June 12, 2008

Spring Texas real estate abbreviations: What do they mean?

The real estate industry like other industries has its fair share of abbreviations. And I would have to say that I am just as guilty as the next Spring Texas Realtor in using real estate abbreviations in my correspondence. I throw them around assuming that everyone knows exactly what they mean. So what does MLS, […]

June 10, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report May 2008

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has released the MLS statistics for the month of May 2008 for Area 13 which the majority of Area 13 would be considered Spring Texas. The closed sales for May 2008 were 283 which was 10.4% less than a year ago. The quantity of active listings for Area 13 […]

June 6, 2008

What you should know about Hurricane season and Spring Texas Real Estate

The purpose of this article is NOT to tell you how to prepare for a hurricane because a weather site would offer far better advice than I could. But the purpose is to tell you how hurricane season can delay the closing of your Spring Texas real estate transaction. Did you know that insurance carriers […]

May 30, 2008

Appraised VS Market Value

In the Spring Texas real estate market, buyers and sellers alike are often confused about the differences between market value, appraised value, and tax appraised / assessed value. So let’s first start by tackling market value. The market value of a home is how much a ready, willing, and able buyer is willing to pay for […]

May 26, 2008

Selling your Spring Texas Homes: More Photos = More Money

Have you ever heard the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words”? Well, nowhere is it more true than in the listing photos of Spring Texas homes. Simply put more photos and more quality photos will translate into you selling your home for more money. Just how important are additional photos? According to a […]

May 21, 2008

Spring Texas home sellers – Are your homes secure?

Attention all Spring Texas home sellers: How secure are your homes? As a seller, you probably have reservations about letting buyers and their Realtors who you know NOTHING about view your home. But buyers are NOT going to submit an offer till they actually view your home. So you have to provide them with easy […]

May 17, 2008

Spring Texas home search: Not all sites are created equal

Where’s the best place to start your Spring Texas home search? If you are like 87% of the buyers, you start your search on the Internet. But where on the Internet? There are numerous real estate web sites and they are all just alike. Right? Because don’t they all have all the available listings? Short […]

May 16, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report April 2008

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) has released the MLS statistics for the month of April 2008 for Area 13 which the majority of Area 13 would be considered Spring TX. The closed sales for April 2008 were 836 which was 12.5% less than a year ago. The quantity of active listings for Area 13 […]

May 15, 2008

Spring Texas real estate taxes to increase

The residents of Spring Texas have spoken and what they have said is “We want quality education”. On May 10th, the residents of Klein School District voted on a $647 million school bond. The bond PASSED with 52% of the votes. Every vote counts as the bond passed by a narrow margin of only 300 […]

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