December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Rick and I would like to wish all the readers of our real estate blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the new year bring you much happiness, loads of laughter, good health, and financial stability. There will be no white Christmas this year for Spring Texas. But if you are […]

December 21, 2010

New Years Eve in Spring Texas

How are you planning on spending New Years Eve in Spring Texas? Perhaps dinner at a nice restaurant because after all who wants to go to a lousy one? Or maybe a concert? Or maybe dinner and a concert? Or maybe a neighbor party capped off with a fireworks display at midnight? If you haven’t decided how to […]

December 19, 2010

Houston #2 on Forbes List

Houston Texas holds the #2 spot on Forbes list of “Best Cities for Young Adults”. Three other Texas cities also made it into the top 10 including Austin #1, Dallas #6, and San Antonio #9. Forbes compiled their Best Cities list by defining young adults as those ages 20 to 29 and then narrowed their search […]

December 16, 2010

If only I had a dollar for every time ….

How would you complete the blanks … “If only I had a dollar for every time ____ _____ _____, I would be rich!” Mine would be … “If only I had a dollar for every time I was asked will the seller take less, I would be rich! If I included the times I was asked […]

December 14, 2010

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report November 2010

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market? To compare last November’s sales numbers to this November’s sales numbers doesn’t seem quite fair. As last November, first time home buyers were scrambling to get homes under contract before the expiration of the home buyers tax credit resulting in a spike in sales. This November the government […]

December 12, 2010

No snow

The recent winter storm that barreled through the Midwest and dumped 14 inches of snow on Minneapolis reminded me of the one of the reasons I love living in Spring Texas. No snow. I shouldn’t say we don’t get any snow in Spring Texas because that wouldn’t be entirely true. Just last year on December 4th, we were […]

December 11, 2010

Best place to view Christmas lights in Northwest Houston

Prestonwood Forest’s traditional “Nite of Lites” festival continues in 2018. Link to updated dates, hours, and map of the award winning homes and blocks of the 2011 “Nite of Lites” festival. Our pick for the best place to view Christmas Lights in Northwest Houston is the Prestonwood Forest subdivision. Known as the “Christmas Lights Neighborhood”, its […]

December 7, 2010

Cash in on FREE reward cards from Spring Texas restaurants

Reward yourself this holiday season by cashing in on FREE reward cards. Numerous Spring Texas area restaurants are offering a free reward card with the purchase of a gift card. The majority of the reward cards are valid only for the first couple of months of 2011 so you will want to use them quickly to avoid losing them. Pappas Restaurants […]

December 2, 2010

FM 1960 disappears from Google maps

The popular and heavily traveled Farm to Market 1960 (F.M. 1960) has gone through a name change or should I say name designation. Last summer, the section of F.M. 1960 from SH 249 a.k.a. Tomball Parkway east to Aldine Westfield was designated the Cypress Creek Parkway. Local community leaders believed the area lacked a clear identify and thought it would benefit […]

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