April 23, 2009

How to dispute your Spring Texas Property Tax Values

By now your Spring Texas property tax notice from the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) should have arrived in your mailbox. If you have not received your valuation yet the odds are in your favor that your property value will either decrease or remain the same as 2008. According to HCAD, 45% of the residential properties in Harris County received […]

April 21, 2009

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First time home buyers tax credit

I have been trying to do my part to get the word out about the first time home buyers tax credit which is why I have written numerous posts about the tax credit including … First time home buyers tax credit – what is it, how much is it, and how to get it and […]

April 19, 2009

What stays with a Spring Texas home?

Right about the time my Spring Texas home buyers are admiring how beautifully the stainless steel refrigerator matches the other the stainless steel kitchen appliances is when they will will turn to me and ask “Does the refrigerator stay with the house?” Usually, my answer is “I am sorry but the refrigerator does not stay with the house […]

April 14, 2009

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report March 2009

The latest MLS numbers for the Spring TX Real Estate market are in and all you have to do is look at the months of inventory of the various home price ranges to discover where the buyers are. The months of inventory for homes priced between: $100,000 to $189,999 are 4.1 to 5.5 months $190,000 to […]

April 12, 2009

Annual Easter Bunny Event

Yesterday the Oaks of Devonshire HOA hosted their annual Easter Bunny Event for the homeowners of Devonshire Woods, Louetta Lakes, and the Oaks of Devonshire. The neighborhood kids came out for the event with their Easter baskets in hand and wearing their Easter finery. The kids had a great time hunting eggs and getting their pictures taken with the Easter […]

April 10, 2009

T.C. Jester bridge over Cypress Creek OPENS

After over 11 months of construction and at a cost of over $5 million, the new T.C. Jester bridge over Cypress Creek has been completed and ready for traffic. The new bridge creates another North – South route from FM 1960 to Cypresswood and provides us with another road option for getting around the Spring Texas area. If […]

April 6, 2009

Mortgage interest rates make history

The recent announcement of the Federal Reserve’s intentions to purchase Treasury securities over the next six months has pushed mortgage interest rates down to levels so low that the rates are making history. Rates so low that 30 year fixed home mortgages are below 5% and who would have guessed that? Certainly not the manufacturer of Rick’s (my working partner and […]

April 3, 2009

Home Buyers Beware – what a Sellers Disclosure does not tell you!

Pursuant to Texas Property Code 5.008, sellers of residential real estate shall deliver a Seller’s Disclosure Notice to the buyer containing the minimum disclosures of the seller’s knowledge of the condition of the property. When you are considering purchasing a Spring Texas home, a sellers disclosure is a good source of information to learn about the condition […]

March 29, 2009

10 Tips for Spring Texas first-time homebuyers

If you are thinking about becoming a Spring Texas first time homebuyer, here’s 10 tips for you: 1. Be choosy but don’t be unrealistic. The only home that comes close to being perfect is one you design and build yourself and still later you will think of things you would have done differently. 2. Establish your […]

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