December 2, 2008

Mortgage Interest Rates Drop

If you have been sitting on the fence and waiting for the mortgage interest rates to go lower before purchasing a Spring Texas home, the time to ACT is NOW. Last week after the FED announced they would purchase $600 Billion of Mortgage-Backed securities backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae, the mortgage […]

November 30, 2008

Should you take your home off the market during the Holidays?

Every year around Thanksgiving, I will be asked by one of my sellers if they should take their home off the Spring Texas real estate market during the Holidays. My answer is “It depends”. If your reason for selling is because of lifestyle, your time frame is flexible, and you do not want to be inconvenienced with showings during the holidays, then my […]

November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year. Because we all have so much to be thankful for and its good to have a day set aside to count our blessings. Especially now, when somedays we are made to believe that the sky is falling. One of the things I am thankful for is my supportive husband […]

November 24, 2008

Spring Texas Property Taxes – the bills are in the mail

Its that time of the year, again. The time of year I dread going to my mailbox because I know any day now lurking inside I will find the bills for my Spring Texas Property Taxes. In Spring Texas, we have three taxing entities the MUD (Muncipal Utility District), the school district which can either be […]

November 23, 2008

Spring Texas Neighborhoods – Huntwick

Rolling, rolling, rolling …. we are rolling along with another entry in our new series “Spring Texas Neighborhoods”. In which, each week we provide a snapshot of a new neighborhood. Hopefully providing you with a “feel” for what it is like to call a particular neighborhood or subdivision “Home”. By the end of the weekly series, we will […]

November 18, 2008

Where are buyers searching for Spring Texas homes?

According to the recently released 2008 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 87% of buyers used the Internet in searching for homes which is no small number. The survey also revealed where buyers first learned about the home they purchased. With 34% of the buyers saying real estate agent, 32% the […]

November 15, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report October 2008

How’s the Spring TX real estate market fairing? Is it getting better or is it getting worse? In a word “BETTER”. Our months of inventory has decreased and is creeping closer to a balanced market at 6.2 months. According to the National Association of Realtors, nationally the real estate market has 10 months of inventory. Our Spring […]

November 12, 2008

Spring Texas Neighborhoods – Spring Creek Forest

As only our third entry in our new series “Spring Texas Neighborhoods”, we are just getting started. Each week we provide a snapshot of a new neighborhood. Hopefully providing you with a “feel” for what it is like to call a particular neighborhood or subdivision “Home”. By the end of the weekly series, we will have doubled our quantity of […]

November 10, 2008

Does Big Discount = Good Deal?

$10,000 discount on selected homes, $15,000 decorator allowance, $10,000 towards closing costs, $2,000 gift card … all of these are forms of incentives Spring Texas home builders are offering to attract buyers. But does a big discount equal a good deal on a home? The builders certainly want you to think so. And home buyers, you want […]

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