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 […]

April 20, 2011

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report March 2011

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market? Surprisingly, Sales are up 14% over last March and Sales YTD are up 2%. Due to the flurry of activity created by last year’s home buyer tax credits, a decrease in home sales is what was expected which is why an increase is so surprising. A 10% increase in […]

April 11, 2011

Are your pets stopping your house from selling?

Your pets provide you with companionship. They are always thrilled to see you. They shower you with unconditional love and they are a special part of your family. But your lovable pets could also be stopping your Spring Texas house from selling. Buyers and sometimes even buyers who are pet lovers will be put off by evidence of pets when […]

April 8, 2011

When should you start your hunt for a house?

You have your down payment saved up and you are ready to move out of your cramped 1 bed apartment and buy a Spring Texas house. But you don’t want to be paying for both an apartment and a house for too long so when should you start your hunt for a house? To minimize your overlap of housing […]

April 5, 2011

2010 Census Data for Spring Texas

Almost every client I talk with who is relocating to Spring Texas asks me which neighborhoods should I stay away from or which are the most family friendly but due to Fair Housing Laws I can’t answer those questions. I can only point you to websites that you can use to develop your own opinions. An excellent resource […]

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