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April 23, 2012

Prudential Gary Greene stands alone in the Top 100

Prudential Gary Greene Realtors is the only HOUSTON based brokerage to break into the Top 100 on RisMedia’s list of Top Brokers in the Nation.  In 2011, Prudential Gary Greene completed 6,509 real estate transactions with a sales volume of $1,576.526,862 ranking 55 and 53, respectively.   Thank you to all the buyers and sellers our brokerage […]
April 19, 2012

Bugs, Beer, Bands – Old Town Spring Crawfish Festival 2012

It wouldn’t be spring time without the annual and popular Old Town Spring Crawfish Festival that now extends over 2 weekends. Enjoy your fill of over 25 tons of delectable crawfish, listen to live rock, zydeco, country, blues and bluegrass music as it is performed on 3 stages, and party with 150,000 of what will soon become […]
April 15, 2012

Spring Texas Real Estate Market Report – March 2012

What’s going on in the Spring Texas Real Estate Market?  Single family home sales are on a roll recording yet another monthly increase. Average and median home prices are pushing upward. Active listings remain below 1,000. Increase in sales and a  decrease in active listings push months of inventory lower. Days on Market dips to 73. Months of Inventory […]
April 11, 2012

96% of people believe now is a good time to purchase a home

The American Dream of owning a home is still alive. According to a recent national survey conducted by Prudential Real Estate, the majority of people still believe real estate is a GOOD investment. A couple of key findings from Prudential Real Estate’s recent survey are: With interest rates at historical lows, 96% of people believe […]
April 1, 2012

Do you have to repay the $8,000 home buyers tax credit?

Two years ago you bought a Spring Texas home. In return for buying a home, our government gave you an $8,000 tax credit.  It was a sweet deal!! Today you just found out your employer is moving its corporate office.  Your 10 minute drive to work will turn into 50 minutes. You want to sell your Spring Texas […]
March 29, 2012

All Texas home sales to be taxed at 3.8% … Fact or Fiction?

The great thing about the Internet is the vast amount of information available at your finger tips.  The bad thing about the Internet is not all the information is accurate. A half-truth that has been flying around the Internet for a while now and probably will continue is all real estate transactions will be taxed at […]
March 26, 2012

Lakes of Cypress Forest begins development on Section 4

Seven years after the first homes were built, Lakes of Cypress Forest has begun development on the final section of its community.  Lakes of Cypress Forest, a gated community in Spring Texas, is located off of Cypresswood about 1.5 miles from I-45 in the Klein school district. Upon completion of the 111 homes planned for its final section (section 4), the […]
March 23, 2012

Harris County home values drop further in 2012

The Harris County appraisal district has finished their assessment of residential home values and not the bill but the value will soon be arriving in your mailbox. How will your Spring Texas home fare?  Will your home’s tax value be higher, lower, or stay the same?  For the majority of Harris County homeowners the tax assessed value of their homes will […]
March 20, 2012

How long before the sellers respond?

When you submit an offer on a house in Spring Texas, how long does it take before the sellers respond?  Depends on when you submit the offer and who the seller is. If the house is a Foreclosure, Short Sale, or Corporate Relocation, it is owned by a corporation. The people who make the decisions […]