January 4, 2011

Construction at I45 and Louetta

The Northwest corner of the I45 and Louetta intersection continues to experience further development. First on the scene was the Cheddars restaurant which opened in May of 2009. This particular Cheddars location seems to be perpetually busy and is rumored to be the highest grossing Cheddar’s restaurant in the U.S. In September of 2010, construction […]

December 30, 2010

New home for Christmas?

Did you get a new home in Spring Texas this year for Christmas? If the answer is yes, then Congratulations!!! Hopefully, you are starting to win the battle against what seems to be the never ending pile of boxes and soon will be settling into your home. But before you get too settled, you need to add […]

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 […]

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