June 17, 2009

Where to get fresh locally grown produce

One of the things I like best about Summer is eating home-grown fresh from the farm tomatoes. The tomatoes are nice and juicy, full of flavor, and taste just the way tomatoes should taste. But since my parents live in Illinois and not Spring Texas, I can’t quickly stop by and swipe a few tomatoes from their garden for […]

June 15, 2009

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report May 2009

The latest MLS numbers for the Spring TX real estate market have been released and the months of inventory are showing a return to a balanced buyers and sellers market. Last May our real estate market favored the buyers with 6.9 months of inventory. We had plenty of homes for buyers to choose from and the buyers […]

June 12, 2009

FREE FOOD at Chipotle

The new Chipotle restaurant at 10905 Louetta on the North side of HEB Vintage Market is getting ready for its grand opening on June 19th, 2009. As a business promotion and to introduce itself to the community Chipotle is going to give away FREE FOOD on June 17th. The particulars on the FREE FOOD are an entree, chips, and a drink for […]

June 10, 2009

Letters of the Real Estate alphabet – P and PS

In the real estate alphabet the letter P is for Pending and the letters PS is for Pending Continue to Show. There are more commonalities than differences between the P and PS statuses that I decided to discuss them together. Spring Texas real estate listings in a P or PS status are: Under Contract – the sellers and buyers have agreed to […]

June 7, 2009

Top 10 Mistakes homebuyers make

On average a person purchases a home every 7 years. Based upon the infrequency of the purchase its easy to understand how a homebuyer can make a mistake or two on the purchase of a Spring Texas home. Here’s our list of Top 10 Mistakes homebuyers make and some tips on how to avoid them: […]

June 5, 2009

Schools Out, Summer Fun Begins

The end of the school year has arrived for our Spring Texas area schools and now the kids are ready to have some Summer fun. Our area has lots of great places and ways for kids to enjoy the outdoors including numerous activities within their own subdivisions. The majority of our Spring Texas Neighborhoods have their own private community parks, […]

June 3, 2009

How to buy homeowners insurance for Spring Texas homes

Shopping around to get the best deal on homeowners insurance for my Spring Texas home is not the type of shopping I like to do. But if it means I can save myself some money I have no problem switching insurance companies. Previously I had not been a shopper of insurance. I had been a loyal […]

May 30, 2009

What Spring Texas home sellers can learn from “The Godfather”

Over the years I have seen my fair share of Spring Texas real estate transactions fall apart during negotiations. Some of the negotiations have broken down even before the house was in contract and others fell apart during the Option Period. If only the home sellers had learned what the movie, “The Godfather” teaches us about business of “Its […]

May 28, 2009

Letters of the real estate alphabet – OP

When searching for homes buyers will find not only Spring Texas homes in an A status returned in their search results but also homes in an OP and PS status. The A or Active status is the easiest status for potential home buyers to understand. Its the other letters of the real estate alphabet that create all the confusion. OP is an abbreviation […]

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