July 14, 2011

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report June 2011

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market? As anticipated last year’s home buyers tax credits continue to skew the year over year and the YTD comparisons. In order to qualify for the home buyers tax credits, buyers had to be in contract by April 30th, 2010 and close by June 30, 2010. After the […]

July 11, 2011

Best Yogurt

Last year finding a yogurt shop in Spring Texas was near impossible. There were a couple of TCBY yogurt shops but they didn’t make it through the summer. The popular way to cool off was by eating ice cream at Brusters or crunching on a sno-cone at a roadside stand. If 2010 was the year of ice cream, then 2011 has […]

July 7, 2011

Red light cameras turned on, Again!!

Houston voters, your vote isn’t what it used to be! Yesterday, Mayor Annise Parker annouced the red light cameras were to be turned back on effective immediately and after a testing period tickets would again be issued. Last November, Houston voters voted against red light cameras and the City of Houston turned them off. But in June of 2011, U.S. […]

June 30, 2011

35% of Texans denied home loans

Five years ago when a potential buyer called requesting a showing of one listings I didn’t ask if he was pre-approved for a loan. I just scheduled the appointment and showed him the Spring Texas home I had for sale. Then if he liked the home, I told him the next thing we needed to do was get him […]

June 28, 2011

No Rain = No Fireworks

It’s going to be a quiet Fourth of July weekend this year. Due to the historic drought conditions we are experiencing in the Spring Texas area, Harris County Commissioners have banned the sale and use of all fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the county. There was a slight chance that the public fireworks displays would […]

June 25, 2011

Spring Texas remains popular with home buyers

Once again the Houston Realtor Magazine has published a list of “Top 20 Most Viewed Cities on HAR.com”. Back in October of 2010, the last time the list was produced, Spring Texas captured the #3 spot. Spring’s popularity with home buyers remains strong as it has captured the #3 spot on the June 2011 list. Considering […]

June 7, 2011

ExxonMobil announces new campus in Spring Texas

Bryan Milton, President of ExxonMobil Global Services Company, officially announced to all U.S. employees that ExxonMobil is constructing a new campus in Spring Texas. Rumors of ExxonMobil building a new campus have been swirling for numerous months but ExxonMobil had remained silent that is until today. According to the internal announcement the campus will be […]

June 3, 2011

National Open House Weekend June 4 and June 5, 2011

Are you in the market to buy a house in Spring Texas? If so, this weekend (June 4th and 5th) is a great time to get out and view some homes. As many local Spring Texas Realtors along with numerous state and local real estate associations will be participating in the second National Open House […]

June 1, 2011

Preparing for hurricane season

Today, June 1st is the start of hurricane season. Will this be the year another Allison or Ike comes to pay us a visit? Who knows? But now is the time to prepare. Put together a basic hurricane emergency supply kit that includes: a three day supply of water and non-perishable food, flashlight and extra […]

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