September 28, 2007

Not knowing your subdivision’s deed restrictions can be costly!

You just moved in to your new Spring TX home and now you are ready to personalize it. But wait before you do you better check your subdivision’s deed restrictions. Deed restrictions are enforced by your HOA and are meant to protect yours and your neighbors Spring TX property values. If you want to make […]

September 27, 2007

Spring TX Art Festivals in October!

Its Fall and just like Fall’s annual return so do the art festivals. I love spending the day strolling amongst the booths and taking in all the creative works of art. It always gets me wishing that I had more artistic talent, because even my stick people drawings do not look very good.

September 21, 2007

Lizards and Snakes: Alive Exhibit

The Lizards & Snakes: Alive! exhibit opened today at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The exhibition features more than 60 live lizards and snakes from five continents. Included in the exhibit are geckos, lizards, water monitors, chuckwallas, iguanas, cobras, and emerald tree boas. The exhibit is bound to entertain the youngsters that love all […]

September 19, 2007

Klein school district in Spring Texas prepares for growth

The Klein school district in Spring TX is forming planning committees to analyze its needs for a bond referendum expected to be called in 2008. Klein school district currently has 43,000 students enrolled and the projections are for an additional 18,000 to 22,000 students to be seeking education in Klein schools within 10 years. To […]

September 19, 2007

Upscale shopping plaza scheduled to open in 2008

All summer long we have been watching with a close eye the construction of Vintage Park. Vintage Park, an upscale shopping center, is under development in Northwest Houston at the corner of Highway 249 and Louetta. It is being developed on land that was previously owned by Hewlett Packard. It was a forested piece of […]

September 9, 2007

New sign law designed to improve our scenic environment

On September 1st, 2007 a new Texas law involving signs in the public right of way went into effect. Signs in the public right of way are NOT allowed per State, County, and City laws.

August 28, 2007

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The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts

Upon completion, The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, The Pearl, will be the only fine arts museum in Northwest Houston outside the Houston Museum District. The Pearl will have 4,500 square feet of exhibit space to present collections of masterwork art from the vast collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, plus touring […]

August 26, 2007

Will your Spring TX home show better VACANT or OCCUPIED?

Which shows better a vacant or occupied Spring TX home is a question I am frequently asked. Both vacant and occupied houses have their pluses and minuses. On the plus side for vacant, buyers know that they can move in quickly. They do not have to worry if the sellers time frame for move out […]

August 20, 2007

Rating Texas Schools

Whether you have school age children or not, you are still going to want to know how Texas public schools are rated. The perceived quality of education that the children receive will impact housing demand and the correspondingly potential price appreciation that you can hope to gain on your Spring TX home. Let’s begin with […]

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