September 19, 2009

IRS reminds homebuyers of deadline through video

To remind potential first time homebuyers of up the upcoming December 1st deadline for the first time homebuyers tax credit the IRS created a short video and posted it on its YouTube channel. The information shared in the video is not necessarily new information but the video is only 1 minute in duration so its still worth your time to watch. […]

September 16, 2009

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report August 2009

Its numbers time again as the latest stats for the Spring Texas real estate market have been released. For those of you who don’t like numbers and think they are boring, you have my permission to be excused from reading this post and to go off and search homes for sale instead. For everyone else, let’s get back […]

September 14, 2009

Color, Color, Everywhere

Before you put your house on the Spring Texas real estate market step back and take a look at its walls specifically the color of its walls. When you live in your house it is okay to paint your rooms whatever color you desire. It is your house and you can paint those walls any darn color you […]

September 5, 2009

Are the days of cheap water gone?

What’s on the mind of Spring Texas homeowners these days? Water. Not water in the form of rain. Although it could be because this summer has certainly been drier than most. But instead it is the increase we are seeing in our water bills that has captured our attention. At first I thought maybe I was just using […]

September 3, 2009

The accuracy of the Zestimate

If you have not heard of Zillow’s Zestimate yet, then “Welcome back from what must have been a long vacation”. The Zestimate has to be Zillow’s most popular tool and both home buyers and home sellers love it. Us Realtors on the other hand we love it NOT so much. Why? Because we have to defend the source of data […]

September 1, 2009

State law prohibits cell phone use in Spring TX school zones

If you use your cell phone when driving around the Spring Texas area, then you need to be aware of a state law that went into effect today. As of September 1st, cell phone use has become prohibited in school zones. For the law to be enforceable a cell phone use prohibited sign must be posted. As of 10:00 am, the sign to […]

August 28, 2009

2009 School Ratings for Spring Texas schools are out

Specialized instruction and improvement on test scores have paid off for the schools in the Spring Texas area as numerous campuses have been able to improve their TEA (Texas Education Agency) ranking in 2009. The TEA rates schools and districts primarily based upon the test results of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). A standardized […]

August 24, 2009

Back to school

Spring Texas area schools were back in session today as the 2009 – 2010 school year began. Due to increasing growth in population in the Spring Texas area over the last several years, the start of a new school year typically meant the opening of new schools. This year the trend continues as three new schools made their debut in the Conroe School […]

August 23, 2009

Buyers are Lazy

If you are thinking about putting your house on the Spring Texas real estate market there is something you should know. Buyers are Lazy. Blame it on the success of HGTV or the beautifully decorated model homes of the builders or simply a busy lifestyle because any of them will do for a reason as to […]

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