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October 16, 2009

Foreclosures – Deal or No Deal?

Today a new house came on the market in the subdivision Rick and I live in. That in itself would not grab headlines because houses are added to the Spring Texas real estate market all the time.  What caught my attention about this particular new listing was its low, low price.  The 2-story house with 2,764 sqft has […]
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October 14, 2009
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Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report September 2009

How’s the Spring TX Real Estate market?  According to the recently released September 2009 data, our real estate market is still chugging along and continues to show improvement over 2008.   For those of you who don’t remember last September Hurricane IKE barreled through our area and brought all real estate sales activity in the Spring […]
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October 12, 2009

How to save money on your electric bills

These days  saving money is back in vogue as conversations have shifted from “I spent $250 on this brand name bag”  to “I saved $100 and got a great deal on this bag”.  I love saving money maybe not quite as much as I enjoy spending money but I do enjoy getting a good deal.  The easier […]
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October 7, 2009

New MLS rule reveals true status of foreclosed homes

Knowing the true status of the foreclosed homes in our Houston Association of Realtors MLS system has been a mystery.  Often times a foreclosed home that was really in contract was still being represented in our MLS system as Active.  But if it is sold why is it still showing as active? Great question.  It […]
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October 4, 2009

The appraisal came back low – Now what?

Before the new HVCC rules concerning home appraisals went into effect on May 1, 2009, I did not have any of my own stories to tell of apprasials coming in low. This is no longer true as I now have two of my own stories to share of low appraisals.  Both of the low appraisals were in real estate […]
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October 2, 2009
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Sidewalks – Are they important to you?

In Spring Texas, we have over 45 neighborhoods for home buyers to choose from.  Since each neighborhood / subdivision offers something a little different for its residents, the task of choosing a neighborhood sometimes can become a little overwhelming. So how do to choose which Spring Texas subdivision is right for you?  By deciding what’s important to you. To begin the […]
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September 30, 2009

Showings

With the abundance of information including maps, property descriptions, photos, and virtual tours available to buyers why do they still insist on viewing your home before making their decision?  If buyers didn’t need to view homes, the process of selling would be certainly be a lot easier and less of a hassle. As a Spring Texas Realtor it would be […]
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September 26, 2009
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The other side of the fence

The other day I was showing a home in the master planned community of Gleannloch Farms that seemed to be exactly what my buyers had been searching for.  The house was zoned to the elementary school they wanted their children to attend, it was in their price range, in great condition, and had the amenities and open floor plan we had been searching for.  […]
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