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October 10, 2010

Texas responds to Mortgage robo-signing

The Texas Attorney General has sent a demand letter to 30 mortgage-loan servicers doing business in Texas requesting them to immediately “suspend all foreclosures, all sales of properties previously foreclosed upon, and all evictions of persons residing in previously foreclosed upon properties” until specific steps have been taken to rectify possible […]

October 7, 2010

The secret to getting your house to appraise for the sales price

You and the buyers have agreed to a sales price on your Spring Texas house. Granted, the price is not what you wanted to sell the house for and its probably not what you believe it’s worth but you know it’s time to move on. So you are packing boxes […]

October 5, 2010

How popular is Spring Texas with home buyers?

In the October issue of the Houston Realtor Magazine is a list of “Top 20 Most Viewed Cities on HAR.com based on Page Views on HAR.com”. While our beloved Spring Texas did not capture the #1 spot, it did earn the #3 spot. Pretty amazing considering the size of the […]

October 3, 2010

Why do 1-story homes cost more than 2-story homes?

If the only difference between two houses is one is a 1-story and the other is a 2-story, then why does the 1-story house cost more per square foot? The reason a 1-story house in Spring Texas costs more per square foot than a 2-story is because it costs more […]

September 30, 2010

When a buyer Googles “Spring Texas Real Estate” will they find your home?

When you want to find something, what do you do? You Google it. That is exactly what a lot of other people do to which is why there were 10.3 billion searches performed on Google in July of 2010. If you are looking for Spring Texas Real Estate, what do you do? You Google […]

September 28, 2010

Fall Festivals in and around Spring Texas 2010

After making it through another summer of sweltering heat and humidity, its time for you to get out an enjoy the cooler temperatures and attend one if not all of the numerous fall festivals in the Spring Texas area. October Fall Fine Arts Festival on October 2nd from 10 – 7 […]

September 26, 2010

To get a better deal, find out who the seller is

Every Spring Texas home seller is different and they all have different reasons / motivations for selling. You may not be able to find out the motivation for each seller. But if you know which category the seller belongs to, you will be able to get a better deal on […]

September 24, 2010

Water Towers – Do you have a favorite?

The water towers of Spring Texas: Water towers come in all shapes and sizes. The most popular shape being the Pedesphere which is the familiar “golf ball-on-a-tee” design. You will find water towers all across the United States. As they serve an important function of providing reliable water pressure to homes and businesses. The photos above […]

September 22, 2010

Should you be concerned if the house you have under contract is having an Open House?

The buyers and sellers Rick Ratchford and I represent provide us with a constant supply of real estate topics to write about. Recently one of Rick’s clients who is a first-time home buyer asked “Should I be concerned that the house we have under contract is having an Open House on […]

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