Deal Mathhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/Real estate investing calculators and Texas and Oklahoma investor guidesen-us How Texas Property Tax Sales Work for Investorshttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/tax-sales/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/tax-sales/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600Texas tax sales explained: who holds them, the first-Tuesday schedule, online auctions, minimum bids, struck-off resales and the 2-year or 180-day redemption period. Texas Foreclosure Process: How Nonjudicial Sales Workhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/foreclosure/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/foreclosure/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600The Texas nonjudicial foreclosure process for investors: the 20-day notice to cure on homesteads, 21-day notice of sale, first-Tuesday courthouse auctions and what buyers should check. Buying Probate Property in Texas: What Investors Need to Knowhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/probate-property/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/probate-property/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600How inherited property is transferred in Texas and what that means for buyers: the 4-year will deadline, muniment of title, small estate affidavits and affidavits of heirship. Texas Sheriff and Constable Sales: How They Workhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/sheriff-sales/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/texas/sheriff-sales/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600Texas sheriff and constable sales explained: what gets sold (execution and tax foreclosure sales), the first-Tuesday schedule, online auctions and a pre-bid checklist. How Oklahoma Tax Sales Work: The June County Resalehttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/tax-sales/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/tax-sales/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600Oklahoma tax sales explained for investors: land delinquent 3 or more years goes to the county treasurer's resale on the second Monday of June, in person or online. Oklahoma Foreclosure Process: Judicial and Power of Salehttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/foreclosure/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/foreclosure/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600Oklahoma foreclosure for investors: judicial foreclosure and sheriff's sale, the Power of Sale Act's 35-day cure notice, the homestead election, appraisal and 30-day sale notice. Buying Probate Property in Oklahoma: What Investors Need to Knowhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/probate-property/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/probate-property/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600How inherited real estate is transferred in Oklahoma and what buyers should check: summary administration up to $200,000, the $50,000 small estate affidavit and who can sign the deed. Oklahoma Sheriff Sales: Appraisal, Minimum Bid and Confirmationhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/sheriff-sales/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/guides/oklahoma/sheriff-sales/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600Oklahoma sheriff sales explained: court-ordered sales after foreclosure, appraisal by three disinterested people, the two-thirds minimum bid, 30-day published notice and court confirmation. 30-year mortgage rate eases to 7.18%, third weekly declinehttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/mortgage-rates-fall-third-week/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/mortgage-rates-fall-third-week/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600Freddie Mac's weekly survey put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.18% on November 5, down from 7.24% a week earlier but up from 6.22% a year ago. Oklahoma voters reject SQ 847, keeping the 3% and 5% property value capshttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/oklahoma-sq-847-fails/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/oklahoma-sq-847-fails/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0600State Question 847, which would have cut Oklahoma's yearly cap on taxable value growth from 3% to 1.75% for homesteads and ag land and from 5% to 4% for other property, failed on November 3. Fed holds its target range at 3.75% to 4%, with two votes for a hikehttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/fed-holds-rates/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/fed-holds-rates/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0600The Federal Open Market Committee left the federal funds target range at 3-3/4 to 4 percent on October 28; Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissented in favor of a quarter-point increase. Texas home sales fell 4.7% from a year earlier in August as inventory stayed highhttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/texas-home-sales-slow-august/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/texas-home-sales-slow-august/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0600The Texas Real Estate Research Center reported 28,740 closed sales in August, down 4.7% year over year, a $330,000 median price and 5.3 months of inventory. U.S. housing starts fell 5.2% in September to a 1.22 million pacehttps://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/housing-starts-september/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/housing-starts-september/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0600Census Bureau data showed September housing starts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,221,000, down 5.2% from August and 7.4% from a year earlier; permits were 1,400,000. Existing-home sales rose 1.5% in September; median price $417,500https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/existing-home-sales-september/https://realestate.samcbarth.com/news/existing-home-sales-september/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0600NAR reported existing-home sales at a 3.99 million annual rate in September, up 1.5% from August and down 2.2% from a year earlier, with a 4.8-month supply.