices &ndash; do you want to live in an urban setting or would you prefer a master-planned community with amenities, such as a golf course? <br /> <br /> Your Realtor&reg; will be helpful to you if you&rsquo;re new to buying real estate in Texas. He or she can provide more information on many topics as they arise. Below, we&rsquo;ve covered a few important ones that are likely to come up in the home-buying and mortgage-loan process. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">About Texas Property Taxes</span><br /> In Texas, property taxes are&nbsp;local&nbsp;&ndash; assessed locally, collected locally and used locally. More... <a href='http://www.relocatingtodfw.org/articles/16/' style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic; color: #0099FF; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;'>more &raquo;</a>