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 […]

May 8, 2008

Selling your Spring Texas home: How to Compete Against New Construction

If you are a Spring Texas home seller, you better be ready to compete against new construction homes for buyers. Because in and around the Spring Texas area, buyers have numerous new construction options. How do you compete? Better Pricing – New home builders are luring in buyers with huge discounts, financing incentives, flat screen […]

May 3, 2008

Spring TX Real Estate – How to get the best deal on your Spring Texas home purchase

In negotiating price on Spring Texas homes, there are two things I can count on. First … buyers never want to overpay and Second … sellers want as much money possible for their home. Since this article is geared towards teaching buyers how to get the best deal on their home purchase, all you Spring […]

April 23, 2008

Selling your Spring Texas Home – 9 mistakes to avoid

If you want to make more money instead of less money on the sale of your Spring Texas home avoid these 9 mistakes. 9. Defer maintenance items (A.K.A. – “Honey Dos”) – Before you put your house on the market get all of those weekend projects that you have been putting off done. Buyers want […]

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