April 27, 2010

The Grand Parkway and resale value

For years now, we have been hearing about the Grand Parkway and its proposed path (Segment F-2) through Northwest Harris County. Segment F-2 is projected to be 12+ miles and will connect SH 249 to I-45. When all of the segments of the Grand Parkway are completed, and I do believe it will be when and not if, the Grand […]

April 23, 2010

Is your home’s MLS listing costing you buyers?

If you have your house on the Spring Texas real estate market, you need to check the accuracy of the information contained in your listing. Since none of us are perfect including Realtors, mistakes are made and will continue to be made. Every day I run across listings in our MLS with errors or incomplete data. If […]

April 21, 2010

Spending habits of Spring Texas residents

Money … Money … Money …. Where does it all go? The majority of the time we don’t know where our money has gone. We just know it’s gone. With the help of Bundle.com, we can now gain some insight into our spending habits and the spending habits of our Spring Texas neighbors. Bundle breaks down the spending […]

April 19, 2010

Flood Insurance increases AGAIN!!

Before you buy a Spring Texas home located in the 100 year flood zone, you need to stop and consider the rising cost of flood insurance. In 2009, flood insurance on Spring Texas homes located in the 100 year flood zone averaged a 6% increase and in 2010, they increased an additional 8%. Now, don’t confuse […]

April 17, 2010

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report March 2010

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market? The real estate market for March is the first month of 2010 that does not look like its 2009 deja vu. Sales of 176 for the month were down 13.6% compared to March 2009. New listings were 440 for the month which is 16% more than March 2009. Months of […]

April 15, 2010

How to protest Spring Texas real estate taxes

Today is April 15th. The day the majority of us associate with as the day our income tax returns are due. I am not going to write about income taxes. Although I do have an accounting degree, I am not qualified to give advice on the many changes in the income tax laws. What I am […]

April 13, 2010

New iPhone App estimates FICO score

The number of iPhone Apps just got larger with the introduction of the MyFICO credit score estimator. The MyFico App quickly estimates your credit score based upon the answers you provide to 10 multiple choice questions. The questions are about the number of credit cards you have, how long ago you got your first credit card and first loan, how many […]

April 11, 2010

The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival

It was a beautiful weekend in Spring Texas as evidenced by the large groups of people who were out enjoying the great weather by attending festivals, cooking outdoors, working in their yards, or attending open houses. Hopefully, you had a chance to attend the 5th annual Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival as it was a great way to spend […]

April 9, 2010

Electronic Signatures and real estate contracts

I love technology but not technology for the sake of technology. Before I adopt a particular form of technology I have to be able to gain value from it. Value can be in the form of cost savings, increase in productivity, or increase in revenues. The technology to sign our Spring Texas real estate contracts electronically has been available for a while […]

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