July 21, 2010

Spring Texas on Money Magazine’s most affordable places to live

Listed at #5 on CNN’s Money Magazine’s list of most affordable places to live is our very own Spring Texas. The fact that our little city of Spring Texas made it on Money Magazine’s list of Top 25 most affordable places to live came as no real surprise to me. As I have known for some time […]

July 17, 2010

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report June 2010

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market? It can be summed up with one word “SLOW”. The usually busy summer selling season is anything but that with year over year pending sales being down 30%. Sales for the month were down a much smaller percentage than pending sales due to the lingering effect of the federal […]

July 12, 2010

Where’s the best Pizza?

There are numerous criteria in which you can judge pizza including its … crust, style (NY, Chicago, deep dish, brick oven), toppings (variety, quality, quantity, distribution, proportion), value, and the atmosphere its served in. Where’s the best pizza in the Spring Texas area? In my opinion, the best all around pizza is served at Grotto’s. Grotto’s pizza is baked in a […]

July 10, 2010

Home size declines; buyers demand for 1 story homes increase

The National Association of Home Builders announced that builders are listening to buyers preferences and constructing smaller homes. After nearly 30 years of increases, the size of new single-family homes built experiences its first decrease. The nationwide average of 2,438 sqft for homes built in 2009 is about a 100 feet smaller than the homes built in 2007. […]

July 7, 2010

Are people moving in or out of Spring Texas?

In 2008, over 10 million people moved from one county to another. Movement into a city creates demand for housing driving real estate prices up. Dramatic movement out of a city can cripple real estate markets causing housing prices to free fall which is what happened to the Detroit MI real estate market. The interactive mapping tool from Forbes shows people movement […]

July 5, 2010

Communication

When I sit down with prospective sellers, one of the things I want to find out about are their prior home selling experiences. Were their experiences good or bad and what made them good or bad? Sometimes the sellers have had great experiences and were very satisfied with their listing agent’s performance. Other times the seller’s listing agent failed […]

July 2, 2010

A tour of HEB Vintage Market

Discover Spring Texas shopping with a tour of HEB Vintage Market located at the intersection of HWY 249 and Louetta. Click the photo below to view a short video on HEB Vintage Market. Discover the produce, bread, prepared meal offerings, sushi as it is being made fresh in the store, and the cooking demonstrations.

June 30, 2010

Is now a good time to refinance?

With the interest rates for 30-year home mortgages at 50 year lows, NOW may be not only a good time but a great time to refinance. What’s in store for mortgage interest rates? According to the Mortgage Bankers Association you should expect interest rates to steadily rise. But does low interest rates and a predicted rise in interest rates automatically mean you should refinance your Spring […]

June 28, 2010

Farms Stands in Spring Texas

For as long as I can remember my father has had a garden. During the summer months, what we had for dinner was based on what was ready to be picked and eaten from his garden. As a kid eating fresh from the garden vegetables was not a treat and something to be enjoyed. The […]

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