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 […]

April 8, 2010

National Open House Weekend April 10 – 11, 2010

You will a lot of balloons and open house signs this weekend as numerous state and local real estate associations are participating in the first national open house weekend. My fellow Realtors® with Prudential Gary Greene Realtors are not ones to be left out as over 400 homes are scheduled to be opened on April 11th. If […]

April 4, 2010

Bluebonnets

It is springtime in Spring Texas and spring means wildflowers and lots of them. Due to our colder and wetter winter than normal, this spring we have a bummer crop of wildflowers. Up and down I-45 the medians are filled with blue, red, and pink wildflowers. The most popular wildflower would have to be the bluebonnet which has the distinction […]

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