Home Buying Tips

Would your annual transportation costs be less if you lived in a home in Magnolia or in Spring Texas?  A tool named Abogo can help you answer the question. I used Abogo to calculate the monthly transportation costs based upon the address of our Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene offices at 8817 Louetta Spring Texas.  According to Abogo, the monthly […]

18 months ago you bought a new construction home in Spring Texas. You moved in, bought new furniture, painted a few rooms, and made it your home. Life was GOOD! Until the day you received a notice from your lender, demanding $9,000 due to a shortage in your escrow account. Your first reaction is what the heck?!?  This has to be […]

Did you get a new home in Spring Texas this year for Christmas?  If the answer is yes, then Congratulations!!! Hopefully, you are starting to win the battle against what seems to be the never ending pile of boxes and soon will be settling into your home.  But before you get too settled, you need to add […]

How would you complete the blanks … “If only I had a dollar for every time ____  _____  _____, I would be rich!” Mine would be … “If only I had a dollar for every time I was asked will the seller take less, I would be rich!  If I included the times I was asked […]

I wish I had a crystal ball that I could gaze into and ask the question “Where are mortgage interest rates headed?”  But since I don’t I will have to refer the question to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Both the NAR and MBA agree that mortgage interest rates are […]

Have you already been pre-approved for an FHA or a VA loan but you haven’t found the right Spring Texas home yet?   The bad news is that as of November 1st, 2010, you may no longer be pre-approved. Why??  Because many investors are increasing the minimum credit score requirements on FHA and VA loans […]

In a Spring Texas home with a split floor plan, the home’s bedrooms are not all located together.  The master bedroom is located away from the secondary bedrooms. Click on the photo to the right to view a split floor plan.   Homes with split floor plans are popular with buyers because the separation between the bedrooms provide privacy and a noise […]

Mortgage interest rates for loans on Spring Texas homes have been sitting at historical lows for quite a while now.  Back in 2003 which is not that long ago, mortgage interest rates were 6.25% while today’s interest rates on 30-year loans are 4.25%. The lower the mortgage interest rate the more buying power you have. But the interest rates can’t […]