September 19, 2007

Upscale shopping plaza scheduled to open in 2008

All summer long we have been watching with a close eye the construction of Vintage Park. Vintage Park, an upscale shopping center, is under development in Northwest Houston at the corner of Highway 249 and Louetta. It is being developed on land that was previously owned by Hewlett Packard. It was a forested piece of […]

September 9, 2007

New sign law designed to improve our scenic environment

On September 1st, 2007 a new Texas law involving signs in the public right of way went into effect. Signs in the public right of way are NOT allowed per State, County, and City laws.

August 28, 2007

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The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

Upon completion, The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, The Pearl, will be the only fine arts museum in Northwest Houston outside the Houston Museum District. The Pearl will have 4,500 square feet of exhibit space to present collections of masterwork art from the vast collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, plus touring […]

August 26, 2007

Will your Spring TX home show better VACANT or OCCUPIED?

Which shows better a vacant or occupied Spring TX home is a question I am frequently asked. Both vacant and occupied houses have their pluses and minuses. On the plus side for vacant, buyers know that they can move in quickly. They do not have to worry if the sellers time frame for move out […]

August 20, 2007

Rating Texas Schools

Whether you have school age children or not, you are still going to want to know how Texas public schools are rated. The perceived quality of education that the children receive will impact housing demand and the correspondingly potential price appreciation that you can hope to gain on your Spring TX home. Let’s begin with […]

August 18, 2007

bus schedules for Spring Texas schools

With school starting again, its time to figure out the bus schedule for your kid’s school. The school districts in Spring, Texas have excellent web sites that are loaded with all the information you need. Your child’s school district will either be Spring ISD , Klein ISD, or Conroe ISD. These schools provide bus service […]

August 15, 2007

What does NO Zoning in Spring Texas really mean?

Houston and its surrounding areas including Spring Texas have a no zoning ordinance. Zoning is when a community defines the type of real estate that may exist whether that be single family residential, multi-family residential, or commercial. No zoning ordinances allow the market to determine the type of real estate. In Spring TX, we still […]

August 9, 2007

Should you care if your Spring Texas home is an Energy Star home?

It seems that we hear a lot of builders in Spring Texas advertising their new homes as Energy Star Homes, but what exactly is an Energy Star Home and should we really care? An Energy Star Home has been built to use less energy for heating, cooling, and water heating. Some of the energy efficient […]

July 25, 2007

What is a HOA?

There are 27,000 HOAs (Home Owners Associations) in the state of Texas. With the majority of Spring Texas subdivisions having an HOA it’s important to know what it is, what it does, and what the annual fee is. HOAs play a vital role in maintaining subdivisions and the resale value of our homes in Spring […]

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