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The short answer is NO.  Paragraph 4A(1) of the Texas residential real estate contract states: “If the property does not satisfy the lenders’ underwriting requirements for the loan(s),  this contract will terminate and the earnest money will be refunded to buyer.” If you are purchasing a Spring Texas house on the resale market, paragraph 4A(1) protects you from having […]

The other day, Seth Godin (one of my favorite authors) wrote a post on his blog titled “How to buy a house“.  Seth shared some good advice.  Advice which holds true during both buyers markets and sellers markets and in every local real estate market across the U.S. including the Spring Texas real estate market. Seth’s advice was not about the […]

Is insert name of neighborhood a good Spring Texas neighborhood to live in?  If you are relocating to Spring Texas, this is a question you want answered.  Unfortunately, the National Association of Realtors code of ethics prohibits Realtors which includes me from directly answering this question. So where can you go to get information on crime rates for Spring Texas? Houstoncrimemaps.com has […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]