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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 […]
May 27, 2011

Memorial Day Holiday = Memorial Day Savings

Do you have some projects you’ve been meaning to do around your Spring Texas house?  Maybe a fresh coat of paint on the dining room walls?  Or maybe you have been meaning to change out your light bulbs for those energy efficient CFL bulbs. Whatever your project, Memorial Day weekend is the time to shop for it. […]
May 13, 2011

Bugs, Beer, and Bands

Are you ready for some bugs, beer, and bands?  Then you will want to make plans now to attend the 25th annual Crawfish Festival at Old Town Spring Texas.  Enjoy your fill of over 25 tons of delectable crawfish, listen to live rock, zydeco, country, blues and bluegrass music being performed on 3 stages, and party with 150,000 of […]
April 30, 2011

The home selling process

Are you getting ready to put your house on the Spring Texas real estate market?  Are you going to be a first time home seller?  If so, you are bound to have tons of questions about the home selling process. Mint.com, a personal finance site, has an excellent infographic summarizing the home selling process because sometimes […]
April 27, 2011

Majority of Harris County home values remain unchanged for 2011

Do you think the Spring Texas real estate market improved last year?  If you think the real estate market was relatively unchanged last year, the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) agrees with you. The Harris County Appraisal District is the organization responsible for appraising all commercial and residential real estate in Harris County as of the first of each […]
April 25, 2011

More construction at I45 and Louetta

Panera Bread will be the fourth restaurant to open a store at the busy NW corner of I-45 and Louetta in Spring Texas. As they will soon be the new neighbor of Cheddar’s, Juan & Lefty’s, and Furr’s Fresh Buffet. Cheddar’s and Juan & Lefty’s are currently open and doing brisk business.  While Furr’s Fresh Buffet should not be far behind. If you […]