December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas

Christmas is my most favorite holiday. The season is filled with so many wonderful things ……. joyous music, twinkling lights, cards filled with glad tidings from friends near and far, sparkling decorations, Christmas themed programs, plays, concerts, movies, and television programs, traditions, delicious appetizers, dishes, cookies and sweets that are only made and enjoyed once a year, gatherings of friends and […]

December 19, 2008

Best places to view Christmas Lights in Northwest Houston

One of our favorite places to view Christmas Lights in Northwest Houston is in the Prestonwood Forest subdivision. Known as the “Christmas Lights Neighborhood”, its continuation of a 30+ year tradition has become legendary. Local newspapers and television stations, Southern Living, FOX News, and the Travel Channel have all written stories about or done programs on the Christmas lights adorning the […]

December 18, 2008

Mortgage interest rates drop to record lows

A little over two weeks ago, I wrote about a substantial 1% drop in the Mortgage Interest Rates. The decrease in the interest rates was the result of the Federal Reserve’s announcement of their purchase of $600 billion of mortgage-backed securities backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. The mortgage interest rates took another […]

December 16, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report November 2008

For the first time in all of 2008, the months of inventory dips below 6 months for the Spring Texas real estate market. Six months is considered a balanced buyer and seller market. Up to this point in 2008, the buyers have been in control but the reduced months of inventory indicates a change in power is occurring. Now […]

December 13, 2008

Spring Texas Neighborhoods – Memorial Northwest

Back again with another entry in our new series “Spring Texas Neighborhoods”. In which, each week we provide a snapshot of a new neighborhood. This series is designed to give you more information than where homes are located on a map and more than demographic data that is based on a zip code and pulled from 2000 census data. Our […]

December 11, 2008

White Christmas for Spring Texas?

Yesterday, for the first time in almost 4 years, it SNOWED in Spring Texas. The official time it started snowing I do not know. But for me it was 3:30 pm. I was busy working on my real estate marketing plans for 2009 from my home office when I heard cheers of joy from outside. I […]

December 9, 2008

A Christmas gift from my HOA

My Christmas gift from our HOA (Home Owners Association) has arrived. Each year around the first of December, my HOA sends me the same old thing. So by now all the anticipation and excitement is gone. The gift from my HOA is the bill for our annual HOA fee. This year’s bill was the same as last year’s […]

December 7, 2008

Spring Texas Neighborhoods – WindRose

After a much needed Thanksgiving break, we are back with another entry in our new series “Spring Texas Neighborhoods”. In which, each week we provide a snapshot of a new neighborhood. Hopefully you have been enjoying the series to this point and are getting better acquainted with the wonderful neighborhoods we have in Spring Texas. By the end […]

December 4, 2008

Gourley Nature Trail officially opens

The Gourley Nature Trail is officially open. The 10-foot wide paved nature trail runs along Cypress Creek and connects Collins Park to Meyer Park, two of our largest and most coveted parks in Spring Texas. Benches and trail signs are planned for the Gourley Nature Trail with funding being provided by the Cypress Creek Flood […]

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