July 10, 2010

Home size declines; buyers demand for 1 story homes increase

The National Association of Home Builders announced that builders are listening to buyers preferences and constructing smaller homes. After nearly 30 years of increases, the size of new single-family homes built experiences its first decrease. The nationwide average of 2,438 sqft for homes built in 2009 is about a 100 feet smaller than the homes built in 2007. […]

July 7, 2010

Are people moving in or out of Spring Texas?

In 2008, over 10 million people moved from one county to another. Movement into a city creates demand for housing driving real estate prices up. Dramatic movement out of a city can cripple real estate markets causing housing prices to free fall which is what happened to the Detroit MI real estate market. The interactive mapping tool from Forbes shows people movement […]

July 5, 2010

Communication

When I sit down with prospective sellers, one of the things I want to find out about are their prior home selling experiences. Were their experiences good or bad and what made them good or bad? Sometimes the sellers have had great experiences and were very satisfied with their listing agent’s performance. Other times the seller’s listing agent failed […]

July 2, 2010

A tour of HEB Vintage Market

Discover Spring Texas shopping with a tour of HEB Vintage Market located at the intersection of HWY 249 and Louetta. Click the photo below to view a short video on HEB Vintage Market. Discover the produce, bread, prepared meal offerings, sushi as it is being made fresh in the store, and the cooking demonstrations.

June 30, 2010

Is now a good time to refinance?

With the interest rates for 30-year home mortgages at 50 year lows, NOW may be not only a good time but a great time to refinance. What’s in store for mortgage interest rates? According to the Mortgage Bankers Association you should expect interest rates to steadily rise. But does low interest rates and a predicted rise in interest rates automatically mean you should refinance your Spring […]

June 28, 2010

Farms Stands in Spring Texas

For as long as I can remember my father has had a garden. During the summer months, what we had for dinner was based on what was ready to be picked and eaten from his garden. As a kid eating fresh from the garden vegetables was not a treat and something to be enjoyed. The […]

June 25, 2010

REDUCED tag – value or NO value?

Recently the HAR.com real estate website made modifications to their listing price reduction feature. The modification allows buyers to search for homes with any price reduction instead of just homes that have been reduced in price by 5% or more. Now, any listing that has been reduced in price will have a reduced tag and will show the […]

June 23, 2010

Horses take over Vintage Park

Fourteen life-size fiberglass horses have arrived at the Vintage Park shopping center (110 Vintage Park Blvd Houston Texas 77070). In the coming weeks, the horses ( ten adults and four foals) will be painted by local artists and then displayed around the Spring Texas area until the Northwest Assistance Ministries’ (NAM) annual Jeans & Jewels gala on […]

June 21, 2010

Stop! Don’t buy that fridge for your new house …. YET

Okay, I admit the title for this post is a little bit dramatic. But I needed to get your attention to let you know of a change in the mortgage industry. As a Spring Texas Realtor, I do not even attempt to stay on top of the ever changing mortgage industry. Instead, I rely upon the expertise […]

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