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

September 20, 2010

Neutral or Color? Seth Godin answers your painting question

Seth Godin, one of my favorite marketers, writes a thought provoking blog which I routinely read.  Seth’s doesn’t specifically write about the real estate industry but his ideas can be applied to just about any industry. The other day, Seth wrote a post titled “Don’t forget about the color”.  In Seth’s […]
September 15, 2010

Spring Texas Real Estate: Market Report August 2010

What’s going on with the Spring Texas Real Estate Market?  Earlier in the year our YTD home sales were higher than in 2009 due to the home buyer tax credits.  Now that the tax credits have expired, the real estate market is having to live without artificial stimulates.  And with high unemployment […]
September 13, 2010

How your home looks to buyers, appraisers, and tax assessors

What’s the value of your Spring Texas home?  Depends.  Depends upon who you ask that is. If you ask a buyer, a lender, an appraiser, and the tax assessor the value of your house, you will have four different values.  And none of their values will equal your value. Read also: How […]
September 10, 2010

What does contingent mean in buying a home?

Contingent means any term in your Spring Texas real estate contract that must be met or satisfied before the purchase of your Spring Texas home can be completed. Typical contingencies include financing and the sale of the buyer’s other home. The home must meet your lender’s underwriting requirements of condition and appraised value. And as a borrower, you […]
September 8, 2010

Under construction – What’s being built at I45 and Louetta?

The ground is being leveled and dust is a whirling from the additional development occurring at the northwest corner of I45 and Louetta in Spring Texas.  As the extremely popular and the seemingly always busy or at least it is every time we go, Cheddars Restaurant will soon have a new neighbor […]
September 6, 2010

Why do most closings occur at the end of the month?

The end of the month is the most popular time for closings to occur on Spring Texas homes.  End of month closings are popular for two reasons.  The first and primary reason is it reduces the amount of money buyers need to bring to the table in order to close. When you purchase a Spring Texas […]
September 4, 2010

Is your home’s listing on YouTube?

Have you heard of YouTube?  Or the real question I should be asking is “Has your Spring Texas real estate agent heard of YouTube?  YouTube is the place where people watch 2 billion videos a day. Yes, that is not a typo … people watch 2 billion videos a day on YouTube. Another astounding […]
September 2, 2010

How thinking it over may cost you money or worse … the house

You have been looking online at Spring Texas homes for sale for months.  You narrowed down the possibilities and battled the heat and viewed your top choices.  Now, you believe you have found “the one”.  The home that stands out from all the rest of the homes. The home you can visualize living in and your family […]