Jill Wente, Realtor® with BHG Gary Greene, CRS, MCNE, 11x Houston Five Star Real Estate Agent - (281) 804-8626

February 1, 2012

How did Spring Texas get its name?

In the 1870s, railroad workers were laying tracks from South Texas into Houston.  After a harsh winter, the railroad workers finally reached the area during spring time.  The railroad workers were so excited winter was over they named the area “Camp Spring”. In 1873, Camp Spring was platted and became a settlement.  […]
January 20, 2012

Spring Texas Real Estate Market 2011 and 2012 predictions

The final numbers are in and its time to reflect on the Spring Texas real estate market of 2011 and make some predictions for 2012. Highlights of the Spring Texas real estate market of 2011: Lending requirements remain tight – Money is still available for home loans. But unlike 2005 and 2006 […]
January 17, 2012

Top 5 Low cost, High impact remodeling projects

If you are thinking about selling your Spring Texas home this year, it’s time to start tackling those remodeling projects.  The majority of buyers want NEW, NEW, NEW.  They don’t want homes that are fixer-uppers.  Fixer-uppers are work and buyers don’t want work. Buyers want to move-in and immediately enjoy their […]
January 11, 2012

The Sanctuary out of bankruptcy court and under developement

The Sanctuary, a 144 single family residential development situated to the North of Spring Cypress and between Kuykendahl and Ella, is out of bankruptcy court and under development. Initially developed by Wallace Bajjaili Development Partners, the plans for The Sanctuary were to have custom built homes starting in the $450s. But the project never […]
January 7, 2012

Close our loan!

Fed up with closing delays by their lender a Georgia couple got creative and launched a social media campaign pressuring Bank of America to close their loan. The video went viral and on December 16th (46 days after the original closing date), Bank of America finally closed their loan. The […]
January 6, 2012

Texas holds onto #1 spot

For the seventh year in row, Texas has come out on top.  On Allied Van Lines’ 44th Annual Magnet States Report, Texas once again captured the #1 spot for highest net relocation gains (inbound moves minus outbound moves). The net relocation gains for Texas continues to decrease. The net relocation gains […]