November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of delicious food and lots of it, our annual debate of which is better white bread or corn bread dressing, football, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, traveling, good times spent with family, and giving thanks. Take a moment before you carve into the bird to count your blessings and give thanks. Give thanks to the special people […]

November 24, 2009

Are you overpaying if you pay the home’s list price?

The vast majority of buyers want a deal. They don’t want to overpay and they don’t want to pay full list price. I understand buyers wanting a deal because I like a deal too. But what is full list price and can paying full list price still sometimes be a deal? Paying full list price occurs when […]

November 21, 2009

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report October 2009

What’s going on in the Spring TX real estate market? Is it UP ? or DOWN ?? The market is still down compared to 2008 levels with the good news being the decreases continue to … well, decrease. Considering we started the year out with sales volume decreases of almost 30% a decrease of only […]

November 19, 2009

Real Estate is local

With the help of the first time homebuyers tax credit, my youngest brother, Kevin and his girlfriend, Maggie closed on their first home today. I would have loved to have been their buyers agent because I really enjoy working with first time homebuyers and they are family. But distance got in the way because Kevin and Maggie wanted to purchase a home […]

November 17, 2009

Old Town Spring celebrates the holidays

Last Saturday I attended the 28th annual Old Town Spring’s “Home for the Holidays” celebration. I don’t know whether it was because it was a gorgeous sunny day with a high temperature of 80 degrees or people were ready to get into a holiday mood but whatever the reason there were a lot of people in Old Town Spring for the opening […]

November 15, 2009

Should the homebuyers tax credit been expanded and extended?

By now the ink is dry on the law extending and expanding the homebuyers tax credit. What I want to know is what you think. Do you think the homebuyers tax credit should have been expanded and extended? Do you think low interest rates are enough of an incentive to stimulate demand for the real […]

November 13, 2009

Rugs – Are they hiding something?

Rugs serve many purposes. They can help pull a room together or add warmth to a cold floor or hide all sorts of nasty stains or cover a thread bare carpet. The purpose a rug serves is as different as the homes they are located in. When I work with home sellers I encourage them to pick up their rugs […]

November 11, 2009

HEB at FM 2920 and Spring Cypress now OPEN!!

As I pulled into the parking lot to attend the opening of HEB’s Spring Market, I suddenly realized I was not alone. Apparently my Spring Texas neighbors were just as anxious as I was to shop at HEB’s newest store. For a brief moment, I thought about turning around and going back home. But the moment quickly passed because after […]

November 8, 2009

Is there any value in Showing Feedback?

If a seller is serious about selling his house he wants to know what potential buyers think. He wants showing feedback which is why I set my Spring Texas home sellers up with a Centralized Showing Service. In addition to scheduling showing appointments, the showing service will email the buyer’s real estate agent 4x requesting feedback on the showing. When the […]

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