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September 6, 2010

Why do most closings occur at the end of the month?

The end of the month is the most popular time for closings to occur on Spring Texas homes.  End of month closings are popular for two reasons.  The first and primary reason is it reduces the amount of money buyers need to bring to the table in order to close. When you purchase a Spring Texas home there are numerous closing […]
September 4, 2010

Is your home’s listing on YouTube?

Have you heard of YouTube?  Or the real question I should be asking is “Has your Spring Texas real estate agent heard of YouTube?  YouTube is the place where people watch 2 billion videos a day. Yes, that is not a typo … people watch 2 billion videos a day on YouTube. Another astounding statistic is according to YouTube’s website, […]
September 2, 2010

How thinking it over may cost you money or worse … the house

You have been looking online at Spring Texas homes for sale for months.  You narrowed down the possibilities and battled the heat and viewed your top choices.  Now, you believe you have found “the one”.  The home that stands out from all the rest of the homes. The home you can visualize living in and your family growing up in. But instead […]
August 30, 2010

Shopping in Spring Texas

One of the many things I LOVE about living in Spring Texas is the variety of available shopping options. Located within a 20 minute drive of my house are the regional malls of Willowbrook Mall and the Woodlands Mall, the shopping centers of Champions Village, Champion Forest Plaza, and Market Street and the specialty stores at Old Town Spring . […]
August 27, 2010

The best time to trade up

Have you out grown your Spring Texas house?  Do you want to trade up but the economy keeps holding you back?  If you are financially secure and are comfortable with the status of your job, then now is a great time to trade up. The buy-low, sell-high approach works for the stock market and for the Spring Texas […]
August 25, 2010

Klein School District releases new design of Klein High School

At its last monthly board meeting, the Klein school district  approved the new design for Klein High School. Klein High School with an average enrollment of 3,300+ students is one of five high schools in the Klein school district.  The new Klein High School will be four stories and will be located at the corner of […]
August 23, 2010

Is your Facebook page sabotaging the sale of your house?

There’s a good chance that when your put your house on the Spring Texas real estate market, you shared this information with your friends on facebook.  You might have even pasted a link to your home’s listing or to its virtual tour on your facebook page.  Your friends probably gave you encouragement and wrote on your […]
August 21, 2010

Do you have to attend the closing?

In Spring Texas the closing on a real estate transaction is held at a title company.  Since the closing is scheduled in advance, the majority of buyers and sellers are able to arrange their schedules and do attend the closing on their house. Sometimes a buyer’s or seller’s schedule does not permit them to physically attend the closing.  […]
August 19, 2010

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report July 2010

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market?  The market looks a lot like last year in terms of YTD sales.  As YTD home sales are down only 4% compared to 2009.  Home prices are remaining stable with minimal changes.  Minor decreases in sales activity and stable home prices usually means good news to […]