May 27, 2012

Are you getting your fair share of showings?

You’ve had your house on the Spring Texas real estate market for 30 days now and in that time you’ve had only 1 showing. Are you getting your fair share of showings or is your competition averaging more showings than you? If your Spring Texas Realtor is utilizing the Centralized Showing Service to schedule your showings, then the […]

May 24, 2012

Memorial Day tax savings

If you are needing a new appliance or maybe just some energy saving light bulbs for your Spring Texas home, then this weekend is the weekend to go shopping. Numerous stores are running Memorial Day Weekend sales and if you buy an Energy Star qualified product there is no state of Texas sales tax. The majority of stores run their […]

May 21, 2012

Blackberries in Season

Last Sunday on my way home from showing homes in the Woodlands, I stopped off at Neal’s Berry Market to check on this year’s crop of blackberries. With the rain we’ve had this year I was hoping the crop was going to better than last year’s small crop. According to the Neals’, they are experiencing a bumper […]

May 15, 2012

How much did they buy the house for?

When you’re interested in buying a Spring Texas house, do you wonder how much the sellers paid for it? Or maybe you wonder how much the sellers mortgage is? This is what I call “good to know” information. But that’s all it is. How much a seller paid for his house or how much he owes on […]

May 12, 2012

what you should do after closing on your Spring Texas home

Increase showings on your house by doing this one thing

On a recent Saturday, I had scheduled showings to view 8 homes in Spring Texas. There was one home in particular my buyers were extremely anxious to view. The home was within their budget, it had been recently updated, it had a good size backyard, and it was on a greenbelt. This Spring Texas home checked all the boxes on their list […]

May 9, 2012

what stays and what goes when you are selling a home in texas

Plan for the end in the beginning

What do curtains, shelves, fireplace screens, television brackets, and garage hooks all have in common? They are all items that at one point in time in my career as a Spring Texas Realtor I had to request / beg buyers to allow sellers to take with them. In real estate all items are negotiable which includes curtains, shelves, fireplace screens, […]

May 6, 2012

Houston on list of fastest growing cities in America

Where are the fasterst growing cities in America? According to Forbes.com, four (Austin, Dallas-Ft.Worth, Houston, and San Antonio) of the ten fastest growing cities in America are in the beautiful state of Texas. Why Texas? Low taxes and inexpensive real estate attract businesses and along with those businesses come jobs. Powered by health care and energy, Houston […]

May 3, 2012

Mortgage rates hit new record lows

Freddie Mac has announced mortgage rates have hit new record lows with the average 30-year mortgage rate being 3.84%. No, that’s not a typo. It is 3.84%. But with the 3.84% being an average rate, it makes you wonder if any home buyer / borrower is ever able to get the low average rate? The answer is YES! […]

April 25, 2012

Crime Reports for Spring Texas

When working with buyers relocating to the Spring Texas area, I am typically asked “What’s the crime like in Spring Texas?” That’s a loaded question because the National Association of Realtors code of ethics prohibits Realtors which includes me from directly answering the question. What I am permitted to do is to provide a source where you can […]

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