September 24, 2009

How does a buyer’s agent get paid?

If I did as a survey and randomly called 100 Spring Texas residences at dinner time and asked “How does a seller’s agent (a.k.a. listing agent) get paid?” I predict 98 of them would say “by the seller” and they would be right. If I rudely kept those same people on the phone longer and asked them “How does a buyer’s […]

September 22, 2009

Changing of Seasons

Today is the first day of fall and I am definitely ready for a change in seasons. The summer we just had in Spring Texas was grueling. Full of heat, humidity, and very little rain. It was in May of 2001 that I moved to Spring Texas. I had arrived just in time for the start of summer. The best […]

September 19, 2009

IRS reminds homebuyers of deadline through video

To remind potential first time homebuyers of up the upcoming December 1st deadline for the first time homebuyers tax credit the IRS created a short video and posted it on its YouTube channel. The information shared in the video is not necessarily new information but the video is only 1 minute in duration so its still worth your time to watch. […]

September 16, 2009

Spring TX Real Estate: Market Report August 2009

Its numbers time again as the latest stats for the Spring Texas real estate market have been released. For those of you who don’t like numbers and think they are boring, you have my permission to be excused from reading this post and to go off and search homes for sale instead. For everyone else, let’s get back […]

September 14, 2009

Color, Color, Everywhere

Before you put your house on the Spring Texas real estate market step back and take a look at its walls specifically the color of its walls. When you live in your house it is okay to paint your rooms whatever color you desire. It is your house and you can paint those walls any darn color you […]

September 5, 2009

Are the days of cheap water gone?

What’s on the mind of Spring Texas homeowners these days? Water. Not water in the form of rain. Although it could be because this summer has certainly been drier than most. But instead it is the increase we are seeing in our water bills that has captured our attention. At first I thought maybe I was just using […]

September 3, 2009

The accuracy of the Zestimate

If you have not heard of Zillow’s Zestimate yet, then “Welcome back from what must have been a long vacation”. The Zestimate has to be Zillow’s most popular tool and both home buyers and home sellers love it. Us Realtors on the other hand we love it NOT so much. Why? Because we have to defend the source of data […]

September 1, 2009

State law prohibits cell phone use in Spring TX school zones

If you use your cell phone when driving around the Spring Texas area, then you need to be aware of a state law that went into effect today. As of September 1st, cell phone use has become prohibited in school zones. For the law to be enforceable a cell phone use prohibited sign must be posted. As of 10:00 am, the sign to […]

August 28, 2009

2009 School Ratings for Spring Texas schools are out

Specialized instruction and improvement on test scores have paid off for the schools in the Spring Texas area as numerous campuses have been able to improve their TEA (Texas Education Agency) ranking in 2009. The TEA rates schools and districts primarily based upon the test results of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). A standardized […]

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